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Press Release: Protection of Mvskoke Cultural Sites

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1st, 2023, 12:00 pm CST Okmulgee, Oklahoma As the legislative body representing the Mvskoke people, the Muscogee (Creek) National Council has many responsibilities for addressing the needs of tribal citizens. The Muscogee Constitution, adopted in 1979, in Article VI-Legislative Branch, Section 7, sets forth ten (10) general powers that the people …

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Press Release. Appointment of Nofire

Chief Hill Responds to Nofire Appointment as Tribal Liaison

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 5, 2023 “We have always welcomed a constructive dialogue with the Governor, but I don’t think his staff has been the issue. The Governor sets the direction for his administration, and he has made it clear that his policy is hostility towards tribes and their authority. It’s hard to see one staff …

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Muscogee (Creek) Nation Confirms Geri Wisner as Attorney General

For Immediate Release April 7, 2022 OKMULGEE, Okla. – The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has installed Geri Wisner, an experienced tribal prosecutor and widely recognized expert in the protection of Native children, as attorney general. She succeeds Roger Wiley, who now serves as Chief Justice of the Nation’s District Court. “We are pleased to have these …

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Cynthia Chavez Lamar Named Director of the National Museum of the American Indian

Cynthia Chavez Lamar has been named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, effective Feb. 14. She is the first Native woman to be named as a Smithsonian museum director. Chavez Lamar has been at the museum most recently since 2014, and earlier in her career was a museum intern (1994) and …

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Joy Harjo Appointed to Third Term as U.S. Poet Laureate

Harjo Launches Signature Project, “Living Nations, Living Words,” During Native American Heritage Month Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has announced the appointment of U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo to a third term, making Harjo the second laureate to receive this extension since terms for the position were established in 1943. Harjo’s third term, to begin …

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DRIVE-THRU FOOD GIVEAWAY OCT 15TH | NOV 19TH | DEC 17TH

DRIVE-THRU FOOD GIVEAWAY OCT 15TH | NOV 19TH | DEC 17TH4:00-6:30 PMAll Dates DRIVE-THRU SITESCreek Community Centers : Holdenville | 224 E. PoplarBristow | 121 W. LincolnTulsa | 8611 S. Union Ave Dewar | 903 E. 6th StMuskogee | 335 N. 4th St MVSKOKE Dome @ the Claude Cox Omniplex 2950 Warrior Rd | OkmulgeeEufaula …

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