A Year After a Historic Victory, Black Creek Freedmen Return to Court
Despite the Court’s July 23, 2025 decision, Principal Chief Hill and the Citizenship Board have engaged in months of ongoing delays and willful noncompliance by refusing to issue citizenship cards as ordered by the Court.
Press Conference
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July 23, 2026
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2PM CDT/ 3PM EDT
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Press Conference ✳︎ July 23, 2026 ✳︎ 2PM CDT/ 3PM EDT ✳︎
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“For Black Creek families, this case is about more than paperwork or politics. It is about whether the promises made to our ancestors will finally be honored in our lifetime. We are being told to wait while decisions that shape our future move forward without us. That is not justice. That is exclusion. We are asking the Court to uphold the law so that our voices — and our votes — are no longer treated as optional.”
Rhonda Grayson, Board Chairwoman and Band Leader at Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band, and Black Creek“This moment is a test of whether court rulings mean what they say when Black people are the ones seeking enforcement. The law has already recognized our citizenship. What we are asking for now is simple: that the Nation follow its own legal process and allow our applications to be processed without interference. Our right to participate in elections should not depend on executive delay or political convenience.”
Jeff Kennedy, Vice-Chair Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band, and Black CreekRhonda Grayson (left) Jeff Kennedy (right) Plaintiffs and Black Creek Indians