Hickory Ground

Video: Footage From Sacred Sites Rally in Arizona

ICTMN Staff
April 02, 2013
The struggle to save the sacred Hickory Ground gained momentum March 26 during the National Indian Gaming Association’s Convention when a rally was held not just for the sacred lan...
DaShanne Stokes

Rights vs. Identity: Divisions Run Deep Over Hickory Ground

The recent arrest of Wayland Gray, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen, has set off a firestorm of criticism against the Poarch Band of Creek Indians....

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March 26, 2013

Video: Watch the Arrest of Muscogee Man Held on Terrorist Threat Charges

ICTMN Staff
March 13, 2013
Save Hickory Ground posted this video of Wayland Gray, a Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen, and three others being arrested to its Facebook page on March 6...

Muscogee Man Held on Alleged Terrorist Threat Charge Freed

Gale Courey Toensing
February 20, 2013
A Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen, who was jailed by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians for allegedly making a terrorist threat when he attempted to pray on the Hickory Ground sacred...

Poarch Band Accuses Muscogee Creek Man of Terrorist Threat to Burn Casino

Gale Courey Toensing
February 18, 2013
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has now publicly accused Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen Wayland Gray of threatening to burn down the band’s casino at Hickory Ground in Wetumpka, ...

Muscogee Man Held on Terrorist Threat Charge for Attempted Prayer at Hickory Ground

Gale Courey Toensing
February 18, 2013
When Andrew Jackson’s illegal and heavily censured actions during the First Seminole War in 1817 were used two years ago to support a controversial provision in the National Defens...

Poarch Band Blocks Ceremony on Sacred Hickory Ground

Gale Courey Toensing
February 15, 2013
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians blocked access to the sacred Hickory Ground by a group of traditional Creek Indians who planned to hold a prayer ceremony on Valentine’s Day for th...

Traditional Creeks Ask Poarch Band to Stop Hickory Ground Casino Construction During Ceremony

Gale Courey Toensing
February 13, 2013
A group of traditional Creek Indians has asked the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to stop construction of its controversial $246 million casino at Hickory Ground tomorrow, February 1...

Muscogee Nation Sues Poarch Band Over Hickory Ground Desecration

Gale Courey Toensing
December 14, 2012
The Muscogee Creek Nation has filed a lawsuit to stop the Poarch Band of Creek Indians from continuing construction of a $246 million casino expansion at Hickory Ground in Wetumpka...

Poarch Band Resumes Casino Construction on Sacred Hickory Ground

Gale Courey Toensing
November 01, 2012
After a brief pause, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has resumed construction on the controversial expansion of its $246 million Wind Creek Casino Wetumpka at Hickory Ground in Al...

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