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Council adopts resolution recognizing friendship with Muscogee (Creek) Nation; city to display land acknowledgement and fly Muscogee flag
Summary
Columbus council unanimously adopted a resolution declaring friendship with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, directing the display of a land-acknowledgment and authorizing the city to fly the Muscogee Nation flag at the courthouse and other suitable locations.
Columbus city council on Feb. 25 unanimously adopted a resolution declaring appreciation for and friendship with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and directing several concrete steps to acknowledge the nation’s historical role in the region.
Mayor Pro Tem Tim Allen read the resolution, which recognizes the Muscogee people as the original inhabitants of lands now within Muscogee County, acknowledges historical dispossession beginning in the 1820s and commits the city to cultural exchange and respectful stewardship. The resolution…
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