Cherokee Nation court says treaty declares freedmen members
A Cherokee Nation judge ruled Friday that the descendants of freed Cherokee slaves are protected citizens of the tribe under an 1866 treaty, throwing out a tribal constitutional amendment that required tribal blood for citizenship.
The tribe’s attorney general signaled a possible appeal to the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court, while an attorney for freedmen descendants said he hoped the tribe would now treat all Cheroke...
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