The MCIFB Disclaimer - ***The Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band is not a Federally Recognized Tribe. We do not receive federal or tribal benefits such as medical, housing, dental, etc.***
MCIFB is a 501 (c) (3)
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MUSKOGEE CREEK INDIAN FREEDMEN BAND
Please mark your calendars for July 26, 2024. The Creek Freedmen Citizenship case involving Rhonda Grayson and Jeff Kennedy will be underway. Despite Judge Denette Mouser ruling in our favor, the MCN Citizenship board has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of the MCN. The oral arguments are scheduled to begin at 10:00 am.
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Your support is crucial, so please help spread the word and encourage your family and friends to come and support us at the Mound Building Auditorium, located at 2507 Lvmhvlke, Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
For more information about the Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band @ visit www.1866creekfreedmen.com.
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Genealogy Workshop August 2024
Details coming soon!
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​Mvskoke Language Class
4/6/2023
Please note that you must register for the class!
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The MCIFB is pleased to offer the next Mvskoke Language Class!
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Please join the Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen band in the next Mvskoke Language Class on Nov 30, 2022, and every Wednesday thereafter until further notice, at 6:00 PM CST via Zoom!
The instructors, Ian Iglesias, will cover basic Creek phrases to start.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86804975023...
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief 2024-03-15
Rep. Maxine Waters et.,al Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief
Order Setting Oral Argument 2024-04-12
#PackTheCourts
4/4/2023-4/6/2023
Event by Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band -Black Creeks, Terence Crutcher Foundation and Justice For Greenwood Foundation, Inc.
2501 Lvmhvlke Okmulgee, OK 74447
Please note that you obtain tickets for the event!
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pack-the-courts-justice-for-black-creeks-tickets-592584826167
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Click "Get Tickets" to RSVP for #PACKTHECOURTS: (Transportation limited.) On April 4th - 6th, 2023, at 9 AM CST.
Muscogee Creek Nation District Courts
2501 Lvmhvlke, Okmulgee, OK 74447
Speaking Engagements
If you are interested in inviting the MCIFB to speak at your next event, please send information about the event to contactus@1866creekfreedmen.com. We can present a genealogy work-shop at your next family reunion! In addition, we can present at College or University events, as well as Libraries, and Black History programs.
Mvskoke Language Class
11/30/2022
Please note that you must register for the class!
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The MCIFB is pleased to offer the next Mvskoke Language Class!
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Please join the Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen band in the next Mvskoke Language Class on Nov 30, 2022, and every Wednesday thereafter until further notice, at 6:00 PM CST via Zoom!
The instructors, Ian Iglesias, will cover basic Creek phrases to start.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86804975023...
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Attorney Jillian Hishaw Speaking Engagement
11/12/2022
Hishaw is a proud descendant of Creek Freedmen
The author of Systematic Land Theft is a well-documented outline of U.S. history regarding Black and Indigenous land theft.
Title: Protecting Your Property Assets from Liens and Foreclosures
When: November 12, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM CST via Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88568498560...
Meeting ID: 885 6849 8560
Passcode: 592228
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Length of Talk: 20 minutes, Q & A
Description: The focus of the presentation will include a brief overview of ways one's land can be lost to the federal government and third parties’ entities and methods to protect one's land from loss through proper estate and business planning methods.
Public Clean-up Day at Old Agency Cemetary
11/5/2022 8:00AM Central
​Mr. Neamathla Perryman Presents - Family History
3/12/2022 1:00PM Central
Volunteers are needed for a public clean-up day at Old Agency Cemetery.
The Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band is inviting the community to help clean up Old Agency Cemetery, a Historical African Creek Freedmen cemetery on Saturday, November 5, 2022.
In keeping with the MCIFB mission to preserve and protect the history of the Muscogee Creek Freedmen who were removed from their traditional homelands in Alabama and Georgia on what is known as the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in 1830s. The clean-up day is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cemetery is located off of Highway 69 in Muscogee, OK. We are pleased to announce that the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will partner with the MCIFB on this cleanup day.
Old Agency cemetery was founded in 1858 and holds the remains of African Creek Freedmen who served in the Creek Nation House of Kings and the House of Warriors, the Nation of their birth, the Muscogee Creek Nation. Freedmen people are among the first people to inhabit Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Many of those first people are interred in Old Agency cemetery, including Creek nation supreme court judge, Jesse Franklin, Sugar George, a Muscogee Creek Nation Tribal Council member, and Harry Island, an official U.S. Interpreter with the Muscogee Creek Nation. Many burials include veterans of the Civil War, WWI, and WWII. Many are the original people who traveled east of Mississippi to Indian Territory on the Trail of Tears as enslaved people.
If you are interested in helping Saturday November 5, here are a few things to remember/suggestions:
• Wear protective clothing
• Long pants
• Closed-toe shoes or boots
• Spray your clothes/person with insect spray
• Bring Water
• Bring necessary tools (clippers, weed eaters, etc.) /Whatever will be beneficial for this work project.
• Parking will be in the grassy area near the billboard off HWY 69
• All are welcome. Invite a friend! If you are an organization and would like to join us, please reach out to us at mcifb@1866creekfreedmen.com
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Join us as Mr. Neamathla Perryman presents his family’s remarkable history; he is a Creek Freedman descendant and loyal supporter of the MCIFB. He is a descendant of Creek Freedmen Leader Mikko Cow Tom. Tom was instrumental in forging the Creek Treaty of 1866 and was one of the treaty’s signers. He also served as interpreter for the Creek Tribe, the Nation of his birth.
Mr. Perryman has a remarkable family lineage, and we are excited for all to hear his family story. Want to learn more about this incredible history? Join us on March 12.
Mvskoke Language Class - Workshop 4 3/9/2022 7:00PM Central
We are pleased to announce workshop 4 of the Mvskoke Language Class!
The instructor will cover basic Creek phrases. We encourage you to come with questions….
RootsTech2022
3/5-3/7 2022
It’s free!
Link to our virtual booth!
Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band • RootsTech 2022 • FamilySearch
Greetings!
We invite you to stop by our virtual booth during the 3-day conference to explore the unique history of the Creek Freedmen of Indian Territory. We are eager to assist you with your research questions and look forward to exploring the extraordinary records of IT together!
We are thrilled to collaborate with RootsTech, Family Search, for its virtual conference, the world’s largest family history event.
RootsTech virtual conference kicks off March 3-5, 2022, and welcomes millions worldwide to celebrate family at the world’s largest family history conference and year-long learning platform. With thousands of classes, inspiring speakers, and an expo Hall with companies worldwide.
You will leave the conference empowered, gaining meaningful and joyful connections, and you will probably connect with a long-lost relative. RootsTech brings the human family together like no other event, and it’s 100% free. https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/home
We encourage you to register for the event as a treasure trove of information will be shared with attendees throughout the three-day event.
https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/home
Don’t forget to join the MCIFB for our live session on March 5, 2022, at 1:30pm CST.
Please share the event on your social media platform and encourage others to attend and visit our virtual booth.
“#All Roots lead to RootsTech 2022.” See you at RootsTech!
Remember you must register to attend the virtual conference and support our booth.
See you at RootsTech!