Muscogee Nation renews lawsuit over Alabama casino they say desecrated a sacred site

Published July 22, 2023 11:52 AM

ATLANTA (AP) — The Muscogee (Creek) Nation has asked a federal appellate court in Atlanta to reinstate its case against the Poarch Creek Band of Indians and Auburn University for improperly removing graves from a sacred site in Alabama to build a casino. Al.com reports that the Oklahoma-based tribal nation alleges that the construction of the Wind Creek Casino and Resort in Wetumpka, Alabama, occurred at Hickory Ground, a sacred tribal site and capital when federal troops forced the Creeks out of Alabama nearly 200 years ago. A federal judge threw out the lawsuit in 2021, saying the Poarch Creek Band have qualified immunity and cannot be sued for developing their land.

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