I identify as Afro Indigenous. Specifically I am a Black Creek. 

My Great Grandmother, Claretha Williams-Lynum taught me that I’m a child of the Natives of this land as well as Africa, and that being both made me unique, and it was nothing to be ashamed of.

After 46 years of exclusion, the Muscogee Nation’s Supreme Court ruled that Black Creeks are citizens. Descendants of Creek freedmen, like myself can now apply for tribal citizenship.My ancestors are rejoicing with me.

This successful win for tribal recognition is something my Creek elders dreamed about. It’s my duty as a descendant to reclaim ALL that was denied.

This isn’t just about paperwork.

It’s about legacy. It’s about land. It’s about spiritual justice.

Covered by spirit. Guided by blood.

🎙 Listen to this full reflection now on The Practice of a Hoodoo Baptist.

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