Tribes’ alleged treaty violations focus of Senate hearing
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 29, 2022
The history of federal-tribe relations is littered with tales of broken treaties. But a U.S. Senate hearing flipped the typical script this week as lawmakers considered whether five Oklahoma tribes have been violating their treaties for more than 100 years by denying citizenship to the descendants of their former black slaves.
Some tribal leaders downplayed or dismissed the legitimacy of their 1866 treaties when testifying before members of the U.S . . .
