Muscogee (Creek) Nation Creates Conservation District With USDA

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Year

2014

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has established a conservation district, the two entities announced on November 19...

conservation

environmental conservation

natural resource protection

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Native Nations

Muscogee Creek Nation

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News and Opinion

Topics

Environment and Natural Resources

Governance

Intergovernmental Relations

Land/Jurisdiction

Citation

ICTMN Staff. "Muscogee (Creek) Nation Creates Conservation District With USDA." Indian Country Today Media Network. November 20, 2014. Article. (https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/environment/muscogee-creek..., accessed November 24, 2014)

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