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A bill to formally provide federal protections to the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia is making progress in Congress.
If approved, the Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act [S.4216 | H.R.8182] would establish the state’s first National Park and Preserve overseen by the National Park Service. The land is the ancestral home of the Muscogee Creek Nation and other tribes.
The preservation momentum comes as several other locations look to better document and protect mounds. In Wisconsin, officials identified two mounds in Milwaukee’s oldest cemetery.
Join Native America Calling to get updates on recent efforts to recognize and preserve mounds.
An entrance sign at the Ocmulgee National Monument in Georgia. Photo: Dsdugan
Raelynn Butler (citizen of Muscogee Nation), secretary of culture and humanities for the Muscogee Nation, headquartered in Oklahoma
Tracie Revis (citizen of Muscogee Nation and Euchee), director of advocacy for the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, a community-based group in Georgia
Sunshine Thomas-Bear (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska), cultural preservation director, NAGPRA representative, and tribal historic preservation officer for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska — and director for the Angel De Cora Museum and Research Center in Winnebago, Nebraska
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