From Indianz:
Stacy Leeds, a professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, will develop a comprehensive history of the Freedmen of the Cherokee Nation for a fellowship she was awarded by the Fletcher Foundation.
Leeds, a tribal member, was a former justice for the Cherokee Nation’s highest court. She wrote the decision that said the Freedmen were entitled to citizenship. Leeds subsequently ran for chief but lost to incumbent Chad Smith. Smith believes the tribe has a right to deny citizenship to the Freedmen. Leeds was awarded $50,000 fellowship and must complete her project within a year.
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Kansas Law Professor Named Fletcher Fellow (DIVERSE 7/10)
Friend of CAHC awarded Fletcher Fellowship (The Muskogee Phoenix 7/10)
Cherokee Nation Judicial Appeals Tribunal Decision in Freedmen Case:
Allen v. Cherokee Nation (March 7, 2006)
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