https://www.kgou.org/tags/freedmen Freedmen en-US Copyright Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:33:31 GMT https://www.kgou.org/indigenous-news/2026-07-27/freedmen-descendants-file-federal-lawsuit-to-force-muscogee-nation-to-acknowledge-tribal-citizenship Muscogee Freedmen descendants filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday aiming to force the Muscogee Nation to acknowledge their tribal citizenship. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:33:31 GMT https://www.kgou.org/indigenous-news/2026-07-27/freedmen-descendants-file-federal-lawsuit-to-force-muscogee-nation-to-acknowledge-tribal-citizenship Sierra Pfeifer, OPMX https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2014-02-03/interior-department-sides-with-cherokee-freedmen The Department of the Interior says certain descendants of black slaves once owned by some members of the Cherokee Nation should be afforded tribal… Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:23:49 GMT https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2014-02-03/interior-department-sides-with-cherokee-freedmen Associated Press https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2013-09-20/cherokee-nation-freedmen-case-set-for-2015-hearing Oral arguments are set for next year in a long-running citizenship rights dispute between the Cherokee Nation and descendants of black slaves some tribal… Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:20:00 GMT https://www.kgou.org/politics-and-government/2013-09-20/cherokee-nation-freedmen-case-set-for-2015-hearing Associated Press