,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aead ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #e1 #bjai,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to sever ,united ,states ,government relations with the ,creek ,nation of ,oklahoma until such time as the ,creek ,nation of ,oklahoma restores full ,tribal citizenship to the ,creek ,freedmen disenfranchised in the ,october #f1 #aigi1 ,creek ,nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the ,government of the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,historically1 the ,muscogee 7,creek7 ,nation 7,creek ,nation7 were comprised of a confederacy of separate towns1 ,tribes1 and peoples4 ,each town was a complete governmental unit in and of itself4 ,among those peoples were the ,yamassee or ,jamassi1 who were reported to have emigrated from ,africa prior to the ,european discovery of ,america4 7#b7 ,as colonists and eventually nonindigenous ,americans began to inhabit this area1 these new residents sought to civilize the ,creek ,indian4 ,in the ensuing decades1 the ,united ,states continuously and repeatedly attempted to impose1 often by force1 its customs1 economy1 religion1 and political structure on indigenous groups such as the ,creek ,nation4 7#c7 ,one ,american custom adopted by some ,creek ,nation citizens was the plantation economy and the reliance on chattel ,african slavery as a labor force4 ,along with enslaved ,africans who were owned by ,creek ,nation citizens1 there were also ,creek ,nation citizens of ,african descent and free ,blacks openly living as full citizens of the ,creek ,nation4 7#d7 ,in the #ahcjs1 citizens of the ,creek ,nation were forcibly removed from their lands in the southeastern ,united ,states and forced to migrate to ,indian ,territory 7present day ,oklahoma7 along a route known as the ,trail of ,tears4 ,among those persons forced to migrate were-- 7,a7 ,african individuals who were enslaved by citizens of the ,creek ,nation2 7,b7 ,creek ,nation citizens of ,african descent2 7,c7 free ,africans living as citizens of the ,creek ,nation2 and 7,d7 mixed blood ,creek ,nation citizens now known as the ,black ,creeks or ,creek ,freedmen4 7#e7 ,citizens of the ,creek ,nation were removed primarily by their traditional ,tribal town1 and it was the town ,micos or chiefs who kept the ,tribal rolls4 ,this allowed ,creek ,nation citizens who survived the journey to reestablish their traditional towns in ,indian ,territory4 7#f7 ,removal was carried out by the military1 and approximately #bd1jjj ,creek ,nation citizens were forced to travel to ,indian ,territory on foot or by riverboats4 ,due to poor planning1 organization1 and indifference by the ,federal ,government1 thousands of ,creek ,nation citizens died on the way to ,indian ,territory due to exposure1 starvation1 and disease4 7#g7 ,even after removal to ,indian ,territory1 some ,creek ,nation citizens continued to hold slaves until the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff abolished slavery in the ,creek ,nation4 7#h7 ,in #ahfa1 a faction of the ,creek ,nation known as ,southern ,creeks executed a treaty with the ,confederate ,states of ,america1 severing its relations with the ,united ,states ,government4 ,members of the ,southern ,creeks held positions in the ,congress and military of the ,confederate ,states of ,america and waged war against the ,united ,states during the ,civil ,war4 ,other ,creeks1 known as the ,loyal ,creeks1 who generally resisted cultural assimilation1 provided supplies1 men1 and support for the ,union4 ,a contingent of ,loyal ,creeks1 which included a substantial ,black ,creek component1 left their homes in ,oklahoma and moved to ,kansas to flee ,southern ,creek soldiers and their ,confederate allies4 7#i7 ,the ,battle of ,honey ,springs was a major battle that occurred in ,indian ,territory during the ,civil ,war1 and ,loyal ,creeks1 including ,black ,creeks1 valiantly fought against the ,confederacy and their allies4 7#aj7 ,in #ahfe1 as the ,civil ,war ended1 ,president ,andrew ,johnson designated a commission to travel to ,fort ,smith1 ,arkansas1 to convene a council for the purpose of negotiating a new treaty with the ,creek ,nation4 7#aa7 ,the members of that commission declared that a treaty with the ,united ,states must contain certain stipulations1 including that the institution of slavery1 which has existed among several of the ,tribes1 must be forthwith abolished1 and measures taken for the unconditional emancipation of all persons held in bondage1 and for their incorporation into the ,tribes on an equal footing with the original members1 or suitably provided for44 7#ab7 ,the ,creek ,nation's #e-person delegation included both leaders of the ,loyal ,creeks and ,southern ,creeks4 ,one of the members of the ,loyal ,creek delegation was an ,african ,creek named ,cow ,tom4 7#ac7 ,the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff negotiations occurred between #ahfe and #ahff1 first in ,fort ,smith1 ,arkansas1 and then in ,washington1 ,,dc4 ,it was in ,washington1 ,,dc1 where the ,treaty was signed and upon the signing of the #ahff ,treaty the ,united ,states reestablished official relations with the ,creek ,nation4 7#ad7 ,the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff became the foundational legal document of the ,creek ,nation and established the ,creek ,nation as it is known today4 7#ae7 ,the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff declared that the ,black ,creeks1 also known as ,creek ,freedmen1 were to be made citizens of the ,creek ,nation and to have all the rights of other ,creeks ,citizens4 7#af7 ,article ,,ii of the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff provides in pertinent part3 ,inasmuch as there are among the ,creek many persons of ,african descent ''' it is stipulated that hereafter these persons1 lawfully residing in said ,creek country1 under their laws and usages1 or who have been thus residing in said country1 and may return within one year from the ratification of this treaty1 and their descendants and such others of the same race as may be permitted by the laws of said ,nation to settle within the limits of the jurisdiction of the ,creek ,nation as citizens thereof1 shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges of native citizens1 including an equal interest in the soil and national funds2 and the laws of said ,nation shall be equally binding upon and give equal protection to all such persons '''4 7#ag7 ,virtually identical clauses relating to the citizenship of individuals of ,african descent within the ,seminole and ,cherokee ,nations were negotiated1 agreed upon1 and added to the respective ,seminole and ,cherokee ,treaties of #ahff4 7#ah7 ,shortly after executing the ,treaty of #ahff1 the ,creek ,nation reorganized their constitutional structure1 and in #ahfg1 it created a new and expansive constitution which recognized and affirmed the full citizenship rights of ,black ,creeks4 7#ai7 ,the #ahfg ,constitution did not discriminate against ,creeks of ,african descent1 ,free ,black1 or ,creek ,freedmen citizens of the ,creek ,nation4 7#bj7 ,in fact1 upon ratifying the #ahfg ,constitution1 the ,creek ,nation reconstituted its #dd traditional towns and voluntarily created #c additional towns 7,freedmen ,towns7 so the ,freedmen would have equal representation in the ,creek ,nation's ,national ,council4 7#ba7 ,also1 in #ahfg1 the ,creek ,nation gathered at the request of ,federal ,indian ,agent ,j4,w4 ,dunn 7,dunn7 to identify and list the individual members of the ,creek ,nation4 7#bb7 ,as a result of that gathering1 ,dunn compiled a roll of the ,creek ,nation's citizens1 which came to be known as the ,dunn ,roll4 ,listed on the ,dunn ,roll were all of the ,creek ,nation's then-gathered citizens1 which encompassed ,creek ,nation citizens with ,african ancestry1 including ,native ,africans1 ,free ,africans1 and newly emancipated1 formerly enslaved ,creek ,freedmen4 7#bc7 ,many ,creek ,nation citizens were forced to leave ,creek ,nation territory during the ,civil ,war because of the violence or for various other reasons4 ,the ,treaty of #ahff gave ,creek ,nation citizens until ,july #ae1 #ahfg1 to return to ,creek territory in order to be included on the ,dunn ,roll4 ,however1 ,dunn completed his roll #e months early and sent it to ,washington1 ,,dc1 in ,february #ahfg4 7#bd7 ,as a result1 the ,creek ,nation created a ,post-,civil ,war ,citizenship ,commission to review the applications of people who claimed they were ,creek ,nation citizens who should have been included on the ,dunn ,roll4 ,the ,creek ,nation ,post-,civil ,war ,citizenship ,commission reviewed several thousand applications1 and admitted over #a1gjj individuals and their descendants between #ahfg and #ahie4 ,numerous ,native ,africans1 ,free ,blacks1 and newly emancipated ,freedmen were among the #a1gjj individuals granted full citizenship by the ,creek ,nation ,post-,war ,citizenship ,commission4 7#be7 ,in the decade after the ,treaty of #ahff was enacted1 individuals of ,african descent 7,native ,africans1 ,free ,africans1 and formerly enslaved ,african_/,freedmen7 worked with all other ,creek ,nation citizens to attempt to rebuild the ,creek ,nation4 7#bf7 ,however1 many of the ,confederate-aligned ,upper_/,southern ,creeks refused to respect ,creek ,freedmen citizenship rights4 ,in fact1 on ,october #a1 #ahgg1 the ,upper_/,southern actions were rebuked by then ,creek ,nation ,principal ,chief ,ward ,coachman during his address to the ,creek ,national ,council3 ''' ,and inasmuch as there are ,freedmen among us1 whose rights under the treaty of #ahff1 have not by some been recognized1 and in consequence thereof have been discouraged1 are not improving or advancing as they might do2 and the treaty relative thereto being so plain that no one can mistake or misunderstand it4 ,i allude particularly to those known as the ,mc,gilvery or ,mc,gilbrey ,freedmen whom we know belonged to our own people1 were here within our country when the treaty was made and have remained among us ever since4 ,i would recommend if necessary that some action be had recognizing the rights of all who under the treaty are entitled to citizenship and equal rights and privileges with us44 7#bg7 ,between #ahfg and #ahie1 the ,creek ,nation created numerous rolls of its citizens4 ,none of these rolls created by the ,creek ,nation contained or listed blood quantum1 or singled out ,creeks of ,african descent1 ,free ,black ,creek ,citizens1 or former enslaved ,africans who were emancipated and accepted as ,creek citizens pursuant to the ,treaty of #ahff4 7#bh7 ,between #ahff and #aijf1 ,creeks of ,african descent were an essential part of the ,creek ,nation community1 as evidenced by their service in important and high positions in the ,creek ,nation's government and other areas of ,creek life4 7#bi7 ,in #ahhg1 ,congress passed the ,dawes ,act of #ahhg 7,dawes ,act74 7#cj7 ,the stated purpose of the ,dawes ,act was to prepare ,indian ,territory for statehood4 ,to this end1 the ,dawes ,act authorized the transfer of most of the land owned corporately by the ,creek ,nation to individual ,tribal citizens4 7#ca7 ,after the passing of the ,dawes ,act1 ,congress created the ,dawes ,commission in #ahic4 ,congress tasked the ,dawes ,commission with identifying all ,creek citizens eligible for land allotment in what would come to be known as the ,dawes ,rolls4 7#cb7 ,congress then passed the ,curtis ,act of ,june #bh1 #ahih 7#cj ,stat4 #die7 7,curtis ,act71 directing the ,dawes ,commission to create #b lists of citizens of the ,creek ,nation who would be eligible for land allotment1 which became the following3 7,a7 ,the ,creek ,nation ,creek ,roll1 which was purportedly composed only of ,creek ,nation citizens with ,creek blood4 7,b7 ,the ,creek ,nation ,freedmen ,roll1 which was purportedly composed only ,creek ,nation citizens who were formerly enslaved ,africans and devoid of any ,creek blood4 7#cc7 ,the ,dawes ,commission1 motivated by racism1 used race and ,creek ,nation citizens' physical appearance to segregate ,creeks of ,african ,descent ,creek ,freedmen4 ,the true ,creeks1 in the ,dawes ,commission's estimation1 were listed on the ,creek ,roll 7also known as the ,blood ,roll74 ,the ,creek ,freedmen 7individuals of ,african descent1 regardless of whether they or their ancestors were previously enslaved in the ,creek ,nation7 were listed on the ,creek ,nation ,freedmen ,roll4 7#cd7 ,the ,dawes ,commission employed the hypodescent rule1 by which any individual with one drop of ,black blood was to be considered ,black and therefore belonged on the ,creek ,nation ,freedmen ,roll4 7#ce7 ,the ,dawes ,commission therefore enrolled many ,creeks of ,african descent on the ,creek ,freedmen ,roll1 regardless of whether they or their ancestors were ever enslaved in the ,creek ,nation or of how much ,creek blood they actually possessed4 7#cf7 ,the ,dawes ,commission separated families by enrolling full siblings with different blood degrees and enrolling some family members on the ,creek ,nation ,blood ,roll and others on the ,creek ,freedmen ,roll4 ,the blood degree or blood quantum was originally to be used only for land allotment purposes4 7#cg7 ,therefore1 once the ,dawes ,rolls closed on ,march #d1 #aijg1 ,creek citizens enrolled on the ,freedmen ,roll and their descendants1 in perpetuity1 would always carry the ugly badge of slavery1 regardless of whether they or their ancestors were ever enslaved1 and forever legally be known as ,creek ,freedmen4 7#ch7 ,in #aigj1 ,congress passed the ,principal ,chiefs ,act requiring the ,chickasaw1 ,choctaw1 ,cherokee1 ,seminole1 and ,creek ,nations to obtain approval for their voting laws for selection of each nations ,principal ,chief4 ,the ,department of the ,interior drafted a policy stating that it was not necessary that each of these groups has identical or similar regulations1 but that #c conditions are deemed fundamental to the democratic selection of a principal ,tribal official4 ,one of the three conditions stipulated by the ,department was that voter qualifications of the ,creeks must be broad enough to include the enrolled ,creek ,freedmen citizens4 7#ci7 ,on or about ,august #ah1 #aige1 the ,creek ,nation1 through its ,national ,council1 submitted to the ,department of the ,interior a draft constitution 7,draft ,constitution7 that1 among other things1 contained express provisions that-- 7,a7 stripped individuals on the #aijf ,creek ,freedmen ,rolls and their then-living lineal descendants of their ,creek citizenship2 and 7,b7 prevented the unborn lineal descendants of individuals who were enrolled on the #aijf ,creek ,freedmen ,rolls from becoming citizens of the ,creek ,nation4 7#dj7 ,before the ,creek ,nation submitted the ,draft ,constitution to the ,department of the ,interior1 the ,creek ,nation did not seek1 obtain1 or allow any input from ,creek ,freedmen or individuals representing ,creek ,freedmen interests4 7#da7 ,minutes from the ,creek ,nation's ,october #bi1 #aigg1 ,national ,council meeting reveal that one of the express goals of the ,draft ,constitution was to strip ,freedmen and ,creek ,freedmen descendants of their ,creek citizenship and rights4 ,the minutes state the following3 ,when you go back to the old #ahfg ,constitution1 you are licked before you start2 because it doesn't talk about ,indians1 it talks about ,,citizens of the ,,creek ,,nation4 ,when you got down to the ,allotment time1 there were more that was non-,indians or half-blood or less1 who outnumbered the full blood1 all of these totaled about #aa1jjj1 and there were only #ah1jjj on the entire ,roll2 so1 there was only #i1jjj above ,one-half blood4 ,that's the reason1 they lost control2 the ,,fullblood lost control4 ,that's what we're fighting1 this blood quantum1 trying to get back and let the people control because under the old ,constitution1 you've lost before you ever started4 ,there were three ,,freedman bands that would outnumber you today as citizens4 ,so1 if we want to keep the ,,indian in control1 we've got to take a good look at this thing and get us a ,constitution that will keep the ,creek ,indian in ,control44 7#db7 ,on ,october #f1 #aigi1 the ,creek ,nation held an election to formally adopt the #aigi ,constitution and replace the #ahfg ,constitution4 7#dc7 ,section #ejc of the ,oklahoma ,indian ,welfare ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ebjc71 in effect since #aigi1 required the participation of at least #cj percent of those entitled to vote1 or the results of the election are invalid4 7#dd7 ,the total number of entitled voters that ,creek officials identified prior to the #aigi constitutional referendum did not include ,creek ,freedmen in an apparent effort to meet ,,oiwa election requirements4 ,creek ,freedmen and their descendants were denied the right to vote on the #aigi ,constitution and therefore did not vote on the #aigi constitution4 7#de7 ,upon the dubious ratification of the #aigi ,constitution1 the ,creek ,nation illegally declared that all ,freedmen were not entitled to ,creek citizenship and would no longer be recognized as nor allowed to be citizens of the ,creek ,nation4 7#df7 ,thousands of ,creek ,freedmen descendants have been denied their ,creek citizenship rights in a bold violation of the ,treaty of #ahff4 7#dg7 ,in violation of the ,treaty of #ahff1 the #acth ,amendment to the ,united ,states ,constitution1 the ,principal ,chiefs ,act of #aigj1 and the ,oklahoma ,indian ,welfare ,act1 ,creek ,freedmen have been illegally barred from participating1 as voters and candidates1 in every ,creek election from #aigi through the present4 7#dh7 ,currently1 the ,creek ,nation operates under a ,principal ,chief elected in violation of the #aigj ,principal ,chiefs ,act and ,treaty of #ahff1 and a ,national ,council constituted without ,creek ,freedmen representatives1 in violation of the ,treaty of #ahff4 7#di7 ,since #aigi1 thousands of ,creek ,freedmen have continuously attempted to assert and regain their full citizenship rights by formally applying for ,creek citizenship only to be completely ignored or summarily rebuffed4 ,oftentimes ,freedmen applicants would be informed of their denial via a form letter from the ,creek ,nation1 which would include some version of the following language1 taken from a ,may #ca1 #bjjb1 letter from the ,creek ,nation to a ,creek ,freedman applicant3 ,we are returning your letter and any other documents submitted for enrollment into the ,muscogee 7,creek7 ,nation because in checking the ,dawes ,commission ,rolls1 your ancestors were enrolled on the ,creek ,freedmen ,rolls4 ,if you will note from the copy you submitted there is no blood quantum listed because they are not ,creek by ,blood4 ,when slavery was abolished following the ,civil ,war1 ,treaties were negotiated with the ,five-,civilized ,tribes2 the ,choctaw1 ,cherokee1 ,chickasaw1 ,creek and ,seminole ,nations4 ,the treaties conferred citizenship in the ,tribes on the negroes who had been held in slavery by the ,tribes4 ,such citizens were referred as ,freedmen44 7#ej7 ,a ,creek ,freedmen ,indians or ,african_/,black ,creek ,indians association was organized and continues to work to preserve the unique identity of members of the ,muscogee ,creek ,indian ,freedmen ,band ,association1 and to protect the history1 legacy1 rights1 and dignity of the thousands of ,creek ,freedmen ,indians4 7#ea7 ,beginning in #bjjd1 #b ,creek ,freedmen litigated the issue of ,creek ,freedmen citizenship within the ,creek ,nation court in ,johnson and ,graham v4 ,muscogee 7,creek7 ,nation of ,oklahoma ,citizenship ,board1 ,,cv #bjjc-ed4 7#eb7 ,the ,creek ,freedmen contended that they and all ,creek ,freedmen were eligible for citizenship in the ,creek ,nation pursuant to the ,treaty of #ahff1 the ,muscogee 7,creek7 ,nation ,constitution1 and the ,creek ,nation ,citizenship ,code4 7#ec7 ,in its ,march #bg1 #bjjf1 opinion1 the ,creek ,nation ,district ,court declined to reach the substantive issues related to the ,treaty of #ahff4 ,instead1 the court found that the ,citizenship ,board did not follow ,creek ,nation law1 which mandated that the ,citizenship ,board process the citizenship applications of the ,creek ,freedmen4 7#ed7 ,on or about ,april #ac1 #bjjf1 the ,citizenship ,board refused to comply with the ,creek ,nation's ,district ,court order to process the ,creek ,freedmen's citizenship applications4 ,on ,november #b1 #bjjg1 the ,creek ,nation ,supreme ,court unanimously reversed the district court decision and refused to rule on the applicability of the citizenship provisions of the ,treaty of #ahff4 7#ee7 ,the manner in which the ,creek ,nation is conducting the relationship between the ,united ,states and the ,tribal entity is not in the best interest of the ,united ,states ,government or the citizens of the ,creek ,nation1 and violates existing treaties and laws governing the relationship between the ,united ,states ,government and the ,creek ,nation4 7#ef7 ,the ,creek ,nation's current refusal to recognize the citizenship rights of ,creek ,freedmen and to deny to ,creek ,freedmen all rights1 privileges1 protections1 and benefits arising from citizenship in the ,creek ,nation equally and on the same basis as all other ,creek ,nation citizens1 including1 without limitation1 the right to vote in ,creek ,nation elections1 the right to run for and hold ,creek ,nation office1 and the right to receive funds and benefits available to all others in violation of the treaty rights extended to the ,creek ,freedmen in a treaty agreement between the ,united ,states and the ,creek ,nation in the #ahff ,treaty and the #acth ,amendment to the ,united ,states ,constitution4 7#eg7 ,the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff guarantees the ,creek ,freedmen the right to full and equal citizenship in the ,creek ,nation4 7#eh7 ,the ,creek ,freedmen are legally indistinguishable from other citizens of the ,creek ,nation pursuant to the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff4 7#ei7 ,as equal citizens of the ,creek ,nation1 the ,creek ,freedmen descendants are entitled to all rights1 privileges1 protections1 and benefits arising from citizenship in the ,creek ,nation equally and on the same basis as all other ,creek ,nation citizens1 including1 without limitation1 the right to vote in ,creek ,nation elections1 the right to run for and hold ,creek ,nation office1 and the right to receive funds and benefits available to ,creek ,nation citizens4 7#fj7 ,no ,federal statute or superseding treaty has modified the ,creek ,freedmen descendants' citizenship rights as granted in the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff4 7#fa7 ,no amendment to the ,creek ,nation ,constitution has modified nor could modify the citizenship rights of ,creek ,freedmen1 because those rights are derived from the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff and not the ,creek ,nation ,constitution4 7#fb7 ,there has been no ,act of ,congress expressing any intent to abrogate ,article #b of the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff4 7#fc7 ,the ,creek ,treaty of #ahff is a bilateral agreement negotiated and signed by two sovereign entities utilizing their executive and legislative governmental powers4 ,the validity of the agreement has not been contested by the ,creek ,nation4 ,the ,treaty of #ahff is the supreme law of the land regarding the citizenship rights of ,creek ,freedmen4 7#fd7 ,the ,department of the ,interior is obligation to protect the ,creek ,freedmen descendants and refuse to recognize of the ,creek ,nation's government until such time as the ,creek ,nation affirms and restores ,creek ,freedmen citizenship rights4 ,by continuing to recognize the ,creek ,nation and its government1 elected and formed under the illegal #aigi ,constitution1 the ,department of the ,interior has violated and continues to violate its own precedent and policy1 and has breached and continues to breach its responsibility to the ,freedmen descendants pursuant to ,article #b of the ,treaty of #ahff4 7#fe7 ,the ,creek ,nation has received and continues to receive ,federal funding distributed by the ,department of the ,interior for the benefit of individual ,creek ,nation citizens4 ,the ,department of the ,interior has knowledge that the ,creek ,nation distributes funds under these ,federal programs in a discriminatory manner by excluding ,creek ,freedmen from participation in and receipt of the benefits of the programs by virtue of their status as ,creek ,freedmen4 #b4 ,severance of relations with the ,creek ,nation 7a7 ,in ,general ,the ,united ,states hereby severs all relations with the ,creek ,nation1 including all financial obligations or otherwise1 until such time as the ,creek ,nation meets all of its treaty obligations and other ,federal statutory obligations 7including all obligations under the ,treaty of #ahff1 the ,principal ,chiefs ,act1 holding elections for ,tribal leaders that are in compliance with the ,act1 and has restored the rights of all ,creek ,freedmen disenfranchised from the ,creek ,nation71 as determined by a final certification under subsection 7d74 7b7 ,compliance with the ,requirements of the ,act ,the ,secretary shall coordinate with all departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government to ensure that every effort is being made by the ,federal ,government to comply with this ,act4 7c7 ,reports 7#a7 ,federal ,agencies ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter until the final certification under subsection 7d71 all departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government shall submit a report to the ,secretary describing-- 7,a7 all ,federal programs under their jurisdiction that provide financial assistance and other services to the ,creek ,nation2 and 7,b7 the efforts undertaken by the department or agency to comply with the requirements of this ,act4 7#b7 ,status ,reports ,until the ,secretary certifies to ,congress that the ,creek ,nation is in compliance with its treaty obligations1 the ,secretary shall submit monthly public reports to ,congress on the status of the ,federal ,government's efforts to ensure that all departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government are in compliance with the requirements of this ,act4 7#c7 ,other ,freedman ,indians ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue a public report to ,congress on the status of ,freedmen in the ,creek1 ,choctaw1 ,chickasaw1 ,creek1 and ,seminole ,nations of ,oklahoma4 ,the report shall address whether each of those ,indian ,tribes is in compliance with all treaty obligations and ,federal laws with respect to its ,freedmen members1 the level of participation of its ,freedmen members in ,tribal leadership positions1 ,tribal benefits received by its ,freedmen members1 and previous or current efforts on the part of those ,indian ,tribes to disenfranchise its ,freedmen members4 7d7 ,congressional ,certification ,after the ,secretary has certified to ,congress that the ,creek ,nation is in full compliance with all its treaty obligations and ,congress approves the ,secretary's certification by a vote taken on a concurrent resolution certifying that the ,creek ,nation is in full compliance with its treaty obligations1 the final certification of the ,creek ,nation's treaty compliance shall take effect4 #c4 ,suspension of right to conduct gaming operations 7a7 ,in ,general ,the ,creek ,nation's authority to conduct gaming regulated under the ,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act and to administer any funds from such gaming are suspended until such time that the ,creek ,nation is in compliance with all treaty and other obligations with the ,united ,states by a final certification under section #b7;d74 7b7 ,report ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,national ,indian ,gaming ,commission shall submit a report to ,congress detailing the actions that have been taken to enforce subsection 7a74 #d4 ,noncompliance 7a7 ,recertification ,if1 after a certification under section #b7;d71 the ,secretary certifies to ,congress that the ,creek ,nation is not in full compliance with its treaty obligations or ,federal statutes that govern its relations with the ,federal ,government1 the provisions of section #b7;a7 through 7c7 shall apply until ,congress recertifies full compliance under section #b7;d74 7b7 ,private ,action ,any ,creek ,freedmen shall have a private right to bring actions for injunctive relief1 declaratory relief1 or monetary damages against the ,creek ,nation of ,oklahoma1 officials of the ,creek ,nation of ,oklahoma1 or ,federal officials for noncompliance with this ,act or for violations of the terms of the ,treaty of #ahff1 the #acth ,amendment to the ,united ,states ,constitution1 or the ,indian ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh4 ,the appropriate ,federal courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over actions brought under this subsection4 #e4 ,department of ,justice 7a7 ,,ag ,finding ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall issue a finding on whether the ,federal civil rights of the ,creek ,freedmen have been violated by the ,creek ,nation1 the ,department of the ,interior1 or both4 7b7 ,private right of action ,any ,freedmen may bring a private right of action in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel the ,attorney ,general to investigate ,federal civil rights violations and provide a determination of whether a violation has occurred within #ahj days of submitting a complaint to a court describing the violation in writing4 #f4 ,,gao report on expenditure of ,federal funds ,on ,october #a of each year1 the ,government ,accountability ,office shall issue a public report to ,congress on the following3 7#a7 ,for each of the #e fiscal years ending immediately before the report1 the ,creek ,nation's expenditure of all ,federal funds4 7#b7 ,an analysis of ,federal funds allocated by the ,creek ,nation's leadership for its member benefits and services and for administrative and other purposes4 7#c7 ,a determination of whether or not the ,creek ,nation is in full compliance with all ,federal regulations and laws regarding the management and disbursement of ,federal funds4 #g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,creek ,nation ,the term ,creek ,nation means the ,muscogee 7,creek7 ,nation of ,oklahoma4 7#b7 ,creek ,freedmen1 ,freedmen1 and ,black ,creeks ,the terms ,creek ,freedmen1 ,freedmen1 and ,black ,creeks means individuals who can trace their ancestry to individuals listed on the #aijf ,dawes ,commission ,rolls for the ,creek ,freedmen4 7#c7 ,other ,freedman ,indians ,the term ,other ,freedmen ,indians means individuals who can trace their ancestry to the #aijf ,dawes ,commission ,rolls who are members of the ,choctaw1 ,chickasaw1 ,muscogee 7,creek71 and ,seminole ,nations4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of the ,interior4