MVSKOKE RESERVATION – The Muscogee (Creek) National Council held a quarterly session by teleconference on April 27.
The MCNC addressed the following legislation, the interpretation of which is attributed to language in the bills:
NCR 24-003 A resolution of the Muscogee (Creek) National council selecting Rodney Luellen to serve on the Muscogee Nation Business, LLC (MNB, LLC) Board of Directors was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Representative Dode Barnett.
Luellen will serve as one of two council-appointed positions on the board. Luellen’s term will begin upon confirmation and will end on April 30, 2027.
TR 24-043 A tribal resolution of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation authorizing the Principal Chief to execute a credit application agreement with Beckton Dickinson & Company for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Representative Mary Crawford.
BD & Co supplies medical technology and supplies. The credit application will allow the MCN to purchase medical supplies.
TR 24-044 A tribal resolution of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation authorizing the Principal Chief to execute an Indian Healthcare provider agreement with Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Rep. Crawford.
The agreement will allow the MCN to contract with Cigna to acquire reimbursements for services rendered for Cigna participants.
TR 24-045 A tribal resolution of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation authorizing the Principal Chief to execute a provider participation agreement with Medica Insurance Company for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Rep. Crawford.
The agreement will allow the MCN to contract with Medica to acquire reimbursements for services rendered for Medica participants.
TR 24-046 A tribal resolution of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation authorizing the Principal Chief to execute certain agreements with Kangarootime for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Office of Child Care was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Representative Thomasene Yahola Osborn.
Kangarootime is a management software company that specializes in child care center management.
TR 24-047 A tribal resolution of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation respectfully requests the consideration of Allie P. Reynolds, a Muscogee (Creek) citizen, as a National Baseball Hall of Fame candidate on the Classic Baseball Era Ballot was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Representative Sandra Golden and co-sponsored by Representative Galen Cloud and Representative Anna Marshall.
Reynolds was an Oklahoma A&M College athlete and a MLB player for the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees. Due to this, and many other accomplishments the Nation believes Reynolds is worthy of being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
TR 24-048 A tribal resolution of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation authorizing the Principal Chief to execute a Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Housing contract with Bronze Oak, LLC was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Representative Charles McHenry.
The contract with Bronze Oak, LLC pertains to the rehab of Sunrise Trail, located at 2800 Osage Place, Okmulgee. The amount specified in the legislation is $3,236,334 from the Indian Housing Block Grant and ARPA.
TR 24-049 A tribal resolution of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation authorizing the Principal Chief to execute a real estate contract for the purchase of property in Tulsa, Oklahoma was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Representative Leonard Gouge.
According to the bill the property will soon be in development and under construction. It will be used as a multipurpose building by the MCN Department of Health.
NCA 24-029 A law of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation establishing the Muscogee Nation Tribal Driveways Revolving Fund was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Rep. Cloud.
The funds will provide the purchase of supplies and equipment to the driveways program.
NCA 24-030 A law of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation authorizing a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $328,017 to the Mvskoke Language Revitalization Department for fiscal year 2024 was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Rep. Cloud.
This legislation will add three additional staff to the Mvskoke Language Revitalization Department; two language teachers and one coordinator. The funds will also cover the hiring of a new director position.
NCA 24-032 A law of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation authorizing the expenditure of third-party funds in the amount of $1,100,000 from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health to be used toward the purchase of property located in Tulsa County, Oklahoma was adopted with a vote of 12-0. It was sponsored by Rep. Gouge.
According to the bill the purchase of this property in Tulsa will cost a little over $1,000,000. These expenses will go toward the costs of title opinions, title insurance, surveys and environmental studies.
NCA 24-033 A law of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation appropriating funds to the tribal Construction Department in the amount of $1,533.54 was postponed with a vote of 10-2. Opposing the postponement was Rep. Golden and Representative Patrick Freeman. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Golden.
The postponed appropriation would go to the tribal construction department to assist an elder with the costs of repair/replacement of an in-home electrical system for health and safety reasons.
To view the full meeting, visit: mcnnc.com.
Just curious as what’s going with the River Walk and the golf property. How much money in the last decade or more (since ownership of river walk) that the citizens of the Muscogee have spent on the golf property. From the demolition of the theater to the building of the golf property to the continued spendings throughout various tenants, how much money have we spent?