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Choctaw & Chickasaw Freedmen Establish New Advocacy Group

/PRNewswire/ In recent years many descendants of enslaved people from Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations have applied for citizenship only to learn that they are.

Race, sovereignty clash as Congress meddles in tribal enrollment

Race, sovereignty clash as Congress meddles in tribal enrollment Members of Congress are threatening to hold up housing funds for tribes. To the chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, it’s infringing on tribal sovereignty. For those seeking citizenship, it’s a chance to change a ‘system of hidden anti-Black racism.’ Author: Mar 7, 2021 Sam and Sallie Walton were the great-grandparents of Angela Walton-Raji. Walton-Raji says she has memories of her great-grandmother, who was born into slavery but whose father was a Choctaw citizen. (Photo courtesy of Angela Walton-Raji, Underscore) Members of Congress are threatening to hold up housing funds for tribes. To the chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, it’s infringing on tribal sovereignty. For those seeking citizenship, it’s a chance to change a ‘system of hidden anti-Black racism.’

What tribal sovereignty means for Freedmen citizenship