Civil Rights Groups Back Creek Freedmen's Citizenship Battle

By Crystal Owens ( March 19, 2026, 3:13 PM EDT) -- Civil rights groups are looking to back two members of the Muscogee Creek Freedmen Band in their bid to postpone a May 30 special tribal election until they're approved for citizenship, arguing that the delay in processing their applications is legally indefensible and risks invalidating the results of the election itself....

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