8/20/2025 UPDATE: On Wednesday, the Muscogee Creek Nation Supreme Court denied the Citizenship Board's petition for rehearing, confirming its landmark ruling for the Creek Freedmen. Original story ...

OKMULGEE, Okla. — The attorney for two Creek Freedmen descendants responded to the Muscogee Creek Nation’s Citizenship Board’s petition for a rehearing. It comes after the Muscogee Nation Supreme ...

The Muscogee Nation has been ordered by its highest court to recognize descendants of the tribe's former slaves as tribal citizens. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court agreed with two Freedmen ...

OKMULGEE, Okla. — The Muscogee Creek Nation Supreme Court denied a rehearing in the case that opened the door to citizenship for Creek Freedmen. “I remember this picture when I was a little kid,” said ...

Freedmen descendants will march in Tulsa's Martin Luther King Jr. parade on Monday, January 19, as they officialy wait to get ...

Okmulgee, Oklahoma - Descendants of Black Creek Freedmen scored another big win after the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court denied a petition for a rehearing in their citizenship case. "Upon ...

Jul 24, 2025 Jul 24, 2025 Updated Aug 31, 2025 0 Muscogee Nation freedmen descendants who won a lawsuit against the tribe over citizenship said Thursday they are ready to move on after years of legal ...

TULSA, Okla. — Creek Freedmen, also called Black Creeks, have filed an objection asking the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court to step in again. The filing challenges the citizenship board's ...

The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that two descendants of people once enslaved by the tribe are entitled to tribal citizenship. The court found that the tribal nation’s citizenship ...

Citing its potential impact on elections, laws and judicial orders issued since 1979, the Muscogee Nation’s Citizenship Board is asking the tribe’s Supreme Court to rehear arguments as to whether the ...