Muscogee Creek Nation Principal Chief Files Executive Order Halting Issuance of New Citizenship Cards

Muscogee Creek Nation Principal Chief files executive order halting issuance of new citizenship cards

After the Muscogee Creek Nation Supreme Court ruled Creek Freedmen and their descendants are entitled to "all the rights and privileges of native [Creek] citizens," Muscogee Creek Nation Principal Chief David Hill issued an executive order halting the issuance of new citizenship cards on Thursday.

Muscogee Nation will pause new citizenship cards following Freedmen descendant ruling

Principal Chief David Hill speaks at the Muscogee Creek Nation Department of Health's 17th Annual Diabetes Summit in September 2023. (Photo provided by The Muscogee (Creek) Nation - Department Of Health via KOSU)Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill issued an executive order on Thursday, pausing the issuance of new citizenship cards in the wake of a tribal court’s ruling requiring the nation to grant citizenship to the descendants of Freedm…