Cherokee appeal Freedmen decision
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Peter N. Jones
Jan 26, 2011, 4:11:20 PM1/26/11
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Cherokees appeal freedmen decision
The Cherokee Nation has appealed a recent district court’s ruling that reopened tribal citizenship to descendents of freedmen.
Earlier this month, a Cherokee Nation District Court judge reopened citizenship to freedmen, who are typically African Americans and descendants of Cherokee slaves.
Read more from this Tulsa World article at http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=14&articleid=20110125_14_0_TAHLEQ372181
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Peter N. Jones, Ph.D.
Director: Bauu Institute and Press
Editor: Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources
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