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Muscogee Nation Mound building. Seat of government for both Legislative and Judicial branches of government. The government of the Muscogee Nation is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. Okmulgee is the capital of the Muscogee Nation and also serves as the seat of government. [8] Opothle Yahola: Muscogee Chief ...
James R. Floyd was the chief executive of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. [1] Floyd won 2,964 votes constituting 62% of the votes in the 2015 general elections, which took place on November 2, 2015, to beat incumbent Chief George Tiger.
William McIntosh (c. 1775 – April 30, 1825), [1] also known as Tustunnuggee Hutke (White Warrior), was one of the most prominent chiefs of the Muscogee Creek Nation between the turn of the 19th-century and his execution in 1825.
Allied with the British, they opposed white encroachment on Muscogee lands and the "civilizing programs" administered by Indian agent Benjamin Hawkins, and clashed with many of the leading chiefs of the Muscogee Nation, most notably the Lower Creek Mico William McIntosh, Hawkins' most powerful ally. Before the Muscogee Civil War began, the Red ...
The 2019 Muscogee (Creek) general elections took place on November 2, 2019, to elect the Principal Chief, Second Chief, and half of the 16 National Council seats of the Muscogee Nation. The primary election was held on September 21 and in races where no one candidate won a majority of the votes, the top candidates moved on to the November ...
James Sapulpa (also known as Chief Sapulpa; [a] c.1824 – March 17, 1887) was a Muscogee blacksmith, rancher, and a Confederate States of America officer who is best known as the first permanent resident and namesake of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. He served in the Muscogee Nation House of Kings from 1868 until his death.
In 1970, the Muscogee Nation was granted the right to self-determination, [3] and in 1971, Claude Cox was elected as the first Principal Chief since the tribe was reorganized. [3] [18] Crow announced her candidacy for the tribal election held in 1991, the first time Cox was not running for re-election.
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief David Hill raises the Muscogee flag in front of the Calhoun County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. But to move forward, they say, the Muscogees must ...