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Velie Law Firm in the News

9/11/2009	The Journal Record	Ogletree: Cherokee morality should decide freedmen issue
5/6/2009	Oklahoman	Tribes, Freedmen Respond
5/6/2009	The Oklahoman	Reps Dan Boren, Tom Cole denounce call for freedmen inquiry
5/5/2009	The Washington Post	Dems ask Justice to probe treatment of `freedmen'
7/30/2008	Indianz.com	Freedmen dispute continues despite court decision
7/30/2008	Tulsa Today	Court permits Freedmen claims against officials
7/30/2008	The Oklahoman	Court keeps Freedmen lawsuit alive
7/30/2008	The Journal Record	Appeals court: Freedmen can sue tribal officials
7/29/2008	The Morning News	Cherokee Freedmen Claim Legal Victory
5/9/2008	Indian Country Today	Freedmen are confident following Cherokee appeal
5/7/2008	Indianz.com	Appeals court hears Cherokee Freedmen dispute
3/6/2007	The Scotsman	Cherokees accused of racism by black tribesmen
3/6/2007	The Australian	Cherokees disown slave descendants
3/6/2007	MSNBC	Black Cherokees to challenge ouster from tribe
3/6/2007	Washington Times	Resurgent racism
3/5/2007	The Oklahoman	What will happen to freedmen?
3/5/2007	London Times	Cherokees accused of racist plot as sons of slaves are cast out
3/4/2007	The Oklahoman	Tribe votes to remove freedmen descendants
3/4/2007	KOTV.com	Cherokee Freedmen Ready For Court Battle
3/4/2007	BBC News	Cherokees eject slave descendants
3/4/2007	Washington Times	Around the Nation
3/4/2007	USA TODAY	Cherokee Freedmen to fight for inclusion
3/4/2007	Washington Post	Tribe slave descendants face uncertainty
3/4/2007	CNN.com	Cherokee Nation votes out former slaves' descendants
3/4/2007	The New York Times	Slave Descendants Lose Tribal Status
3/4/2007	Washington Post	Tribe Revokes Freed Slaves' Membership
3/4/2007	Washington Post	Cherokees Vote to Limit Tribal Membership
3/3/2007	USA TODAY	Tribe revokes freed slaves' membership
3/3/2007	Associated Press	Tribe Revokes Freed Slaves' Membership
3/3/2007	The Washington Times	Cherokees to vote on bloodlines
3/3/2007	The Oklahoman	Cherokee Nation votes to remove descendants of Freedmen
3/1/2007	The New York Times	Putting to a Vote the Question ‘Who Is Cherokee?’
2/21/2007	NPR - Morning Edition	Cherokee Tribe Faces Decision on Freedmen
2/21/2007	KOTV.com	Cherokee Freedmen Issue Heads To Washington DC
2/10/2007	USA TODAY	Past and future collide in fight over Cherokee identity
11/28/2006	USA TODAY	Native American? The tribe says no
4/12/2006	The New York Times	Seeking Ancestry in DNA Ties Uncovered by Tests
3/8/2006	The New York Times	An Unjust Expulsion
3/4/2006	The New York Times	Tribe Slave Descendants Face Uncertainty
2/6/2006	The Oklahoman	Agency to partially recognize Seminole Nation
9/1/2005	Wired	Blood Feud
7/7/2005	The Oklahoman	156 Kiowas barred from tribal voting
6/16/2005	The Lawton Constitution	Judge ends hearing on Kiowa vote
12/22/2003	Newsday	A Nation Divided
11/18/2003	The New York Times	The Black Seminole Indians Keep Fighting for Equality in the American West
9/22/2002	News-Journal wire	Seminole tribal members were 'like brothers and sisters' until dispute over race and money split them
9/22/2002	AP	Race, money split tribe
7/10/2002	CBS 60 Minutes	A Nation Divided
5/16/2002	L.A. Times	Tribal Rift Is a Matter of Blood
5/15/2002	The Oklahoman	Court reverses ruling on who leads Seminoles
4/28/2002	Sun Herald	Battle over recompense for lands seized in Florida has long history
4/12/2002	Oklahoma Daily	Freedmen are trying for eight years to be considered
4/4/2002	Chicago Tribune	Black Seminoles
1/29/2001	The New York Times	Who Is a Seminole, and Who Gets to Decide?