MCN Reintegration Program receives federal grant
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reintegration Program is the recipient of a $739,944 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation grant through the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance.
View ArticleMCN to open satellite office in Jenks
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation plans to open a satellite office Oct. 19 at the RiverWalk Development Complex in Jenks.
View ArticleLighthorse Tribal Police receive Department of Justice grant
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police Department has received a nearly $895,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
View Article2 tribes among 8 receiving federal education grants
The Chickasaw and Muscogee (Creek) nations are among eight tribes selected to receive federal grants for education programs.
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation elects new chief
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation's new principal chief says he is pleasantly surprised by the results of an election that ousted Principal Chief George Tiger.
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation sets inauguration date
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has scheduled the inauguration ceremony at 10 a.m. Jan. 2 for its newly elected principal chief, re-elected second chief and the Muscogee (Creek) National Council.
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) program helps students gain work experience
Grant Proctor said he appreciated the connections he made in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's summer internship program. April Harley said she got real-world exposure in last summer's program. But the...
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation inaugurates leaders
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has inaugurated a new elected principal chief and other recently elected tribal officials.
View ArticleMuscogee (Creek) Nation chief to present State of the Nation
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief James Floyd will present the State of the Nation at 10 a.m. Saturday at the National Mound Building in Okmulgee.
View ArticleDammed if they do: Tulsa, Jenks wait for tribe’s decision on river’s future
It will take three parties to make the south Tulsa/Jenks dam a reality, and only two have committed money to the project.
View ArticleMvskoke Media receives second free press award
For the second time in less than a year, Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s media arm has been recognized for the passage of its free press act, which allows Mvskoke Media to report on the nation without the...
View ArticleTribe lays off more than 100 health care workers
Officials say the Muscogee (Creek) Nation has laid off more than 100 health care workers since Friday.
View ArticleBill requires Senate approval for tribe, state compacts
Senate Bill 219 would require the Senate to approve compacts with tribes by two-thirds majority vote.
View ArticleTribes banking on financial literacy for citizens
The Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition is trying to get more Native Americans introduced to banking and building a savings account.
View ArticleTFCU, Muscogee (Creek) Nation partnership expands
The potential pool of members at Tinker Federal Credit Union has grown by an entire tribe.
View ArticleResolution against illegal gaming approved
A city in northeastern Oklahoma has passed a resolution opposing illegal gaming.
View ArticleAppeals court overturns conviction, sentence
A federal appeals court has overturned the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence of an Oklahoma man who claimed he should have been tried in federal court because he was an American Indian.
View Article10th Circuit acknowledges Creek reservation was never disestablished
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s original reservation boundaries were never disestablished, which means a 1999 murder outside Henryretta needs to be tried in federal court.
View ArticleFormer officer injects new racial element in 2014 slaying
A white former police officer is headed for a fourth trial in the killing of his daughter's black boyfriend, but Shannon Kepler has recently added another racial element to the case: He now says...
View ArticleSaving sacred land: Tribal leader testifies before Congress
Cherokee Nation Chief Bill John Baker testified before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee Wednesday about legislation that would affect Oklahoma’s Five Civilized Tribes.
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