A tribal judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma last week ruled that two lineal descendants of Black people who were enslaved by the tribe, known as Freedmen, are eligible for tribal ...

Marilyn Vann, president of the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Tribes Association of Oklahoma City, testifies before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee about the status of the descendants of ...

Congresswoman Maxine Waters is calling out Native American tribes who held Black slaves and continue to discriminate against Black Native Americans. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) speaks at a press ...

The Freedmen in Oklahoma — descendants of Black people enslaved by members of five tribes forcibly moved to the state before the Civil War — want Interior nominee Deb Haaland to support their ...

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland approved the Cherokee Nation’s constitution with protections for Freedmen yesterday, prompting calls from civil rights activists for her to work with other Native ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Indian Health Service announced earlier this week that Freedmen citizens of the Seminole Nation are now eligible for health care services. “It says 0/0 Indian blood, but it says ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Leaders and representatives of five Oklahoma ...