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Commission to Present Certificate Acknowledging Council Oak Transfer to Muscogee Nation; City deed signing expected

5969195 · October 21, 2025

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Summary

Commission members praised the city’s conveyance of Council Oak and the stick ballpark to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, approved a motion to present a certificate recognizing the transfer and were told the mayor is expected to sign the final deed the following day.

Members of the Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission on Oct. 21 discussed the recent council approval to transfer Council Oak and the adjacent stick ballpark to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and voted to present a formal certificate acknowledging the conveyance.

In the commission’s director of tribal policy and partnerships report, staff said the city council “finally approved the official transfer of the Council Oak and Stick Ballpark” and that the mayor was expected to sign the final deed the following day. The director described ongoing coordination with the Muscogee Nation and developers about an Eagle Preserve adjacent to the Southern Villatif District development and noted the transfer stems from agreements dating to 1992.

At the meeting, a commissioner emphasized the conveyance’s significance and called it more than symbolic, noting the city had returned land to the tribe without compensation. The commission voted to grant a certificate to the city of Tulsa in acknowledgment of the transfer; a motion was made, seconded, and the ayes carried.

Commissioners also discussed a Nov. 1 celebration at Council Oak hosted by the Muscogee Nation; the event was scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and commission members were encouraged to attend. The director reported continued work on a settlement work group with the Muscogee Nation and said the next meeting was scheduled for Nov. 13.

The record shows the commission approved the certificate by voice vote; no roll-call tally was read into the record during the meeting. The commission did not take further formal action on related development issues at this meeting.