March 2009 John Hope Franklin Passes at 94  Chickasaw Freedman Who Transformed America

February 2009 Cherokee Nation Files Suit Freedmen

Ruling from Washington DC Court of  Appeals: Cherokee Freedmen Win Right to Sue Cherokee Nation & US Government 

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Official Court Ruling pages 1-13

Official Court Ruling Pages 14-26

 

    Congresswoman Diane Watson Sends Letter to Obama Regarding Cherokee Freedmen

 

Congressional Black Caucus Sends Letter to Senate Majority Leader on Behalf of Cherokee Freedmen

Freedmen Descendants Stage Protest 

Freedmen Say Their Concerns are Ignored

Freedmen Descendants Seek Meeting With Congressman Dan Boren

Congresswoman Takes Heroic Freedman Stance

Ruling in Creek Citizenship Case: Two African Americans Applying off Dawes Blood Rolls Lose Battle to Enroll in Muscogee Creek Nation

 

Cherokees Hire Former Black Caucus Director in Fight Against Black Cherokees

 

UPDATE: Black Caucus Convenes Panel on Cherokee Freedmen at Annual Conference

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Conference to Feature Panel on Cherokee Freedmen Issues

AKA Sorority Endorses HR 2824 in Response to Expulsion of Cherokee Freedmen

US House of Representatives Disapproves of Cherokee Freedmen Expulsion

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokees Issue Statement Supporting Cherokee Freedmen

Ample Reason for Congress to Investigate the Activities of the Cherokee Nation!

Cherokees Flee Moral High Ground

First Supportive Editorial for Freedmen Appears in Writing from Native American Website

Oklahoma NAACP Responds to Jim Crow Practices of Cherokee Nation.

Congresswoman Visits Oklahoma, Amid Verbal Protests from Cherokees, to Justify Expulsion of Black Citizens

 Congressional Committee Votes to Cut Funds to Cherokee Nation

Congresswoman Watson Responds to Editorial Against Freedmen in Los Angeles Times

Cherokee Election Keeps Current Chief in Office.  

Congresswoman Watson Introduces Bill to Halt Funding to Cherokee Nation.

Citizenship for Cherokee Freedmen Temporarily Restored so that Election will not be Declared Illegal

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Court Order Releases Names of 2800 Cherokee Freedmen to Attorney

Cherokee Nation Continues Struggle to Remove  Descendants of Their Slaves in Response to BIA Letter 

Letter to Cherokee Nation from Dept. of Interior

New Ruling from BIA: Cherokee 2003Amendment Invalid. New Implications in Freedmen Case!

        2nd Protest in Tulsa in Support of Freedmen                    

Cherokee Freedmen Protest in Tulsa Oklahoma

 

Solidarity With Cherokee Freedmen Shown in March Against BIA Office in Muskogee 

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Choctaw-Chickasaw Freedmen Submit Resolution to Democratic Party on Behalf of Freedmen

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Freedmen Vow to Fight Back Illegal Expulsion from Tribe

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Black Caucus Responds to Petitions Submitted by Choctaw Freedmen!

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Choctaw -Chickasaw Freedmen Send Petition to Congressional Black Caucus

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USA Today: Native American?  The Tribe Says No

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Freedmen Supporters Question Chief's Power to Call for Vote Against the Freedmen

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Cherokee Employee Describes Freedmen in Tribe as a Need for Tribal Members to "Protect Their Daughters" 

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Cherokee Councilman Says Freedmen Can Find His Meetings on the Internet! The MeetingsPertain to Their Removal from the Tribe

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Oklahoma Freedman Status in Limbo 

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KOTV Coverage of Freedman Struggle to Remain in Cherokee Nation

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Freedman Association President Sends Letter to Tribal Council

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Effort to Remove Freedmen from Cherokee Nation, Officially on Agenda 

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Oklahoma Representatives Address Cherokee Chief Chad Smith Regarding Efforts to Remove Black Cherokees from the Nation. 

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The Ruling in the Creek Nation - Full Transcription

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 Black Creeks File Applications after Ruling in Courts

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New Ruling from Muscogee (Creek) Court: Two Black Creeks May Re-Apply for Citizenship

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Efforts Underway to Expel Black Cherokees after their Victory in Cherokee Courts

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Cherokee Freedmen Win Suit in Cherokee Nation!!!!

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