Freedmen citizenship restored and voting extended to Oct. 8 (The Cherokee Phoenix 9/20)
Cherokee tribe reaches agreement to reinstate 2,800 "Freedmen" (Reuters 9/20)
Cherokee Nation Makes Deal Allowing Freedman Vote (9/20)
Descendants of Cherokee freedmen to vote for chief (The Tulsa World 9/21)
Freedmen to vote for chief (The Muskogee Phoenix 9/21)
Deal reached to allow freedmen to vote in Cherokee Nation election (The Oklahoman 9/21)
Black Cherokees regain tribal citizenship (The Kansas City Star 9/21)
Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Decision:
Cherokee Nation Registrar v. Nash (August 22, 2011) Related Stories:
Federal judge to hear arguments in Cherokee Freedmen lawsuit (9/20)
NPR: Cherokee Nation facing scrutiny for ousting the Freedmen (9/20)
Cherokee Nation starts sending provisional ballots to Freedmen (9/16)
NYT: Tribal rights vs. racial justice in Cherokee Freedmen battle (9/16)
Blog: Rush Limbaugh offers take on Cherokee Freedmen dispute (9/16)
Steve Russell: The circus that has become the Cherokee Nation (9/15)
Cherokee Nation to allow Freedmen to cast provisional ballots (9/15)
Editorial: Cherokee Nation faces pressure on fate of Freedmen (9/15)
Acting Cherokee Nation chief vows to protect tribe's interests (9/14)
BIA warns Cherokee Nation about disenrollment of Freedmen (9/13)
Lawmakers want HUD to restore funding to Cherokee Nation (9/12)
HUD won't release funds to Cherokee Nation in Freedmen flap (9/8)
Judge sets hearing on Freedmen motion for Cherokee election (9/6)
Freedmen eye lawsuit in federal court over Cherokee election (8/30)
Freedmen seek appeal for loss of Cherokee Nation citizenship (8/29)
Jay Tavare: Divide and conquer -- disenrollment among tribes (8/25)
Turtle Talk: Tribal courts, treaty rights and treaty rights disputes (8/25)
Cherokee Freedmen lose right to vote in upcoming chief election (8/24)
Decision allows Cherokee Nation to remove Freedmen from rolls (8/23)
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