Scullyville County Choctaw Nation

The case of James M. Meeks et al. involved a dispute over the enrollment of Meeks family members as citizens of the Choctaw Nation. James M. Meeks, son of Seamon Meeks and a Choctaw woman, was born in Scullyville County, Choctaw Nation. Despite his Choctaw ancestry and return to the Nation in 1897, his enrollment was denied in 1900 because his name was not on tribal rolls. Legal arguments emphasized his eligibility under the Act of June 28, 1898, but the commission maintained its ruling.