Dec 1, 2022 · Following the Civil War, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation was required to accept as citizens the people of African descent it had once enslaved. But a 1979 change to the tribe’s …

During November 1861, the Muscogee Creek and Black Indians, led by Creek Chief Opothleyahola, fought three pitched battles against Confederate whites and allied Native …

Mar 30, 2023 · A years-long legal battle for Black Creeks seeking reinstatement in the tribal nation of their ancestors comes down to a trial set for April 4 in front of Muscogee (Creek) Nation …

Nov 20, 2020 · For more than 40 years, Black Creek descendants like Rhonda Grayson have been fighting to regain citizenship in the Creek tribe. Because their lineage also harks back to …

Tell the Creek Nation to end the racist discrimination that began over 40 years ago, and to restore the full citizenship rights to Creeks. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has excluded Black Creeks …

While those unfamiliar with Creek society might take this to mean that the leading Upper Creek chief of the late colonial period was a black man, this is most assuredly not the case. The …

Nov 22, 2020 · Rhonda Grayson, a Black Creek Native American of Oklahoma, is one of many tribal descendants who are actively fighting to regain their citizenship in the Creek tribe.

Jun 22, 2022 · In his eye-opening new book, “We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power,” Caleb Gayle traces the fascinating and largely forgotten history …

Explore the remarkable story of the African Creek (Freedmen) and other courageous individuals who fought alongside the Muscogee Creek people during the Civil War.

Jul 26, 2018 · Black Creek Indians are demanding their Muscogee Creek Nation citizenship restored in a federal lawsuit. The Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band says the tribe’s …