In the fall of 2019, journalists at Mvskoke Media, the news outlet covering the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma, were documenting a dramatic election season while also facing a tough fight to safeguard their right to report the story.
Of the 574 federally recognized Native tribes, just five have free press laws on the books. And as of now, the Muscogee Nation is the only one with the right to a free and independent press enshrined in its tribal constitution.
'Bad Press' begins in November 2018, when the Muscogee Nation's National Council abruptly and narrowly repeals the tribe's free press law, enacted in 2015.'
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