A judge said that despite being recognized in Alabama, MOWA was not a federally recognized tribe and therefore the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, which authorizes gambling on Indian reservations ...

"There are still people today who don't know what Indian tribes are in Alabama," said Josey, a member of the Star Clan of Muscogee Creeks. Alabama has nine state-recognized tribes. One, the Poarch ...

Treaties signed between American Indians and Colonial powers in the 17th and 18th centuries, and then between tribes and American ... Georgia, and Alabama on what they called The Trail of Tears.

Alabama has recognized nine tribes, but only one — the Poarch Band of Creek Indians — is recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which is part of the U.S. Interior Department. Members of ...

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A federal district court judge in Alabama dismissed the case in 2021, ruling the Poarch have sovereign immunity, the legal doctrine that bars lawsuits against tribes. The Muscogee are appealing to ...

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The Poarch Band of Creek Indians Is Buying a Racecourse in Alabama BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, which operates casinos in multiple states, has reached an agreement ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Leaders of several American Indian tribes are asking the University of Alabama to return nearly 6,000 human remains and artifacts from the school’s archaeological park and ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Leaders of several American Indian tribes are asking the University of Alabama to return nearly 6,000 human remains and artifacts from the school’s archaeological park ...