The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is urging a federal court to reject the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s request to amend its lawsuit over the Hickory Ground burial site in Alabama. The Poarch Band argues the new claims should have been raised earlier in the 12-year case. The Muscogee say the removal of 57 ancestors' remains for casino construction violated federal law. The case continues in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
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