Reinforcing the tribe’s support for its citizens of Freedmen descent, Cherokee Nation leadership on Feb. 16 announced initiatives to seek equal rights under the federal Major Crimes Act, lease space
The Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association and the African Indians of the 5 Civilized Tribes Foundation will co-host a virtual Zoom conference on Saturday, Nov. 4.
The Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association and the African Indians of the 5 Civilized Tribes Foundation will co-host a virtual Zoom conference on Saturday, Nov. 4.
A Supreme Court ruling barred Oklahoma from prosecuting crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal land, but some Black tribal members are still being prosecuted because they lack “Indian blood.”