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The Kialegee Tribal Town is headquartered in Wetumka, Oklahoma. Of the 700 enrolled tribal members, 629 live within the state of Oklahoma. Its tribal jurisdictional area falls in Creek County, Muskogee County, Tulsa County, County, Okmulgee County, Hughes, McIntosh, Okfuskee counties. [3] The tribe's Mekko or Chief is elected for a term of two ...
Official Tribal Name People(s) Total Pop. (2010) [2] In-State Pop. (2010) [2] Tribal Headquarters [2] County Jurisdiction [2] Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians: Shawnee: 3,050 2,315 Shawnee: Cleveland, Pottawatomie: Alabama–Quassarte Tribal Town: Alabama, Coushatta: 380 324 Wetumka
The Muscogee Creek who first settled it after removal in the 1830s named it for their ancestral town of Wetumpka in Alabama. Wetumka is a Muskogee language word meaning "rumbling waters." [5] In the 21st century, it is the headquarters for two federally recognized tribes, the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town and the Kialegee Tribal Town. The town ...
The United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced last week that $120 million are available to fund tribal efforts to become more resilient to climate-fueled extreme weather ...
No tribal representatives were part of the task force, which met five times this spring before issuing a list of final recommendations. Oklahoma task force on tribal reservation safety lacked ...
Under the agreements, Oklahoma and tribal governments split the tax money collected from tobacco products sold on tribal lands. More:What to know about Oklahoma's newest tribal compact dispute.
The following Muscogee groups have gained federal recognition as tribes: the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Kialegee Tribal Town, and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town of Oklahoma; the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, and the Poarch Band of Creeks in Alabama.
Sep. 29—Oklahoma tribal leaders are reacting to a Sooner Survey poll indicating that 82% would like to see the State of Oklahoma cooperating better with tribal nations. Pat McFerron, president ...