DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MuscogeeCreek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuscogeeCreek</span></a> remembered their ancestors dug up for a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/casino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>casino</span></a>, before oral arguments were heard before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia </p><p>By <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mvskoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mvskoke</span></a> Media, via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CensoredNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CensoredNews</span></a> Sept. 25, 2024</p><p>The Ancestors Were Here</p><p>"Oral arguments in the Muscogee (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Creek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Creek</span></a>) Nation, et al v. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoarchBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoarchBand</span></a> of Creek Indians, et al. were heard today (Sept. 25) before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Ga. The appeal is for a suit filed against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians for building a casino resort on the site of Hickory Ground's sacred burial ground in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetumka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wetumka</span></a>, Alabama.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HickoryGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HickoryGround</span></a> Ceremonial members marched to the courthouse this morning to sit in on the arguments and show their support.</p><p>"In a press conference immediately following, lawyer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaryKathrynNagle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaryKathrynNagle</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cherokee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cherokee</span></a>) thanked the court for accommodating the Nation and members of Hickory Ground. She explained it is now up to the three judges hearing the case to decide what happens next, a decision could take months to be handed down due to the complicated nature of the case. Mekko George Thompson described his as a 'monumental day'.</p><p>"Muscogee Creek Nation Principal Chief praised Nagle's efforts in the case and expounded on the importance of continuing to fight for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mvskokvlke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mvskokvlke</span></a> ancestors. 'It's been a long battle,' Chief Hill said. 'The things that are being done now are to prevent things that will happen in the future.'</p><p>"The Nation's next stop on their '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JourneyForJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JourneyForJustice</span></a>' is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OxfordAlabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OxfordAlabama</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/09/muscogee-candlelight-vigil-for-ancestors.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/09</span><span class="invisible">/muscogee-candlelight-vigil-for-ancestors.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MvskokeMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MvskokeMedia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MuscogeeCreekNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuscogeeCreekNation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeAmericanNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurialGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BurialGround</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WindCreekCasino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindCreekCasino</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChiefDavidHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChiefDavidHill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrailOfTears" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrailOfTears</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wetumpka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wetumpka</span></a></p>