Zone1 Muscogee (Creek Native American Tribe) Judge rules that Black Descendants of Slaves owned by Muscogee Ancestors are Members of Tribe

[Seymour Flops]

Muscogee Nation judge rules in favor of citizenship for slave descendants known as freedmen

A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma has ruled in favor of two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members

abcnews.go.com

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A judge for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma ruled in favor of citizenship for two descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, potentially paving the way for hundreds of other descendants known as freedmen.

District Judge Denette Mouser, based in the tribe's headquarters in Okmulgee, ruled late Wednesday in favor of two Black Muscogee Nation freedmen, Rhonda Grayson and Jeff Kennedy, who had sued the tribe's citizenship board for denying their applications.

Mouser reversed the board's decision and ordered it to reconsider the applications in accordance with the tribe's Treaty of 1866, which provides that descendants of those listed on the Creek Freedmen Roll are eligible for tribal citizenship.
Hm. Indians breaking a treaty for once. The opposition's argument:

Freedman citizenship has been a difficult issue for tribes as the U.S. reckons with its history of racism. The Cherokee Nation has granted full citizenship to its freedmen, while other tribes, like the Muscogee Nation, have argued that sovereignty allows tribes to make their own decisions about who qualifies for citizenship.

Muscogee Nation Attorney General Geri Wisner said in a statement that the tribe plans to immediately appeal the ruling to the Muscogee Nation's Supreme Court.
“We respect the authority of our court but strongly disagree with Judge Mouser’s deeply flawed reasoning in this matter," Wisner said. "The MCN Constitution, which we are duty-bound to follow, makes no provisions for citizenship for non-Creek individuals. We look forward to addressing this matter before our Nation’s highest court.”

I would have preferred to wait to give my opinion, but I believe the rules require to on the OP.

When the Muscogee decided to adopt the White Man's greatest evil, they made their slaves Muscogee just as sure as the White Man made his slaves Americans. Their descendants miss an opportunity to take the moral high ground, to partially make up for their ancestors having never taken the physical high ground.

To be fair, the judge who is Muscogee, is doing the right thing. The tribe should welcome the new members much more so than some pasty face developer claiming to be on thirty-second Creek.

 

[sparky]

the White Man's greatest evil

I'd say that's a long list Seymore......~S~

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Accordding to the Treaty of Washington of 1866, the Muskogee agreed to make freedman tribal members.

If that is rejected, Congress can abrogate the Treaty and give the Muskogee national land to conclusive Oklahoma jurisdiction.