Petition To Remove Muscogee Chief Comes Up Short

An effort to force the Muscogee Creek Nation's chief out of office fails to meet the deadline.

Chief George Tiger said tribal citizens only had until 5:00 Monday night to file a petition calling for his impeachment.

Back in March they starting gathering signatures after questions about a casino deal with another tribe.

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In a release, Chief Tiger said:

“If there was even an inkling of any wrongdoing, I wouldn't have made my announcement for reelection. I'm very humbled and grateful for the outpouring of encouragement I have received from hundreds of Muscogee (Creek) citizens. And it should be noted that every principal chief who preceded me went through a petition. It's a sign of our healthy and active exercise of our tribal constitution at work and it also demonstrates that our citizens have a voice in our government.

“My administration and I will continue to work to advance our Nation as we grow and unify for the betterment of our Nation and our people, because that is the Mvskoke Way!”