About BLACK INDIANS

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“America’s Original Melting Pot“

Historically, certain Native American tribes have had close relations with African Americans, especially in regions where slavery was prevalent or where free people of color have historically resided. Members of the Five Civilized Tribesparticipated in holding enslaved African Americans in the Southeast and some enslaved or formerly enslaved people migrated with them to the West on the Trail of Tears in 1830 and later during the period of Indian Removal.

In controversial actions, since the late 20th century, the Cherokee, Creek and Seminole nations tightened their rules for membership and at times excluded Freedmen who did not have at least one ancestor listed as Native American on the early 20th-century Dawes Rolls. This exclusion was later appealed in the courts, both because of the treaty conditions and in some cases because of possible inaccuracies in some of the Rolls. The Chickasaw Nation never extended citizenship to Chickasaw Freedmen.

BLACK INDIANS

My goal is to remind America about a forgotten mixed race of people that half were brought here against their will on a Slave ship and the other half were already here.

Their strong spiritual beliefs and commitment to their Families and Oyate for many Black Indians has set the beginning of the so called experiment the American dream called the Melting Pot.

Thanks for your time and consideration 

Owner

Lynn Hart is an enrolled mBlack Yankton Sioux from South Dakota 

Education Creates Reconciliation 

www.blkndn.com 

Owner 

Lynn Hart

USMC veteran 

Yankton Sioux