![]() “You made a promise to protect these lands and the MCN ancestors who remain there,” David Hill, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s principal chief, wrote. It also states many of those remains are still being stored at Auburn University and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation wants them returned to descendants. The lawsuit states that 57 graves were removed from the site when the casino was built in 2001. That land, Hickory Ground, was the last capital of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation before they were forcibly relocated to Oklahoma. The tribal nation first filed the lawsuit in 2012, seeking to demolish Wind Creek Casino and Resort in Wetumpka and prevent further land development, claiming it was built on a sacred site. ![]() ![]() The Poarch Creek Band of Indians is again facing a lawsuit after the Muscogee (Creek) Nation asked an appellate court to reinstate it. ![]()
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