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Court Rules in Favor of Cherokee Freedmen

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich,
Kyle Kellams
Published September 8, 2017 at 9:28 PM CDT
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Marilynn Vann, President of Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes
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A federal court has ruled that the Cherokee Nation must convey citizenship to Cherokee Freedmen--descendants of enslaved African Americans "owned" by members of the Cherokee Tribe in the mid-19th century.

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Jacqueline Froelich
Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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Kyle Kellams
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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