US EditionMuscogee Nation Court Rules Descendants of Enslaved People Are Entitled to Citizenship
MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES, JUL 23 – The ruling reverses decades of disenfranchisement and could add several thousand Freedmen descendants to the Muscogee Nation, affirming citizenship rights under an 1866 treaty.
- The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ruled that descendants of formerly enslaved people are eligible for tribal citizenship, affirming a previous decision by a lower court.
- The court determined that the Muscogee Nation's citizenship board acted 'contrary to law' when denying citizenship to those on the Creek Freedmen Dawes Roll.
- The ruling is based on the Treaty of 1866, which guarantees Freedmen citizenship and equal rights, and rejects any limitations based on 'by blood' laws.
- Grayson stated that the ruling opens an avenue for thousands of people previously barred by lineage to gain official citizenship, emphasizing the need for healing and reconciliation.
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The Muscogee Nation's high court ruled that idescendants of formerly enslaved people under the tribe are legal citizens.(Photo by Getty Images)The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court affirmed that individuals who are descendants of formerly enslaved people under the tribe are legal citizens. The ruling comes after Muscogee Freedmen have repeatedly fought for tribal recognition in and out of court alongside descendants from the Chickasaw, Choctaw and …
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