Comments on: Poarch Creeks Halt $246 Million Wetumpka Casino Construction

By: lmn

lmn — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 02:25:09 +0000

Give the medals back to the rightful owners the grandsons who are survivors to this great man that served his country. All of his country not just indians and let the deceased rest in peace. I believe that indians are very spiritual people. I hope the spirits remain at peace.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 02:07:16 +0000

These are the same Poarch Indians that will display a war heros medals that died serving his country LONG before Poarch was formed, but his grandsons can’t be on the roll. These same tribal leaders could only send out one invitation to his entire immediate family( son and grandsons) and try to keep it secret. So does this tell you the kind of leaders that are running the show in Poarch.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 01:58:42 +0000

Way to go mick money isn’t everything. .

By: mick

mick — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:50:08 +0000

When the remains were first unearthed, this should have been enough to stop any further actions, especially when an archeologist was brought in. If I went out to the old cemetary in Poarch and dug up anyone’s elders there would have been total outrage! Right is right and wrong is wrong… the ones that are responsible that made the decisions to let this issue even get this far should not be in any leadership position anymore…shameful acts, and they know it… put the remains back, restore the site, mark and honor Hickory Ground appropriately, and build somewhere else…

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:20:51 +0000

Really there are people buried everywhere…I mean look how long people have been on earth…let the creek nation build build build and create more and more jobs….if it will bring more jobs they can build on top of my ancestors I dont care and considering they are long dead, and gone one to their permanent places im sure they wont care either.

By: CitizenX

CitizenX — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:31:58 +0000

The government does it all the time

By: Save Hickory Ground

Save Hickory Ground — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:31:17 +0000

The Mvskoke people of Oklahoma only want their historic ceremonial grounds and the graves of their ancestors to be respected and preserved.

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:42:14 +0000

The simple fact that these lands were burial grounds and a ceremonial site should have been enough for the Poarch to respect it. Get over your money needs and build elsewhere. This is crazy, Native American or not, who digs up graves for money?????

By: b

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:04:04 +0000

The Muscogee Creek Nation just wants there cut in the money that could be made! There just doing all of this because they didnt take the land when it was offered to them! The Poarch Creek Indians are expanding and making a name for them selves and the wolves are coming from every direction to try and get there cut. If its not the State its the County and if its not either one of them its your own people. How many actual burial grounds are there in the United States and how many times has this been an issue before?