Judge Dismisses Creek Nation’s Bid To Restore Indian Burial Grounds At Casino

Mealey's (March 16, 2021, 1:22 PM EDT) -- MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama federal judge on March 15 dismissed a lawsuit by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation against a band of Creek Indians seeking to have the band’s casino torn down so a Creek historic site and burial grounds can be restored, finding that the tribal defendants are indispensable parties but cannot be sued due to sovereign immunity....