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ZZ Top cancels performance: Why the show did not go on
“We’re definitely from ‘the show must go on’ school,” members of the rock band ZZ Top said in a recent release. But the show did not go on last week at Wind Creek Casino and Hotel when the band, along with openers 3 Doors Down, canceled their performance at the last minute citing safety concerns.  Poarch Creek5/23/2013
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Poarch Tribe Donates To Area Organizations
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians announced today it is donating more than $300,000 to several area organizations.
5/8/2013
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Lawmaker fighting to have same machines at Creek, Macon casinos
(Alabama) -- A state lawmaker who represents Macon County, knowing her legislation to allow machines played at Native American casinos to be played in her home county...
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Lawmaker: Let VictoryLand have same machines as Poarch casinos
(Alabama) -- A Macon County lawmaker suggested a solution to the state's long-running controversy over electronic bingo gambling.
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Poarch Creek tribal members say history justifies their bingo casinos (video). What do you think?
(Alabama) -- Is it fair that tribe members reap the benefits of a virtual gambling monopoly in the state? As a federally recognized tribe, the Poarch Band of Creek...
5/4/2013
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Poarch Creek Responds to Dismissal of Terrorist Charge
(Alabama) -- It is regrettable that Poarch Tribal law enforcement officials were not invited to show the Grand Jury video of the individual threatening to burn down our...
4/24/2013
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Who’s running the AG’s office?
(Alabama) -- A Senate committee has approved a bill that would raise the penalty for promoting gambling, and for possession of an illegal gambling device, from a...
4/17/2013
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Wind Creek Casino to host unique eating contest as part of FoodaBluza
(Alabama) -- Food, it’s not just for dinner any more. Increasingly food has become something more, something more akin to sports than sustenance. Programs like the...
4/15/2013
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Poarch Creek's bingo empire changed tiny Atmore, insiders say
(Alabama) -- The small town of Atmore has been on the move since the Poarch Band of Creek Indians built Wind Creek, their towering bingo casino, in 2009. Just ask local...
4/14/2013
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Attorney general vs. Creeks now in federal court
(Alabama) -- An attempt by Alabama's attorney general to shut down three casinos operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has shifted to federal court, where a...
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One of these is an illegal slot machine, the other is a bingo game. Can you tell the difference?
(Alabama) -- One of the main prongs in Alabama Attorney General's newest legal attack on the Poarch Band of Creek Indians centers around whether the tribe's...
4/13/2013
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Ala. tribal casino dispute moves to federal court
(Alabama) -- The state Attorney General is looking to shut down tribal casinos, saying they're public nuisances in a complaint filed in federal court.
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Bingo battle continues
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, after successfully moving a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Luther Strange to federal court, have filed a motion seeking...
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Indians fire back at Strange
(Alabama) -- Accusing Attorney General Luther Strange of an “end run around federal law,” the Poarch Band of Creek Indians asked a federal judge to dismiss...
4/12/2013
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Attorney General Strange beefs up lawsuit against Indian casinos
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther strange is beefing up the state's lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indian's three casinos.
4/11/2013
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Bingo battle heats up as A.G. Luther Strange expands complaint against Poarch Creek (updated)
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange today returned fire against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, lodging a multi-pronged legal attack on the tribe'...
4/10/2013
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Ala. Indian Casino Lawsuit Moves to Federal Court
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has been moved to federal court where the tribe has, using...
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GOP Washed Campaign Money, Voters Say
(Alabama) -- Alabama Republicans skirted state laws to help Native American political contributors eliminate "non-Indian gaming" and diverted $7.9 million from...
4/9/2013
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Motion seeks dismissal of Ala's Indian casino lawsuit
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is seeking to have Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's case against them thrown out.
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Poarch Band turns the tables on A.G. Luther Strange in bingo lawsuit
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange’s lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has been moved to federal court where the tribe has, using...
4/6/2013
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Ford files civil suit against AG, governor
(Alabama) -- Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford announced the filing of a civil law suit against Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange during a press conference at Tuskegee...
4/5/2013
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Poarch “Creeks”: Cashing In and Selling Out
(Alabama) -- A recent statement made in the press by council member Robert McGhee of the Poarch Band in Alabama, while being criticized by local county officials who...
4/1/2013
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Wind Creek announces new partnerships, promotion
(Alabama) -- Wondering why an expansive new aquarium in the shape of a lighthouse has suddenly appeared in the bar area of the gaming floor at Wind Creek Casino and...
3/30/2013
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Tuesday deadline for tribal elections
(Alabama) -- Poarch tribal members interested in running for open government seats in the 2013 election are now less than a week away from the deadline, according to...
3/29/2013
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Poarch Creek's bingo empire changed tiny Atmore, insiders say
(Alabama) -- The small town of Atmore has been on the move since the Poarch Band of Creek Indians built Wind Creek, their towering bingo casino, in 2009. Just ask local...
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Surprised that Creek tribe members get $18,000 checks? Chat with reporter Robert McClendon about it at 10 a.m.
(Alabama) -- When I chatted with a pair of nice ladies from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians last month at the Waffle House in Atmore, I was not surprised to hear that...
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Tullis to be inducted into HOF
(Alabama) -- Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Council member Eddie L. Tullis will be representing the government category for this year’s class of inductees...
3/28/2013
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AG can take $100,000 from Poarch casinos
(Alabama) -- The Legal Counsel for the State Ethics Commission says Attorney General Luther Strange can keep $100,000 campaign contribution from the Poarch Creek casinos.
3/22/2013
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NIGC: PCI casinos are legal
(Alabama) -- Electronic bingo machines at Wind Creek and other Poarch Creek gaming facilities do not have to follow Alabama’s definition of bingo, a letter from...
3/20/2013
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AG’s Poarch Creek lawsuit a sham?
(Alabama) -- Here is what Attorney General Luther Strange wrote to the lawyers for VictoryLand and Milton McGregor before Strange raided and closed the Macon County...
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National Indian Gaming Commission, Luther Strange spar over Indian gambling
(Alabama) -- The federal agency that oversees Indian gaming told Alabama's attorney general that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians can operate electronic bingo games...
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Poarch Creeks recognized for forestry achievements
(North Carolina) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI) recently received the Helene Mosley Memorial TREASURE Forest Award for the South Region at the Alabama...
3/19/2013
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Federal regulator indicates Poarch Creek casinos are legal
(Alabama) -- The federal authority that oversees Indian casinos strongly reinforced to Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange that, despite his recent attempted action...
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NIGC Confirms Federal Authority Over Poarch Creek Indian Gaming
(Alabama) -- The nation's top federal regulator for Indian gaming has once again confirmed that the Poarch Band of Creek Indian's gaming operations are operating...
3/17/2013
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Poarch Band of Creek Indians: State attacks over how they make money while politicians woo them for their money
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange charges in a lawsuit that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians are guilty of "operating, advancing and profiting from...
3/14/2013
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Video: Watch the Arrest of Muscogee Man Held on Terrorist Threat Charges
(Alabama) -- Save Hickory Ground posted this video of Wayland Gray, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen, and three others being arrested to its Facebook page on March 6.
3/13/2013
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OP/ED: State misguided in attack of Indian casino properties
(Alabama) -- What is wrong with this picture? The State of Alabama (land that I love) is “hell bent” on closing Indian casinos. Due to the closing of non-...
3/10/2013
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Business owners benefit from casino
(Alabama) -- Every Friday morning Julie Fountain, event coordinator and designer at Coley’s Petals and Parties, spends hours designing and perfecting flower...
3/8/2013
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Bad for business
(Alabama) -- Every Friday morning Julie Fountain, event coordinator and designer at Coley’s Petals and Parties, spends hours designing and perfecting flower...
3/6/2013
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LETTER: AG Strange needs to understand implications of actions
(Alabama) -- To the editor: On February 19, 2013, Luther Strange, the Attorney General of Alabama, filed a lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, in an effort...
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LETTER: State needs to see benefit of gaming
(Alabama) -- To the editor: What is wrong with this picture? The State of Alabama (land that I love) is [determined to] close Indian casinos. Due to the closing of non-...
3/2/2013
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Poarch Creeks share the wealth, announce $2 million for area schools
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians today announced donations of more than $2 million to schools in southwest Alabama and Escambia County, Florida.
3/1/2013
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Poarch Creek Indians Donate $2 Million To Area Schools
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians donated more than $2 million to four school in Escambia County, Florida, along with schools from Escambia, Monroe and...
2/28/2013
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Alabama Creeks lead nation's Indian gaming sites in growth
(Alabama) -- Alabama’s Creek Indian casinos have experienced record-setting growth for the fourth year in a row due to the state’s crackdown on privately...
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Poarch Creeks share the wealth, announce $2 million for area schools
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians today announced donations of more than $2 million to schools in southwest Alabama and Escambia County, Florida.
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Tribe donates millions to local schools
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians again donated to local schools during a special presentation held Thursday at Wind Creek Casino and Hotel.
2/27/2013
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PCI responds to AG suit
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) has called a recent lawsuit filed against the tribe one of “no legal merit.” Tuesday, February 19, PCI...
2/26/2013
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Alabama Creeks lead nation in gambling growth
(Alabama) -- A new national study says Alabama's Creek Indian casinos have experienced record-setting growth for the fourth year due to the state's crackdown on...
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ANALYSIS: Bingo: Casino’s Federal License is A Shield Against Public Nuisance Claim [reg req'd]
(Alabama) -- The State of Alabama filed suit on February 19, 2012, attempting to shut down four casinos it contends are illegal. Three Indian gambling centers and...
2/21/2013
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Bingo raids 'Stupid Stupid Stupid' or enforcing the law. Depends on who you ask.
(Alabama) -- Few things stoke passions in Alabama like gambling. In a one-two punch Tuesday, Attorney General Luther Strange ordered a raid on VictoryLand, Milton...
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Lawsuit to shut down Poarch Band casinos filed
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange announces he has filed a lawsuit to stop the operation of slot machines at casinos owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
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Poarch Band faces two lawsuits amid $246M casino expansion
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is facing two lawsuits as it undertakes a $246 million casino expansion project.
2/20/2013
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AG files suit against Poarch Creek casinos
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange filed a lawsuit in Elmore County Circuit Court seeking to permanently close Poarch Creek Indian casinos in Wetumpka, Atmore...
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AG sues PCI Gaming
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange took action Tuesday, February 19, to shut down all gambling operations currently run by the Poarch Band of Creek...
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Bingo Wars are back with a vengeance
(Alabama) -- The Bingo Wars of 2010 seemed long, long ago before today, but they came back with a vengeance. Attorney General Luther Strange launched an all-out...
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Indian Bingo lawsuit is 'a novel claim,' but unlikely to succeed, expert says
(Alabama) -- Attacking Indian bingo in state courts on the grounds that the gambling presents a public nuisance is novel, but it's unlikely to be a successful legal...
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Legal Versus Illegal Gambling in Alabama
(Alabama) -- With news Tuesday of Attorney General Luther Strange filing a lawsuit against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, wanting to close the Wind Creek Casino among...
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Strange launches double-barrel attack against electronic bingo in Alabama as VictoryLand raided, Wind Creek owners sued
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange's office aimed a double-barreled assault on "illegal gambling" Tuesday, seizing electronic bingo...
2/19/2013
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AG files lawsuit to shut down Indian casinos
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed a lawsuit in Elmore County trying to shut down what he argues are slot machines at the three casinos operated...
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AG files suit against Poarch Band of Creek Indians casino activities
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange today announced that he has filed a lawsuit to stop the operation of slot machines at casinos owned by the Poarch Band of...
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AG takes on PCI, VictoryLand
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange took two stabs at stopping what he calls illegal gaming in Alabama on Tuesday – a move that is being met with...
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AG's lawsuit against Poarch Creek bingo is 'frivolous,' gambling lawyer says
(Alabama) -- A lawsuit filed by Attorney General Luther Strange today that seeks to shut down casinos run by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is, according to two legal...
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AG: Shut Wind Creek
(Alabama) -- Firing the state’s strongest salvo yet against Indian gaming, Attorney General Luther Strange on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to stop the operation of slot...
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Ala. AG files gaming suit against tribe
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to stop the allegedly unlawful operation of slot...
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Ala. AG files suit to shut down Poarch Creek casinos
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning in an Elmore County Circuit Court to stop the operation of what his office considers...
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Attorney General files lawsuit to try to shut down Poarch Creek casinos
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange has filed a lawsuit to try to shut down casinos operated by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
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Attorney general: Shut down Wind Creek
(Alabama) -- Firing the state’s strongest salvo yet against Indian gaming, Attorney General Luther Strange on Tuesday filed a lawsuit to stop the operation of slot...
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Experts, residents react to lawsuit against Poarch Creek
(Alabama) -- Attorney General Luther Strange’s latest attempt to halt gaming at Poarch Creek facilities takes a unique approach: Strange asked the court to enjoin...
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Gambling in state of Alabama has a complicated history
(Alabama) -- The history of Alabama gambling, is a long and complicated one. Today, as the Victoryland Casino in Shorter is closed and money and machines confiscated,...
2/18/2013
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Man charged with making terrorist threat related to Poarch Creeks' casino in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- An Oklahoma man is being held in the Elmore County jail on what a lawyer says is a “bogus charge” of making a terrorist threat related to...
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Poarch Band Accuses Muscogee Creek Man of Terrorist Threat to Burn Casino
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has now publicly accused Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen Wayland Gray of threatening to burn down the band’s casino...
2/16/2013
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Four arrested for trespassing at casino site
(Alabama) -- Four men attempting to hold a prayer service at the construction site of Wind Creek Wetumpka were arrested by tribal police Friday for trespassing one day...
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Muscogee Indians of Oklahoma Speak Out About Arrests at Wind Creek Casino
(Alabama) -- It started out as a peaceful prayer service, and ended in handcuffs. Four members of the Muskogee Indians of Oklahoma tribe were arrested in Wetumpka for...
2/15/2013
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Creek Casino Wetumpka protest ends with arrests of OK Indians
(Alabama) -- Protests Friday at the Creek Casino in Wetumpka ended with the arrests of 4 people from the Muskogee Tribe of Oklahoma. The feud over casino development and...
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Muscogee Creeks denied access to Wetumpka construction site
(Alabama) -- Calling themselves “warriors of Hickory Ground,” a group of Muscogee Creek Indians were turned away Thursday morning as they attempted to hold a...
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Protesters arrested at Wetumpka casino
(Alabama) -- Members of a visiting group of Creek natives were arrested Friday during a protest at Creek Casino Wetumpka.
2/14/2013
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Creek prayer ceremony held near Wetumpka casino
(Alabama) -- A group of Creek natives held a prayer ceremony Thursday to honor their ancestors buried near Creek Casino Wetumpka, where a $246 million hotel and casino...
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Muscogee Indians of Oklahoma Denied Access to Sacred Site at Wind Creek Casino & Hotel
(Alabama) -- Members of the Muscogee Creek Indian Tribe of Oklahoma are in Alabama to protest the Poarch Band of Creek Indians' expansion of Wetumpka's Wind...
2/13/2013
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Traditional Creeks Ask Poarch Band to Stop Hickory Ground Casino Construction During Ceremony
(Alabama) -- A group of traditional Creek Indians has asked the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to stop construction of its controversial $246 million casino at Hickory...
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‘Traditional Creeks’ plan visit to PCI construction site
(Alabama) -- Traditional Creek Indians have notified the Tribal Council of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians that they are planning to access the Hickory Ground...
2/12/2013
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'Traditional Creeks' request access to sacred site in casino construction zone
(Alabama) -- We just received this statement from an attorney associated with the Muscogee Creek tribe that has opposed the ongoing construction at Creek Casino Wetumpka...
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Creeks to attempt ceremony at casino construction site
(Alabama) -- The feud among Creek tribes over the future of historic land in Wetumpka could boil over Thursday when some Creeks plan to go to the site, where the Poarch...
2/8/2013
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Briefs in support of dismissal of Muscogee Creek Nation, et al. v. Porch Band of Creek Indians, et al., filed
(Alabama) -- The Porch Band of Creek Indians (PBCI), through their legal counsel of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP, filed a motion to dismiss the Muscogee Creek...
1/31/2013
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Rally protests casino construction
(Alabama) -- Attendees slowly trickled into Gold Star Park Saturday afternoon, gathering to protest against construction of the new Wind Creek Wetumpka Casino. The...
1/29/2013
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Rally for sacred land: Muscogee Creek Nation against casino expansion, removal of remains
(Alabama) -- A modest crowd gathered at Gold Star Park on Saturday to raise awareness of what they called the desecration of sacred lands.
1/26/2013
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Activist group rallies against casino expansion
(Alabama) -- A modest crowd gathered at Gold Star Park on Saturday to raise awareness of what they called the desecration of sacred lands.
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Protest of PCI casino planned
(Alabama) -- Plans have been made by several organizations, and a former tribal council member, to protest the continuing construction of the Poarch Band of Creek...
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Protests Over Expansion of Wind Creek Casino on Ancient Burial Grounds
(Alabama) -- Several Native American groups are holding protests to speak out against plans to expand the Wind Creek Hotel and Casino onto ancient burial grounds
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Muscogee (Creek) Nation gathers to discuss impending law suit to prevent construction on sacred land
(Oklahoma) -- Members of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation gathered Saturday to discuss their law suit against an Alabama tribe constructing a casino on a piece of sacred land...
1/25/2013
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Native American group plans protest of Poarch casino in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- Native American opponents of a new Poarch Creek casino plan a Saturday demonstration to protest the ongoing construction on what they say is sacred tribal...
1/24/2013
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Liquor license hearing: Attorney general, VictoryLand debate legality of electronic bingo
(Alabama) -- Instead of making their arguments in state court, the two sides in a high-profile fight over electronic bingo in Alabama made their cases in a different...
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Native American activists to protest Poarch Creek casino in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- William Bailey began having concerns about the Poarch Band of Creek Indians digging up graves for construction at a site he considers sacred when he served...
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PCI donates to Atmore Community Hospital
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians are once again lending financial support to Atmore, this time with a nearly $1 million donation to the city’s...
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PCI donations make hospital renovations possible
(Alabama) -- An Escambia County hospital can begin renovations to its emergency room thanks to a nearly $1 million donation and pledge from the Poarch Band of Creek...
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Poarch Band of Creek Indians donates more than $960,000 to Atmore Community Hospital
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has donated $964,000 to Atmore Community Hospital in Escambia County in a ceremony held today.
1/23/2013
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Group plans protest of Wetumpka casino site
(Alabama) -- Native American activists plan to demonstrate Saturday against the ongoing construction at Wetumpka’s Poarch Creek Indian casino, according to...
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Idle No More Activists Will Rally to Save Hickory Ground
(Alabama) -- The Idle No More movement will rally in Oklahoma and Alabama to protest the desecration of a sacred site.
12/29/2012
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Locals prepare to celebrate New Year
(Alabama) -- Revelers looking for a party on Monday night won’t have to travel far. Wind Creek Casino will once again host a New Year’s Eve party at the...
12/19/2012
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OP/ED: Gambling either right or wrong for all in state
(Alabama) -- All on the same page now: Let’s sing “Alabama.” One of her most colorful characters, Milton McGregor, has been back in the news in the...
12/14/2012
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Muscogee Nation Sues Poarch Band Over Hickory Ground Desecration
(Alabama) -- The Muscogee Creek Nation has filed a lawsuit to stop the Poarch Band of Creek Indians from continuing construction of a $246 million casino expansion at...
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PCI sued over casino
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians are facing a lawsuit at the hands of another Creek tribe this week as the Muscogee Creek Indians of Oklahoma filed a...
12/13/2012
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Lawsuit over hotel site filed against PCI
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians are facing a lawsuit at the hands of another Creek tribe this week as the Muscogee Creek Indians of Oklahoma filed a...
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Tribe Files Lawsuit to Stop Casino Expansion
(Alabama) -- A Native American tribe in Oklahoma has filed a federal lawsuit to stop the $246 million expansion of a hotel and casino, saying the construction desecrates...
12/12/2012
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Creek Nation sues to stop casino expansion on burial site
(Alabama) -- The Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in an attempt to stop the potential desecration of a sacred tribal pre-removal site in Alabama.
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Lawsuit by Oklahoma Creeks seeks to stop expansion of casino in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- A lawsuit filed in Montgomery federal court by the Oklahoma Creeks seeks to prevent the Poarch Band of Creek Indians from building a 20-story hotel and...
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Muscogee Nation announces lawsuit filed to stop Wetumpka casino construction
(Alabama) -- The following press release was distributed late Wednesday afternoon by attorneys for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. It does not present both sides of this...
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Muscogee Nation cites Carcieri in Poarch Creek casino lawsuit
(Alabama) -- The Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma filed a lawsuit in federal court today aimed at preventing the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Alabama from operating a...
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Oklahoma Creeks file lawsuit to try to stop Wetumpka casino
(Alabama) -- Oklahoma Creeks have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop the Poarch Band of Creek Indians from building a 20-story hotel and casino on what they say is...
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Tribe files lawsuit to try to stop Wetumpka casino expansion
(Alabama) -- The Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to try to stop the $246 million expansion of the casino the Poarch Creek Indians operate...
12/1/2012
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Oklahoma Creek Indians may sue Alabama band to protect site
(Oklahoma) -- The Muscogee (Creek) Nation may be heading to court in an attempt to protect a sacred site in Alabama that belonged to them before their removal to Indian...
11/17/2012
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Gambling Money Linked to 2010 GOP Takeover of Alabama Senate
(Alabama) -- The slowly unfolding story of gaming money being solicited by GOP Leadership in 2010 has reached a new level with the revelation that GOP senate candidates...
11/4/2012
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Creek leaders at impasse over casino construction over sacred site
(Alabama) -- Despite concerns from an Oklahoma tribe, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians resumed construction Wednesday on a multi-million dollar casino expansion project.
11/2/2012
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Creek Nation wants Alabama casino construction stopped
(Alabama) -- Despite concerns from a local tribe, the Alabama-based Poarch Band of Creek Indians resumed construction this week on a $246 million casino expansion...
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PCI officials say construction resumes
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has resumed its development plans for a hotel and casino on land it owns in Wetumpka. The tribe had suspended construction...
11/1/2012
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Poarch Band Resumes Casino Construction on Sacred Hickory Ground
(Alabama) -- After a brief pause, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has resumed construction on the controversial expansion of its $246 million Wind Creek Casino Wetumpka...
10/31/2012
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Poarch Creeks Restart Casino Construction In Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians restarted construction Wednesday on a hotel and casino in Wetumpka, Ala., after a brief hiatus for discussions with another...
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Poarch Creeks resume casino construction in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has resumed construction of its $246 million casino expansion in Wetumpka after halting building two weeks ago to try to...
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Poarch Creeks resume construction of Wetumpka casino
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has resumed construction of a 20-story hotel and casino in Wetumpka after a brief delay for talks with Oklahoma Creeks...
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Poarch resumes casino construction
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has resumed its development plans for a hotel and casino on land it owns in Wetumpka. This decision comes after suspending...
10/21/2012
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Exclusive: Tracking gambling money - Were Poarch Creek funds used to battle electronic bingo bill?
(Alabama) -- The same day that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians gave a $100,000 check to a national Republican organization, that organization made a $100,000 donation...
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Indians give to GOP group while it helps Ala. gov
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians gave $100,000 to a national Republican organization the same day that organization donated $100,000 to a group helping...
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Poarch Creeks halt construction of casino complex
(Alabama) -- Leaders of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians have agreed to stop construction of a planned 20-story hotel and casino in Wetumpka.
10/18/2012
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Poarch Creeks stop construction on planned 20-story hotel/casino in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Creek Indians stopped construction of their planned 20-story hotel and casino in Wetumpka this week with plans for more discussions soon about...
10/17/2012
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Construction halted on Wetumpka casino expansion
(Alabama) -- Construction was halted Tuesday at the Poarch Creek Indians’ planned $246 million casino expansion in Wetumpka following an agreement between the...
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Indian tribe halts construction of casino complex
(Alabama) -- Leaders of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians have agreed to stop construction of a planned 20-story hotel and casino in Wetumpka.
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Poarch Band Stops Controversial Casino Expansion on Hickory Ground Sacred Site
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has agreed to halt construction on the controversial expansion of its Wind Creek Casino Wetumpka at Hickory Ground in...
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Poarch Creek Indians Stop Construction at Wetumpka Casino
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has stopped construction on a multi-million dollar expansion at Creek Casino. After an agreement with the Oklahoma-based...
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Poarch Creeks stop construction of Wetumpka casino
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has agreed to stop construction of its planned 20-story hotel and casino in Wetumpka. According to statements from the...
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Poarch Creeks to halt construction of Wetumpka casino, according to Oklahoma tribe
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians will halt construction of a Wetumpka casino to have discussions with Oklahoma Creeks who have charged the development will...
10/6/2012
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Mystery man hits record jackpot
(Alabama) -- A guest patron at Wind Creek Casino and Hotel had a dramatic life change Thursday when he won the biggest jackpot the casino has ever awarded – a...
9/29/2012
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Attorney: New tribal case could impact PCI
(Alabama) -- An argument over the land trust rights of a New York Indian tribe is once again putting the case at the center of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians’...
9/26/2012
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The Battle for Hickory Ground as Told by the Muscogee in Video
(Alabama) -- A controversy has erupted between the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation over Poarch’s plan to expand the Wind Creek Casino...
9/18/2012
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Creek Nation takes issue with Alabama casino site
(Alabama) -- A proposed casino expansion project in Alabama has come under protest from an Oklahoma Indian tribe over concerns about grave sites.
9/13/2012
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Muscogee chief ‘sad’ about Poarch Creeks’ plans
(Alabama) -- The traditional chief of the Muscogee Creek Indian Tribe, an Oklahoma group with ancestral ties to local Poarch Creek Indians, has denounced the Poarch plan...
9/12/2012
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OP/ED: NO is sometimes a necessary word
(Alabama) -- A census report shows that Alabamians paid lower taxes per person than any other state in 2009. State and local governments in our state collected $2,793 in...
9/7/2012
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Statement From Hickory Ground Chief George Thompson Regarding Poarch Creek’s Digging Up of Remains
(Oklahoma) -- My name is George Thompson; I have been the Oce Vpofa Mekko (Hickory Ground Chief) for 42 plus years. This is a lifetime position and it will be until the...
9/5/2012
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OP/ED: Attorney General helping Creek monopoly
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says that the recent seizure of gambling devices from a Houston County casino should serve as a warning to others...
9/4/2012
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Greg Rawls, Long-Time Face of Economic Development in Flagler, Opts For a New Tribe
(Florida) -- The uncertainty dogging Greg Rawls for the last two years is over: the former executive director of Enterprise Flagler–the public-private economic...
8/29/2012
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Poarch Creek Indians' Donation to Montgomery Schools Raises Concerns
(Alabama) -- New technology is coming to Montgomery Public Schools thanks to a $1 million donation made by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. A tribe that runs three...
8/28/2012
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Creeks fight over sacred site / Poarch, Muscogee bands at odds over land for casino expansion
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians says it will not have to dig up any more remains or disturb a ceremonial ground as the tribe expands its Wetumpka casino,...
8/26/2012
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Creek battle: More than 30 years of documents outline fight over sacred site
(Alabama) -- Several entities worked with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to help the tribe obtain the Hickory Ground land in Wetumpka before it later turned into a...
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Creek Indians fight over sacred site where casino located
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians says it will not have to dig up any more remains or disturb a ceremonial ground as the tribe expands its Wetumpka casino,...
8/20/2012
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JONES: Poarch Creeks Should Reconsider Digging Up Graves to Build a Casino
(Oklahoma) -- I ask the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma to excuse me for speaking about your relatives. I was asked by Indian Country Today Media Network, and I am...
8/18/2012
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Poarch Band casino expansion draws criticism from Muscogee (Creek) Nation
(Alabama) -- A proposed casino expansion by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has come under fire from another tribe over concerns of grave exhumation.
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SUNRAY: Poarch “Creeks”: Cashing In and Selling Out
(Alabama) -- A recent statement made in the press by council member Robert McGhee of the Poarch Band in Alabama, while being criticized by local county officials who...
8/16/2012
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Cultural Landmark Unaffected by Poarch Band of Creek Indians Economic Development Initiative
(Alabama) -- Hickory Ceremonial Ground, a site that is culturally and spiritually important to both the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma...
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Muscogee Creeks try to halt Poarch casino project
(Alabama) -- Representatives of the Muscogee Creek Nation in Okalahoma have demanded Poarch Creek Indian Gaming cease its plans to construct a $246 million hotel and...
8/15/2012
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Oklahoma tribe opposes Creek casino in Alabama
(Alabama) -- An Indian tribe in Oklahoma wants Alabama's Poarch Creek Indians to halt plans to build a 20-story hotel and casino on tribal land in Wetumpka.
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PCI in burial battle
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is under fire again this week — this time from members of another Creek tribe who say the PCI-owned casino project...
8/13/2012
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Muscogee Creeks demand stop to casino expansion in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- Leadership of the Oklahoma-based Muscogee Nation of Creek Indians demanded on Monday that an Alabama tribe stop expansion of a casino in Wetumpka on what...
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Muscogee Nation Creeks demand a halt to planned Poarch Creek mega-casino in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- The Muscogee Nation of Creeks is demanding an Alabama tribe halt plans to build a mega-casino on ancestral land in Wetumpka.
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Oklahoma tribe opposes Creek casino in Alabama
(Alabama) -- An Indian tribe in Oklahoma wants Alabama's Poarch Creek Indians to halt plans to build a 20-story hotel and casino on tribal land in Wetumpka.
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Oklahoma tribe opposes Creek casino in Alabama
(Alabama) -- Creek ancestors in Oklahoma who consider the land along the banks of the Coosa River in Wetumpka to be sacred are demanding that construction of an expanded...
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PCI under fire from Oklahoma tribe
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is under fire again this week – this time from members of another Creek tribe who say the PCI-owned casino project in...
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Poarch Creek Indians' Wetumpka Casino Expansion Challenged
(Alabama) -- It was just one month ago that the Poarch Creek Indians announced a huge expansion of their Wetumpka property, Wind Creek Casino. But there could be some...
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Muscogee (Creek) Nation Demands Halt to Wetumpka Casino Project's Desecration of Sacred Ceremonial Ground
(Alabama) -- The Muscogee (Creek) Nation demands a halt to construction of the Creek Casino Wetumpka expansion project, which is desecrating the sacred Hickory Ground....
8/1/2012
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County and PCI meet
(Alabama) -- “I was real pleased with our talk,” was County Commissioner Brandon Smith’s first comment about the long awaited meeting between Poarch...
7/26/2012
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County, PCI hold long awaited meeting
(Alabama) -- A better line of communication is what Poarch Creek and Escambia County officials said came out of the long awaited meeting between the two governing bodies...
7/21/2012
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Downtown Development Plan Brings Future Expansion in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- Wetumpka is working to bring in tourists with a 246-million dollar project along their Coosa riverfront. City officials say it's just the FIRST step...
7/16/2012
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PCI Tribe walks the long trail of success and challenges of self-rule and sovereignty
(Alabama) -- In 1813 a Creek civil war erupted in what is now Alabama. The following year Andrew Jackson and his force of Tennesseans annihilated the main Creek force at...
7/15/2012
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Editorial: Leaders must shape change
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is clearly confident — $246 million worth of confident — that it will prevail in any legal dispute over its...
7/14/2012
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Macon County Reacts To Wetumpka Casino Annoucement
(Alabama) -- Maxwell says Macon County is in such a financial bind they have no way of offering incentives to attract new business. He says he wrote Governor Robert...
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PCI to expand Wetumpka casino
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians announced Wednesday plans for a massive expansion of their Wind Creek facility in Wetumpka and, so far, the news has been...
7/13/2012
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Construction underway on PCIGA's new resort in Alabama
(Alabama) -- Located on Highway 231 just nine miles northeast of Montgomery, the Wind Creek Wetumpka will be co-located with Creek Casino.
7/12/2012
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Poarch Creek Indians Plan New Wind Creek Resort, 600 Additional Jobs
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians announced plans Wednesday to turn Wetumpka’s Creek Casino into a deluxe resort that they say will attract tourists to...
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Poarch Creeks to build 'first-class' $246 million hotel, casino in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians are beginning construction of a $246 million, 20-story hotel and casino that will tower over Wetumpka along the banks of...
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Wetumpka mayor cautiously optimistic about planned Riverside Casino expansion
(Alabama) -- As the news of The Poarch Band of Creek Indians plans to expand the Riverside Casino in Wetumpka settles, Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis says he is still...
7/11/2012
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PCI announces massive expansion to Wetumpka casino
(Alabama) -- Despite their ongoing troubles with county officials in Escambia County (Ala.), the Poarch Band of Creek Indians have announced the go ahead for an...
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Plans Unveiled for Deluxe Wetumpka Resort
(Alabama) -- Plans were unveiled today to turn Wetumpka's Creek Casino into a deluxe resort that will attract tourists from around the country to the picturesque...
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Poarch Creek Indians plan to create hotel, 600 jobs at Wetumpka casino
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians plans to expand the Wind Creek Casino to include a 17-story hotel, parking deck and other facilities, according to WSFA.
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Poarch Creeks plans second mega casino in Wetumpka
(Alabama) -- Officials with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians today said that construction is underway for a 20-story, $246 million facility at the site of their casino...
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Editorial: Let ’em figure it out: Escambia County and Poarch Band of Creeks should settle this problem
(Alabama) -- Escambia County is not wealthy. The median household income there is slightly below the Alabama state average, and the percentage of its residents living...
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Member of MOWA tribe blasts Poarch Creek officials
(Alabama) -- A prominent member of the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians on Tuesday blasted officials with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, accusing them of trying to play...
7/9/2012
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Relationship between Poarch Creek, Alabama officials on the rocks
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is frustrated and can't understand why its dealings with surrounding governments in Alabama have deteriorated so much,...
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Ruling may hinder expansion by Poarch Creek Indians
(Alabama) -- Tribal officials said a 2009 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could impede plans by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to add more than 5,000 acres onto its...
7/2/2012
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Robert McGhee: Despite foes' challenges, Poarch nation will endure
(Alabama) -- Recently, a few lawyer-politicians have been trying to sell the idea that Congress, the secretary of the interior and even George Washington were all wrong...
6/30/2012
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PCI wants limited meeting with commission
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has RSVP’d for a meeting requested by the Escambia County Commission — but the tribal council is seeking to put...
6/20/2012
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COLUMN: Interior Dept. shouldn’t ignore Carcieri
(Alabama) -- While attention is focused on the pending decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on Obamacare, the Court will issue another decision that could have major...
6/19/2012
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BLOG: Does new ruling affect tribe?
(Alabama) -- Did a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday have an impact on the ongoing war of words between the Escambia County Commission and the Poarch Band of Creek...
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Creeks, lawyer disagree on Supreme Court ruling
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Creek Indians and an attorney for a county commission trying to tax the tribe disagree about the impact of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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Parties disagree on application of Supreme Court decision to Poarch Creek taxation, casinos
(Alabama) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a lawsuit that seeks to shut down a Michigan tribe’s casino to proceed, but parties in Alabama disagree about...
6/18/2012
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Court ruling could mean Ala. Indian tribe will have to pay taxes
(Alabama) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday upheld a Rhode Island ruling that could have a major impact on the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in Alabama. The High Court...
6/17/2012
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ZZ Top cancels performance: Why the show did not go on
(Alabama) -- “We’re definitely from ‘the show must go on’ school,” members of the rock band ZZ Top said in a recent release. But the show...
6/16/2012
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Alabama Supreme Court to hear PCI case
(Alabama) -- Alabama Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the Poarch Band of Creek Indians tax-emption status after an appeal filed this week that points to the now...
6/15/2012
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Alabama Supreme Court set to hear Creek Casino case
(Alabama) -- A man who says the Poarch Band of Creek Indians owes him a 1.3 million jackpot will have his case heard by Alabama's Supreme Court, according to a story...
6/14/2012
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PALMER: Supreme Court hard to ignore in Escambia County
(Alabama) -- While attention is focused on the pending decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on Obamacare, the court will issue another decision that could have major...
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Supreme Court to hear PCI case
(Alabama) -- The Alabama Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the Poarch Band of Creek Indians tax-exemption status after an appeal filed this week that points to the now...
6/11/2012
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Commission to extend invitation to PCI officials
(Alabama) -- Escambia County Commissioners agreed that meeting with members of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Council is the next step in finding a resolution...
6/9/2012
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Interior affirms tribe’s status
(Alabama) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior came down on the side of the Poarch Creek Indians in a dispute with the Escambia County Commission over whether they owe...
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Stokes: ‘There is a next step’
(Alabama) -- A federal Indian Affairs statement has not put an end to a dispute between the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and the Escambia County Commission over...
6/8/2012
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EDITORIAL: Looks like Poarch Creek casino is here to stay
(Alabama) -- A FEDERAL official answered the Escambia County Commission’s question in the most direct manner possible. In a short letter, Donald Laverdure of the U...
6/7/2012
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Tribe claims win in dispute
(North Carolina) -- The tribe that operates three casinos in the state is claiming victory in a dispute over whether the area where one of those operations is located is...
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Alabama Indian casinos are on federal land, Interior Department says
(Alabama) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior this week brushed aside questions from Escambia County officials about the legitimacy of Alabama Indian land, where...
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Interior Dept. affirms Poarch land's federal status questioned by Escambia Co. officials
(Alabama) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior has affirmed the federal status of Alabama Indian land where highly successful casinos are located after Escambia County...
6/6/2012
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Feds Dismiss County Claims About Poarch Creek Land, Casinos
(Alabama) -- A federal official has notified the Escambia County (Ala.) Commission that the land where the Wind Creek Casino sits is protected tribal land, shooting down...
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Interior confirms Poarch Creek lands are protected by Federal law
(Alabama) -- The United States Department of the Interior, has sent a letter to the Alabama Escambia County Commission (Commission), decisively dismissing its contention...
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Interior Department brushes aside questions about Poarch Creek tribal land
(Alabama) -- Land on which the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has casinos remains federal tribal land, despite claims by Escambia County officials that a Supreme Court...
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PCI: Interior says tribe is on protected land
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians announced Wednesday that a letter sent Monday from the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to the Escambia County Commission...
6/4/2012
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Incumbents Win Poarch Creek Elections, Amendment Passes
(Alabama) -- All three incumbents on the ballot were re-elected in the 2012 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal elections held Saturday, while an amendment on the ballot...
5/27/2012
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Poarch Creek Indians Give Generously to Support Escambia County
(Alabama) -- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians invests millions of dollars annually in supporting Escambia County. In addition to helping fund community services and...
5/19/2012
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Commission ‘just asked’ questions
(Alabama) -- The controversy over the possible tax liability of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has divided the county, but so far it remains just a fact-finding...
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