Native American Government
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, one of the historical Five Civilized Tribes, is headquartered in Okmulgee. Okmulgee is also the site of the original Creek Council House. Built by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation as a capitol building in 1878, the Council House was eventually sold to the City of Okmulgee where it served various purposes over the years, including a Sheriff's office, a YMCA, and more recently, a Creek Council House Museum. The City agreed in August 2010 to resell the building to the Creek Nation, and the ceremony commemorating the repossession of the building was held in November 2010.
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