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Freedmen Descendants Sue for Citizenship | Tulsa News
Two Black descendants of formerly enslaved people by the Muscogee Nation are suing tribal leaders in federal court, demanding citizenship cards ordered by a tribal court a year ago — a move that could grant thousands more descendants legal status under a 1866 treaty. Despite a recent tribal court ruling and historical promises, the tribe’s 1979 constitution blocks Freedmen descendants from citizenship, sparking a legal battle echoing past fights in Oklahoma’s Seminole and Cherokee Nations. The plaintiffs argue they’re being denied their fundamental right to vote and identity — a fight that’s…
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