Robyn Soweka Sr., of Hickory Ground Tribal Town, right, describes a tribal challenge issued to the Poarch Band, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Wetumoka, Ala. At left is George Thompson, who is the Mekko, a ceremonial leader, of Hickory Ground in the Muscogee Nation. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel is seen on Feb. 25, 2024, in Wetumpka, Ala., where the Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation contends Alabama's Poarch Band of Creek Indians broke their legal promise to preserve a historic Muscogee site when they acquired it in 1980. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
embers of the Muscogee Nation stand outside the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)
George Thompson, who is the Mekko, a ceremonial leader, of Hickory Ground in the Muscogee Nation, discusses the issues involving a dispute between the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma and the Poarch Band of Alabama, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Wetumoka, Ala.(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)