Location: Near city of Wetumka in central Oklahoma
Population: 700
Date of Constitution: 1941
Date of Constitution: Originally part of Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Kialegee Tribal Town. 1941. "Constitution and Bylaws of the Kialegee Tribal Town." Wetumka, OK.
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