Comments on: Poarch Creeks Restart Casino Construction In Wetumpka

By: chacha

chacha — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:23:36 +0000

Alot of Poarch Creeks do not care about our cultural, but some do! So do not go bash all the Poarch Creeks!

By: wotko'ulce

wotko'ulce — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:48:23 +0000

“Our Tribal Council Didnt Know The Burial Grounds were there”????..WTH.. They knew the land was a historical site from the get go….thats how they obtained it from the state of Alabama. You just dont get resevation land miles away from your “original” reservation. POARCH CREEKS are a bunch of mixed(mostly white) blooded, who have NO IDEA what Muscogee Culture is even about…they didnt even want to be “INDIAN” until “INDIAN” became COOL. They decend from Lower Creeks who never even lived in the Wetumpka, AL area. Wetumpka, AL (Hickory Ground) was an Upper Mucogee (Creek) settlement that was FORCED to Oklahoma.
Muscogee Nation is not after any of Poarchs money…..trust me Muscogee Nation has ENOUGH money to Buy out Poarch 3x. Its NOT about money on this issue for Muscogee people, Its about respect of Traditions….but thats what Poarch DONT and CANT understand. They put the word ECONOMIC DEVELOPTMENT over TRADITION…..which is VERY UN-Indian.
I do believe it is not over…..I have a Gut feeling Poarch will be upset in the long-run and thier own skeletons will come up out of Thier Burial Ground(closet)..

By: Creek Tribal Member

Creek Tribal Member — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:45:25 +0000

Our tribal council didn’t know the burial grounds were there, when it was known they stopped all work until a decesion could be made about how to proceed. I think any burial ground would be important to all of us. At first I was against building the casino there, but part of the plan is to build a beautiful memorial and keep everthing that is found on the grounds. This way at least you would know its great history, and have a place to honor your ancestors, otherwise you didn’t know it was there.
I am thankful that our tribe has been able to prosper, I only wish that my father, gandparents and great grandparents could have benefited.

By: Duke of Wawbeek

Duke of Wawbeek — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:06:01 +0000

Nothing good will come of this. These modern Creeks are dealing with forces of nature and karma. They want both bones and are going to drop the one they have going after the second casino. There is a Talmudic fable about a greedy dog, that saw his reflection in the water and thought it was another dog with another bone and he lunged at his reflection losing his bone. I see that parable applying to the Creeks in this grab. No Shame.

By: Tom Madison

Tom Madison — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:22:50 +0000

All Burial grounds are sacred, not to be disturbed. How would the Poarch Creeks feel if someone showed up in Poarch w/ a track hoe and started digging up their cemetary to build a cathouse.

By: Nichole

Nichole — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:06:56 +0000

@ JimD
I know exactly how the reservations started, I’m talking about the reasons they are still federally funded today.

By: CreekNDNgirl

CreekNDNgirl — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:12:03 +0000

I hope the Muskogee Indians enjoy the million of dollars that we had to pay them for the land they gave us for “free” when we only had a bingo halls. Seems like when you work hard to make a better way for your Tribe there are always those who will want the money you’ve made so they DON’T have to work for it. The Muskogee Indians make indian tribes look like freeloaders when the Poarch Creek have had to fight for every dime since we built Windcreek. I guess the Poarch Creeks will be the “welfare system” for the Muskogees now!!!

By: just wonderin'...

just wonderin'... — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:28:02 +0000

I can’t help but wonder if the Muscogee Tribe just wanted a bigger cut of the pie? Maybe that’s why construction has restarted. “This is sacred land…oh…you’ll give us how much money….well what are you waiting for? Get back to work!”

By: Doubtingthomas

Doubtingthomas — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:10:31 +0000

WOW Muskogee lady tell it like it is.

By: A Muscogee Lady

A Muscogee Lady — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:10:54 +0000

The Poarch only care for their birthday checks. They are a disgrace to those who truly wish to try and preserve the culture. Would it have been the difficult to simply build the casino next to the burial grounds rather than on top? The Poarch are greedy. We do not here more about this on local news, because they hand filthy money out like candy to schools, news stations, and other public institutions. They should have their federalization taken away. If they had to earn money off the site, then couldnt they have made it a place for people to view history at least? How selfish. All that history will be lost forever.