Latest posts tagged with #Muscogee on Bluesky
While a court filing could delay the election, #Muscogee Nation citizens are currently set to decide 4 constitutional amendments May 30 without participation of #Freedmen descendants.
Meanwhile, a #Muscogee lawmaker's criminal case is plodding along.
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The title invokes the Indigenous agricultural teaching of the Three Sisters ... corn, beans, and squash ... grown together in mutual support. Mvskoke (Creek) Nation artist Starr Hardridge turns that ecological relationship into a human image of kinship, reciprocity, and continuity. Three Indigenous women sit shoulder to shoulder before a dense wall of tall green plants. Their bodies form a calm horizontal rhythm, but each face turns in a different direction, creating a sense of individuality within kinship. The woman at left wears a warm rust and orange patterned dress. The central figure wears a deep brown outfit and long braids while the woman at right wears a vivid magenta-purple garment. All three wear large white aprons that catch the light and anchor the composition with brightness. Their hands rest quietly in their laps. The plants rises closely behind them, almost like a protective screen, surrounding the figures in living green. Hardridge’s surface is carefully structured and highly finished, balancing hyper-realism with stylized pattern so that cloth, skin, and plant life feel equally intentional and symbolic. The women do not simply sit in front of plants. They seem held within a living system of nourishment and inheritance. The corn rises behind them like a protective curtain, while the squash leaves spread low across the foreground, rooting the figures in land-based knowledge. Hardridge’s contemporary Muscogee visual language joins realism with pattern and ancestral design, making the painting feel both intimate and ceremonial. Painted for the 2024 Mvskoke Art Market, where it won first place in painting, the work was soon acquired by the Philbrook Museum of Art. In their collection, it becomes a visible and powerful statement about Indigenous presence, food sovereignty, feminine strength, and the enduring intelligence of community.
"Three Sisters" by Starr Hardridge (Muscogee/Creek) - Acrylic on canvas / 2024 - Philbrook Museum of Art (Tulsa, Oklahoma) #WomenInArt #StarrHardridge #Hardridge #PhilbrookMuseum #Muscogee #Creek #NativeArt #art #artText #artwork #IndigenousArt #AmericanArt #NativeWomen #BlueskyArt #PortraitOfWomen
Creek Freedmen ask MCN Supreme Court to pause elections
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
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#Freedmen #Cherokee #Choctaw #Muscogee #Creek #Chickasaw #Seminole #Oklahoma #Indigenous #AfricanAmerican
Muscogee Nation sues Oklahoma over new hunting and fishing license policy
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
Principal Chief David Hill said #Muscogee Nation departments have drafted amendments to enroll #Freedmen descendants as citizens, but the process will linger until code updates are approved by the National Council, which has been silent on the topic.
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Muscogee Nation officials offer next steps in complying with Freedmen citizenship ruling | KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
The #Oklahoma Tax Commission has asked #SCOTUS to "revisit McGirt itself" if justices decide to review #Muscogee Nation citizen Alicia Stroble's challenge of state #IncomeTax jurisdiction.
Read the full brief and the #FiveTribes' amicus briefs within.
nondoc.com/2025/12/03/r...
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#Muscogee (English: /məsˈkoʊɡiː/ məss-KOH-ghee), Mvskoke or Mvskokvlke (Mvskokvlke, pronounced [mə̀skóːɡə̂lɡì] in the Muscogee language), also known as Muscogee Creek or just Creek, are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the
#Muscogee (English: /məsˈkoʊɡiː/ məss-KOH-ghee), Mvskoke or Mvskokvlke (Mvskokvlke, pronounced [mə̀skóːɡə̂lɡì] in the Muscogee language), also known as Muscogee Creek or just Creek, are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the
Muscogee Nation Supreme Court orders compliance reports in Freedmen ruling
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
Muscogee Nation sounds alarm to prioritize language revitalization efforts, declares state of emergency
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
A pair of former speakers who led the #Muscogee National Council won runoff races Saturday to reclaim elected office after being ousted by voters in prior cycles.
Click to review the results and learn about the representative-elects' backgrounds.
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🪶 Native American Heritage Month Spotlight: Autumn & Raini Deerinwater
Today we honor Autumn and Raini Deerinwater, Muscogee/Creek and Cherokee twin sisters from Sapulpa, Oklahoma
#nativeheritagemonth #muscogee #creek #cherokee #sapulpaoklahoma #indigenousfashion #twinactivists
Principal Chief David Hill of Muscogee Nation wearing a patchwork jacket. He is the Chief of my Nation, and he is honoring the Council Oak Tree in my hometown of Tulsa, OK on Nov. 1, 2025.
The Iron Arrow Honor Society wears patchwork-style jackets and has a ceremony that includes a fire and a beating drum. Indigenous people are not included or recognized in the ceremony.
If you're not Indigenous, then stop doing Indigenous cosplay.
And if you still want to do Indigenous cosplay, at least don't do it during #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth.
Oh, you didn't know that it was Native American Heritage Month?!?!
#NAHM #notyourmascot #mvskoke #muscogee #ironarrowhonorsociety
5 largest tribes in Oklahoma are asking SCOTUS to take up tax case involving Muscogee citizen | KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee #SCOTUS
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1837, during the #TrailOfTears, 311 #Muscogee (#Creek) Indians died when the steamboat #Monmouth collided with another boat on the #MississippiRiver. This contributed to the ~16000 people killed in the #genocide under Jackson's "Indian Removal" policies.
As Freedmen file for contempt over delays, Muscogee citizenship board touts 'necessary steps'
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
Arguing the #Muscogee National Council must pass legislation before it can amend regulations to process #Freedmen citizenship applications, the tribe's citizenship board says a contempt motion from Jeffrey Kennedy and Rhonda Grayson should be dismissed.
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In the Okmulke District of the #Muscogee National Council, Rep. Nelson Harjo Sr. faces a challenge from William Lowe, who previously served on the council from 2019 to 2023.
Neither candidate agreed to an interview for the Nov. 8 runoff election.
nondoc.com/2025/10/24/m...
Muscogee Freedmen object to transfer of sacred tribal land as citizenship bids languish
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
Freedmen ask Supreme Court to enforce citizenship ruling
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
Muscogee (Creek) Nation continues fighting for ancestral remains
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
Muscogee Nation opens traffic court in Jenks
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
Want books to help teach young readers about #Indigenous peoples? Check out these titles!
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #humanism #Anishinaabe #Metis #Cherokee #Muscogee #Umpqua #Onondaga #humanism
#Muscogee people were part of the Mississippian Ideological Interaction Sphere, also known as Mississippian cultures. Between 800 and 1600 CE, they built complex cities with earthwork mounds with surrounding networks of
#Muscogee people were part of the Mississippian Ideological Interaction Sphere, also known as Mississippian cultures. Between 800 and 1600 CE, they built complex cities with earthwork mounds with surrounding networks of
Two historic parks may be returning to the Muscogee Creek Nation
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#Oklahoma #Muscogee
Underscoring the progression of policy discussions following the #Muscogee Nation Reservation's affirmation, this year's #Akfvske District race between incumbent Rep. Sandra Golden and challenger Russell Wind has featured significant #TaxPolicy talk.
nondoc.com/2025/09/15/r...
While they agree on the need to expand housing access across the #Muscogee Nation Resesrvation, the two candidates seeking the #Tukvpvtce District "B" seat have different opinions on the Sept. 20 ballot question that will appear alongside their race.
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