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Despite recent gains, tribal citizens descended from slaves face disparate treatment
Despite recent gains, tribal citizens descended from slaves face disparate treatment
Despite recent gains, tribal citizens descended from slaves face disparate treatment

Published on: 03/02/2026

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Marilyn Vann, president of the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Tribes Association of Oklahoma City, testifies before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee about the status of the descendants of enslaved people formerly held by the Muscogee (Creek), Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole and Cherokee Nations, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

MCLOUD, Okla. (AP) — Tribal citizens whose Black ancestors were enslaved by citizens of several tribal nations in Oklahoma are starting to see more inclusive access to Native American health care, education and other social services, but barriers remain.

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