FACT CHECK · US POLITICS
Claim: Black natives? Show the tribal ID card
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Cherokee Freedmen: the treaty of 19 July 1866 made the Cherokee's former slaves citizens. A 2007 tribal vote (76%) removed their descendants; on 30 Aug 2017 a US judge restored their citizenship.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: Cherokee freedmen controversy (fetched 15 Oct 2026)
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- “Cherokee freedmen”
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