Muscogee Supreme Court orders second status report on Freedmen citizenship The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ordered the nation's citizenship board and Principal Chief David Hill to submit a second status report.

Muscogee Supreme Court orders second status report on Freedmen citizenship
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Muscogee Supreme Court orders second status report on Freedmen citizenship The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ordered the nation's citizenship board and Principal Chief David Hill to submit a second status report.

As a special election nears, the #Muscogee Nation Supreme Court has ordered the executive branch to submit a second status report on efforts to implement the court's order to grant #Freedmen citizenship within the Muscogee Nation.

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Oklahoma federal judge decides state cannot intervene in Tulsa, Muscogee Nation settlement An Oklahoma federal judge decided the state cannot intervene in a jurisdictional settlement between the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee Nation in an opinion filed Monday.

Oklahoma federal judge decides state cannot intervene in Tulsa, Muscogee Nation settlement
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#Oklahoma #Tulsa #Muscogee

Photographer: Carlton Ward. All rights reserved by photographer. Ogeechee Tupelo on the Suwanee River near the GA/FL line. https://carltonward.com/art/ogeechee-tupelo-by-carlton-ward-jr https://www.instagram.com/p/BOpQbgTjrMu/?igsh=bmVkcnJrbXNkazc2

"In the beginning, there was only water and fog. Then, Hesaketvmesē—the Maker of Breath—blew the mists away to reveal the world." Every green shoot and blossoming tupelo is a reminder of that first life-giving breath. #Muscogee #Spring #Okefenokee #SuwaneeRiver #FolkloreThursday

Acrylic on canvas painting titles "Three Sisters" by Muscogee (Creek) artist. View their IG account at @starr_hardridge. This painting is on permanent display at the Philbrook Museum of Art.

In the heart of the Okefenokee lies a 'Terrestrial Paradise.' Muscogee legend tells of the Daughters of the Sun, beautiful women who rescued lost hunters on a vanishing island. A story of the swamp's hidden grace and the renewal of hope. #FolkloreThursday #Muscogee #Okefenokee #Spring #WitchSky

MCN roundup: Whitecloud wants AG DQ'd; ballot questions set, but Freedmen seek election injunction On March 9, 2026, attorneys representing descendants of Muscogee Freedmen filed an injunction seeking to delay the nation's May 30 election.

While a court filing could delay the election, #Muscogee Nation citizens are currently set to decide 4 constitutional amendments May 30 without participation of #Freedmen descendants.

Meanwhile, a #Muscogee lawmaker's criminal case is plodding along.

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The title invokes the Indigenous agricultural teaching of the Three Sisters ... corn, beans, and squash ... grown together in mutual support. Mvskoke (Creek) Nation artist Starr Hardridge turns that ecological relationship into a human image of kinship, reciprocity, and continuity. Three Indigenous women sit shoulder to shoulder before a dense wall of tall green plants. Their bodies form a calm horizontal rhythm, but each face turns in a different direction, creating a sense of individuality within kinship. The woman at left wears a warm rust and orange patterned dress. The central figure wears a deep brown outfit and long braids while the woman at right wears a vivid magenta-purple garment. All three wear large white aprons that catch the light and anchor the composition with brightness. Their hands rest quietly in their laps. The plants rises closely behind them, almost like a protective screen, surrounding the figures in living green. Hardridge’s surface is carefully structured and highly finished, balancing hyper-realism with stylized pattern so that cloth, skin, and plant life feel equally intentional and symbolic. The women do not simply sit in front of plants. They seem held within a living system of nourishment and inheritance. The corn rises behind them like a protective curtain, while the squash leaves spread low across the foreground, rooting the figures in land-based knowledge. Hardridge’s contemporary Muscogee visual language joins realism with pattern and ancestral design, making the painting feel both intimate and ceremonial. Painted for the 2024 Mvskoke Art Market, where it won first place in painting, the work was soon acquired by the Philbrook Museum of Art. In their collection, it becomes a visible and powerful statement about Indigenous presence, food sovereignty, feminine strength, and the enduring intelligence of community.

"Three Sisters" by Starr Hardridge (Muscogee/Creek) - Acrylic on canvas / 2024 - Philbrook Museum of Art (Tulsa, Oklahoma) #WomenInArt #StarrHardridge #Hardridge #PhilbrookMuseum #Muscogee #Creek #NativeArt #art #artText #artwork #IndigenousArt #AmericanArt #NativeWomen #BlueskyArt #PortraitOfWomen

Creek Freedmen ask MCN Supreme Court to pause elections until Freedmen are enrolled A Muscogee Creek Nation Supreme Court ruling determined that Black Creek Freedmen are tribal citizens. Now, we're getting an update on how the process is going.

Creek Freedmen ask MCN Supreme Court to pause elections
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Despite recent gains, tribal citizens descended from slaves face disparate treatment Federal reforms have made Native American health care and education programs more accessible to tribal citizens descended from enslaved Black people.

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Muscogee Nation sues Oklahoma over new hunting and fishing license policy The tribe says the state policy threatens tribal sovereignty and violates federal law.

Muscogee Nation sues Oklahoma over new hunting and fishing license policy
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Muscogee Nation proposes requiring 1860s census verification to enroll Freedmen The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ordered its government to provide a monthly status report on getting Freedmen enrolled as citizens.

Principal Chief David Hill said #Muscogee Nation departments have drafted amendments to enroll #Freedmen descendants as citizens, but the process will linger until code updates are approved by the National Council, which has been silent on the topic.

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Muscogee Nation officials offer next steps in complying with Freedmen citizenship ruling Muscogee Nation leaders are beginning to change tribal policy in response to a court order requiring the tribe to grant citizenship to Freedmen descendants, or those whose ancestors were formerly…

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'Revisit McGirt itself': Oklahoma Tax Commission responds to Stroble's SCOTUS petition In a Dec. 1, 2025, filing, the OTC responds to Stroble's appeal requesting U.S. Supreme Court review of her income tax jurisdiction case.

The #Oklahoma Tax Commission has asked #SCOTUS to "revisit McGirt itself" if justices decide to review #Muscogee Nation citizen Alicia Stroble's challenge of state #IncomeTax jurisdiction.

Read the full brief and the #FiveTribes' amicus briefs within.

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here #Muscogee (English: /məsˈkoʊɡiː/ məss-KOH-ghee), Mvskoke or Mvskokvlke (Mvskokvlke, pronounced [mə̀skóːɡə̂lɡì] in the Muscogee language), also known as Muscogee Creek or just Creek, are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the

here #Muscogee (English: /məsˈkoʊɡiː/ məss-KOH-ghee), Mvskoke or Mvskokvlke (Mvskokvlke, pronounced [mə̀skóːɡə̂lɡì] in the Muscogee language), also known as Muscogee Creek or just Creek, are a group of related Indigenous peoples of theI

#Muscogee (English: /məsˈkoʊɡiː/ məss-KOH-ghee), Mvskoke or Mvskokvlke (Mvskokvlke, pronounced [mə̀skóːɡə̂lɡì] in the Muscogee language), also known as Muscogee Creek or just Creek, are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the

#Muscogee (English: /məsˈkoʊɡiː/ məss-KOH-ghee), Mvskoke or Mvskokvlke (Mvskokvlke, pronounced [mə̀skóːɡə̂lɡì] in the Muscogee language), also known as Muscogee Creek or just Creek, are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the

Muscogee Nation Supreme Court orders compliance reports in Freedmen ruling The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court ordered tribal officials to submit monthly reports detailing their progress on approving citizenship applications for Freedmen.

Muscogee Nation Supreme Court orders compliance reports in Freedmen ruling
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee

Muscogee Nation sounds alarm to prioritize language revitalization efforts, declares state of emergency The Muscogee Nation is sounding the alarm over the need to revitalize two Indigenous languages. Principal Chief David Hill recently issued an executive order outlining actions to safeguard the…

Muscogee Nation sounds alarm to prioritize language revitalization efforts, declares state of emergency
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee

Former speakers William Lowe, Lucian Tiger III win runoffs to return to Muscogee National Council Former Muscogee National Council speakers William Lowe and Lucian Tiger III won their respective runoff races Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

A pair of former speakers who led the #Muscogee National Council won runoff races Saturday to reclaim elected office after being ousted by voters in prior cycles.

Click to review the results and learn about the representative-elects' backgrounds.
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🪶 Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Autumn & Raini Deerinwater

Today we honor Autumn and Raini Deerinwater, Muscogee/Creek and Cherokee twin sisters from Sapulpa, Oklahoma

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Principal Chief David Hill of Muscogee Nation wearing a patchwork jacket. He is the Chief of my Nation, and he is honoring the Council Oak Tree in my hometown of Tulsa, OK on Nov. 1, 2025.

The Iron Arrow Honor Society wears patchwork-style jackets and has a ceremony that includes a fire and a beating drum. Indigenous people are not included or recognized in the ceremony.

If you're not Indigenous, then stop doing Indigenous cosplay.

And if you still want to do Indigenous cosplay, at least don't do it during #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth.

Oh, you didn't know that it was Native American Heritage Month?!?!

#NAHM #notyourmascot #mvskoke #muscogee #ironarrowhonorsociety

5 largest tribes in Oklahoma are asking SCOTUS to take up tax case involving Muscogee citizen The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to take up an Oklahoma tax case involving Muscogee Nation citizen Alicia Stroble. Now the five largest tribes in the state are weighing in, hoping SCOTUS…

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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1837, during the #TrailOfTears, 311 #Muscogee (#Creek) Indians died when the steamboat #Monmouth collided with another boat on the #MississippiRiver. This contributed to the ~16000 people killed in the #genocide under Jackson's "Indian Removal" policies.

As Freedmen file for contempt over delays, Muscogee citizenship board touts 'necessary steps' The Muscogee Citizenship Board says it can't enroll Freedmen until the National Council amends codes. Plaintiffs filed motions for contempt.

As Freedmen file for contempt over delays, Muscogee citizenship board touts 'necessary steps'
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As Freedmen file for contempt over delays, Muscogee citizenship board touts 'necessary steps' The Muscogee Citizenship Board says it can't enroll Freedmen until the National Council amends codes. Plaintiffs filed motions for contempt.

Arguing the #Muscogee National Council must pass legislation before it can amend regulations to process #Freedmen citizenship applications, the tribe's citizenship board says a contempt motion from Jeffrey Kennedy and Rhonda Grayson should be dismissed.

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MCN Okmulke District runoff: Lowe, Harjo offer different Freedmen perspectives Muscogee National Council Okmulke District B incumbent Nelson Harjo Sr. faces challenger William Lowe in the Nov. 8, 2025, runoff election.

In the Okmulke District of the #Muscogee National Council, Rep. Nelson Harjo Sr. faces a challenge from William Lowe, who previously served on the council from 2019 to 2023.

Neither candidate agreed to an interview for the Nov. 8 runoff election.

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Muscogee Freedmen object to transfer of sacred tribal land as citizenship bids languish Relatives of former slaves owned by the Muscogee Nation are objecting to a transfer of city land to the tribe.

Muscogee Freedmen object to transfer of sacred tribal land as citizenship bids languish
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Freedmen ask Supreme Court to enforce citizenship ruling More than two months after the Muscogee Nation’s Supreme Court said Freedmen are eligible for citizenship, their attorney is asking the court to step in and enforce its order.

Freedmen ask Supreme Court to enforce citizenship ruling
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Muscogee (Creek) Nation continues fighting for ancestral remains 2 News' Isabel Flores speaks to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation about an ongoing issue that has reignited more traction. While it all has to do with land in Alabama, people in Oklahoma have been impacted.

Muscogee (Creek) Nation continues fighting for ancestral remains
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee

Muscogee Nation opens traffic court in Jenks Tulsans needing to handle a Muscogee Nation traffic ticket are getting a break with the opening of the tribe’s first local traffic court.

Muscogee Nation opens traffic court in Jenks
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