On July 23, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court issued an historic ruling that reverberates far beyond the borders of Indian Country. In a powerful affirmation of treaty rights and tribal ...

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 ...

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 ...

A group of Black Creek freedmen descendants who have sued the Muscogee Nation to gain citizenship are asking that a tribal special judge be recused from an appeal in their case, claiming that he has ...

OKMULGEE, Okla. — After a year of delays-- Rhonda Grayson and Jeffery Kennedy are being heard in court in their long fight for citizenship rights for Creek Freedmen descendants. Previous ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A judge for the ...

One tribal nation in Oklahoma could soon have thousands of more members. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel Sign up for our Newsletters The Muscogee Creek Nation’s ...

*In their ongoing pursuit for recognition of tribal citizenship rights, the Black Creeks have taken their legal battle to new heights, submitting a fresh brief before the Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma are still fighting for full citizenship in the tribal ...