The funds will be spent on everything from public health infrastructure to substance abuse treatment.
Tag: Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Posted inDocumenters
Tulsa and Muscogee (Creek) Nation reach milestone in tribal jurisdiction settlement
The settlement required both governments to meet and align on practices related to municipal citations, arrests and detentions involving tribal citizens.
Posted inCulture
At Tulsa-area Native American church, Sunday service means singing in four languages
Citizens from between four and six tribes practice their faith at Native Stone Baptist Church in Sapulpa. Soon, they’ll make a new home in Tulsa Hills.
Posted inHealth
Tulsa mobile paternity testing clinic is helping Creek Freedmen prove their lineage
After a court ruling opened the door for Freedmen to become Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizens, Meghan Scott took to the open road to help descendants.
Posted inGovernment
Muscogee Nation officials offer next steps in complying with Freedmen citizenship ruling
Muscogee Nation leaders are beginning to change tribal policy in response to a court order requiring the tribe to grant citizenship to Freedmen descendants, or those whose ancestors were formerly enslaved by the tribal nation.
Posted inGovernment
Oklahoma asks SCOTUS to ignore Muscogee citizen tax dispute or ‘revisit McGirt’ ruling
Attorneys for Oklahoma’s Tax Commission are asking the US Supreme Court not to hear the tax dispute of a Muscogee Nation citizen. But if they do, they should “revisit” the landmark McGirt ruling.
Posted inGovernment
Muscogee Nation sounds alarm to prioritize language revitalization efforts, declares state of emergency
The Muscogee Nation is sounding the alarm over the need to revitalize two Indigenous languages.
Posted inGovernment
Creek Freedmen file for Muscogee Supreme Court to enforce citizenship ruling
Amid executive orders blocking them from receiving citizenship cards, Creek Freedmen are asking the nation’s court to follow through on its ruling.
Posted inGovernment
Mayor Nichols pushes back as governor seeks to thwart agreement with Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to toss Tulsa’s agreement giving the nation jurisdiction over misdemeanors involving tribal citizens.