Cherokee Freedmen

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

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Local researchers look for unmarked graves, Freedmen High School

Muskogee Phoenix 21 May 2024

Local researchers Missy and David Earl have devoted the past several years researching the location not only of the Cherokee Freedmen High School, but also searching for unmarked graves of students who died while attending the school ... .

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US Marshals Museum partners with Cherokee Nation to host Cherokee Freedmen exhibit in Fort Smith (Cherokee Nation)

Public Technologies 10 May 2024

Cherokee Freedmen and the Right to Citizenship," features the stories, history, images and documents of Cherokee Freedmen, alongside original artworks by Cherokee Nation artists ... Cherokee history.

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Fort Gibson, army post, commemorates bicentennial. What was the role of frontier soldiers?

The Oklahoman 19 Apr 2024

... of Tulsa, in Muskogee and Cherokee counties ... At Fort Gibson, the Commission members focused their attention on Cherokee Freedmen."What to see and do at the Fort Gibson Historic Site in Oklahoma.

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COLUMN: A call for equality: Cherokee Nation’s right for justice

The Claremore Daily Progress 28 Feb 2024

It is unacceptable that Cherokees of Freedmen descent can be dragged into state court, with their status as Cherokee Nation citizens completely disregarded.

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CHIEF CHAT: Cherokee Nation continues fight for justice, equality

Muskogee Phoenix 27 Feb 2024

It is unacceptable that Cherokees of Freedmen descent can be dragged into state court, with their status as Cherokee Nation citizens completely disregarded.

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CHIEF CHAT: A Call for Equality: Cherokee Nation’s Fight for Justice

Tahlequah Daily Press 24 Feb 2024

It is unacceptable that Cherokees of Freedmen descent can be dragged into state court, with their status as Cherokee Nation citizens completely disregarded ... Yet the federal government excludes Cherokee ...

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Hoskin seeks changes to federal Major Crimes Act

The Claremore Daily Progress 21 Feb 2024

has announced the tribe is seeking changes to the federal Major Crimes Act, affording Cherokee citizens of Freedmen descent equal rights in the federal justice system ... Cherokee Nation,” Hoskin said.

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Hoskin creates task force to ensure Freedmen have equal access to tribal programs

Tahlequah Daily Press 21 Feb 2024

has expanded a 2020 Executive Order on Equality and created a task force that will study whether Cherokee citizens of Freedmen descent are provided equal access to tribal programs and services.

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Community classes playing vital role in promotion of Cherokee culture

Muskogee Phoenix 21 Feb 2024

The course is supported by three Cherokee Nation citizens ... 22, with Ty Wilson, president of the Cherokees for Black Indian History Preservation Foundation, on the history of the annual Freedmen celebration in Cherokee Nation.

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Post-McGirt inequality for Black freedmen prompts Cherokee Nation to lobby Congress

Longview News-Journal 20 Feb 2024

“So if you're a Cherokee citizen, you might descend from a Cherokee family that goes back to time immemorial, or, in the case of Cherokee citizens of freedmen descent, the descendants of people who were enslaved by Cherokees under our laws.”.

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Cherokee Nation chief seeks changes to federal Major Crimes Act

Tahlequah Daily Press 19 Feb 2024

announced the tribe is seeking changes to the federal Major Crimes Act, affording Cherokee citizens of Freedmen descent equal rights in the federal justice system ... the Cherokee Nation,” Hoskin said.

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Cherokee Nation purchases north Tulsa property

Tahlequah Daily Press 16 Feb 2024

TULSA — Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr ... The Descendants of Freedmen of the 5 Civilized Tribes and the North Tulsa Cherokee Community Organization attended the celebration event.

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COLUMN: Honoring Dr. King's Legacy – Unity and service within Cherokee Nation

The Claremore Daily Progress 17 Jan 2024

King’s ideal of inclusion for all is manifested in the tribe’s embrace of Cherokee Freedmen, descendants of former slaves, as tribal citizens ... We have since created a task force to preserve and promote Cherokee Freedmen art and history.

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