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Letter to the Editor: 2026 National Council Inauguration

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January 21, 2026
in Editorial, Featured
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Letter to the Editor: 2026 National Council Inauguration

New MCN Supreme Court Justice Jessica Stomski performs the coin toss as Representatives Lowe and Marshall await the call of heads or tails. The outcome decided MCN Second Speaker Rep. Marshall for the 24th session. (Braden Harper/MM)

Dear Media and Citizens of the Great Muscogee (Creek) Nation,

I am a 90 year-old citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. I served eight years as an MCN National Council Representative, four years as the MCN Second Chief and eight years as MCN Principal Chief. I have seen many troubling things as well as many wonderful things happen in our sovereign Nation. I have Parkinson’s Disease, but I am still able to see what a spectacle of our Tribal sovereignty and democracy was displayed during the 2026 MCN National Council Inauguration.

It is unknown to me when the “coin toss” was passed by the National Council to be placed into the rules and procedures booklet. Was I listening to the beginning of a football game declaring what team won the kickoff? No, I was listening to my Nation’s way of choosing the leader of the Legislative Branch of our government.

In reading Section 8 of the National Council 2025-RULES-AND-PROCEDURES-ADOPTED-BY-NCA-25-001 on March 29, 2025 in Regular Session, there is no rule or procedure stating the vote for Speaker, Second Speaker, or Sergeant at Arms shall be by secret ballot. The citizens deserve transparency. Our elected representatives should stand with a voice vote for their choice of leaders.

 

MVTO,

A.D. Ellis

Former Leader of Muscogee (Creek) Nation

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  1. Mvskoke Truthstorian says:
    8 months ago

    Pure comedic material! Says the regime that made EVERYTHING A SECRET so much so they had to start their own form of Mvskoke Media, Voices of “Courage”… the jokes write themselves.

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