David Hill

Black descendants of enslaved people within the Muscogee Nation are suing tribal leaders in federal court over citizenship rights, challenging a refusal to issue citizenship cards despite a 2025 tribal court ruling. The lawsuit claims violations of an 1866 treaty that granted citizenship to Freedmen, with the tribe citing constitutional restrictions on membership to blood descendants listed on the Dawes Rolls.

Black descendants of the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma, Rhonda Grayson and Jeffrey Kennedy, filed a federal lawsuit against tribal leaders, including Principal Chief David Hill, to enforce a 2025 tribal court ruling granting them citizenship. The lawsuit alleges violations of an 1866 treaty requiring the tribe to recognize Black Creek Freedmen as citizens, as the Muscogee Nation Citizenship Board has refused to issue citizenship cards despite the ruling.

Two Black descendants of enslaved people, Rhonda Grayson and Jeffrey Kennedy, are suing the Muscogee Nation to enforce a 2025 tribal court ruling that ordered citizenship cards under an 1866 treaty. Tribal leaders, including Principal Chief David Hill, have refused to issue the cards, citing constitutional changes, despite the court affirming the plaintiffs' entitlement to citizenship as Freedmen descendants.

Evacuees in Pueblo County, Colorado, began returning home after the ninth day of the Aspen Acres wildfire. A checkpoint at Highway 165 and Cologne Way, staffed by the Colorado National Guard and Pueblo County deputies, verified residency before allowing entry. Residents like David Hill and Kameron Jordan shared their relief at returning after evacuating twice due to fires that damaged or destroyed homes.