The Muscogee Creek Nation Supreme Court denied a rehearing in the case that opened the door to citizenship for Creek Freedmen.

I remember this picture when I was a little kid, said Ron Graham.

Graham says it shows several family members including his great-grandfather, Joe Hutton, who walked the Trail of Tears and his grandmother Creasy.

His dad, Theodore Graham, was an original enrollee on the Dawes Freedmen Roll.

I just had to have what was my birthright, said Graham.

Ron Graham says the pictures and documents point to his long-standing connection to the Muscogee Creek Nation. Hes been trying to officially join it since 1983.

I was denied for one reason, because of the lack of blood quantum, said Graham. Its been a long journey, but I thank God for this journey. Ive learned a lot.

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