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Amended Cherokee Nation Complaint in Freedmen Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 3 weeks ago: Here is the amended complaint in Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. Nash (N.D. Okla.): Cherokee nation v … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, treaty rights, tribal membership, Northern District of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma v. Nash

Opening D.C. Circuit Brief in Vann v. Interior

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 2 months ago: Here: Opening Vann Brief … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, treaty rights, sovereign immunity, tribal membership, D.C. Circuit, Medios, Rule 19, Vann v. Salazar

Cherokee freedmen1 comment

franklindmitryev wrote 5 months ago: From “World in View” in the November-December 2011 issue of News & Letters: Cherokee … more →

Tags: marxist humanism, racism, Slavery, African-Americans, Cherokee Nation, Black Freedmen, Cherokee Constitution, 1887 Dawes Commission, Trail of Tears

Cherokee Freedmen Descendants to Appeal Dismissal of Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 6 months ago: Here is the notice of appeal: Vann versus Salazar 2011-11-03 Freedmen Notice of Appeal … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, D.C. Circuit, Vann v. Salazar

Cherokee Nation SCT Rejects Chad Smith Challenge to Election; Does Not Count Freedmen Vote

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 7 months ago: Here is the order: Election Decision for Cherokees News coverage here. A list of key documents from … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Tribal Courts, tribal election, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation Supreme Court, Bill John Baker, Chadwick Smith

CNN: Cherokee Election Observers Declare Election Fair

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 7 months ago: Here. … more →

Tags: News, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Tribal Courts, tribal election, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

New Scholarship on the Cherokee SCT Decision re Freedmen

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 7 months ago: Darryl Omar Freeman has posted “Neo-Colonial Adaptation or Neo-Sovereignty: Oklahoma Cherokee/ … more →

Tags: Scholarship, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Tribal Courts, tribal election, tribal constitutions, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation Supreme Court

Commentary: Cherokee Nation SCT Quashes Injunction Issued by Federal Court in Cherokee Freedmen Case3 comments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 7 months ago: Here is a link to the Cherokee court order, via Indianz, and a news article from an informer reader … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Tribal Courts, tribal election, tribal constitutions, Cherokee Nation v. Nash, Cherokee Nation Supreme Court

tempest Tuesday & some News

Nativegrl77 wrote 7 months ago: My rant and focus about Columbus Day back in 2010 were many and how odd that as i pulled up this old … more →

Tags: my 2cents, united states, Federal government of the United States, Oklahoma, cherokee, Cherokee Nation, Government Accountability Office, National Indian Gaming Commission, Carl Paladino

Update on Cherokee Freedmen Case in D.C. District Court2 comments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: According to Marilyn Vann, the Cherokee Nation has filed a motion either to dismiss the Cherokee Nat … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Northern District of Oklahoma, DC District Court, Cherokee Nation v. Nash

Cherokee Nation Suit against Freedmen Transferred to D.C. District Court

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: Here is that order: 2010-07-02 Order transferring Oklahoma case to DC … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, treaty rights, Northern District of Oklahoma, DC District Court, Cherokee Nation v. Nash

Article on Applying International Law to Freedmen Disenrollment Cases

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: Greg Rubio published “Reclaiming Indian Civil Rights: The Application of International Human R … more →

Tags: Scholarship, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Tribal Courts, Tribal Codes, international law, Oregon Review of International Law

Cherokee Freedmen Cases Discussed at FBA Annual Meeting4 comments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 2 years ago: From ICT: OKLAHOMA CITY – Cherokee Chief Chad Smith wonders why the push to preserve tribal sovereig … more →

Tags: News, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Tribal Courts, treaty rights, Charles Ogletree, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma

FBA Annual Meeting Agenda -- Indian Law Highlights

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 2 years ago: Here is the agenda for the FBA’s Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City (website). Indian Law is prom … more →

Tags: Announcements, Symposia, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Supreme Court, Federal Bar Association, Roberts Court, Tribal General Counsel, Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country

Cherokee Trial Court Holds Hearing on Freedmen Case1 comment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 2 years ago: From the Cherokee Phoenix (via Pechanga): TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation District Court held … more →

Tags: News, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Tribal Courts, Tribal Codes, tribal court, tribal citizenship, Nash v. Cherokee Nation Registrar, Cherokee Nation District Court

Alistair Bonnett on Black Indians

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 3 years ago: Here is a short article about black Indians called “Shades of Difference,” published in … more →

Tags: Scholarship, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, treaty rights, Legal History, Black Indians

Podcast on Indian Freedmen Panel at AALS

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 3 years ago: The podcast is here. Speakers included: Bell Jeannine – Speaker Kathryn Fort – Speaker K … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, treaty rights, Cherokee Nation, Freedmen, federal recognition, Bill Rice, AALS, Carla Pratt

Ebony on the Cherokee Freedmen

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 3 years ago: It’s a little old, but an interesting read. Here is Ebony Magazine’s “What Does In … more →

Tags: Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, treaty rights, Cherokee Nation, blood quantum, Ebony Magazine

Freedmen Facts you Won't Learn from the News10 comments

hflanagan wrote 3 years ago: If you read mainstream media news reports about the Cherokee Freedmen, you may be scratching your he … more →

Tags: Politics, Cherokee Nation Sovereignty, cherokee, CBC, H.R. 2824, Congressional Black Caucus, Chad Smith, Tribe, Freedmen


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