MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION CULTURAL PRESERVATION
The design and operation of the Cultural Preservation Office is to conduct the documentation and preservation projects necessary for sustaining an integrated culture.
Library/Archives 
Under the direction of the Office of Cultural and Historical Preservation Office, the Muscogee Nation Library/Archives addresses the research and information needs of both citizens and non-citizens engaging in serious inquiry into Muscogee culture and history. The Library/Archives houses a collection of over 1,600 volumes of reference materials, an almost complete set of Bureau of American Ethnology reports and bulletins. 730 reels microfilmed records of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation from 1828 to 1840. Included in the collections are the Final Dawes Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes, the Grant Forman collection of Oklahoma Pioneer Histories. Also in a special collection are the private letters of Pleasant Porter, the Principal Chief of the Muscogee Nation during the allotment act in early 1900's. Due to the fragile condition, one of a kind, or limited availability of most works, all Muscogee Nation Library/Archival collections are non-circulating.
The primary purpose and mission of the Cultural Preservation Office is to ensure the protection and preservation of valued historic and cultural resources of the Muscogee Nation. One aspect of the Cultural Preservation Office is to conduct documentation and preservation projects necessary for sustaining and integrated culture. With this in mind, one project of the Cultural Preservation Office designed to document and preserve our cultural resources also provides and immediate benefit for tribal citizens.
The Cemetery Project of the Cultural Preservation Office provides cleaning for family cemeteries that have been neglected or abandoned while documenting them for the protection and preservation of these sacred places. Creek citizens that have family cemeteries that are overgrown may request and application for cleanup from the Cultural Preservation Office. The Cultural Preservation Office documents the cemeteries using photographs and Global Positioning System (GPS).
For more information, contact Emman Spain at (918) 732-7678 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Protection and Repatriation
Under the Muscogee Nation, the Cultural Preservation Office addresses the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in consulting with Colleges, Universities, Museums, and other Federal Institutions on repatriation issues. For further information on NAGPRA, please contact the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's Cultural Preservation Office.
For more information please contact Muscogee (Creek) Nation Cultural Preservation, P.O. Box 580, Okmulgee, Oklahoma 74447. Contact number (918) 756-8700, Ext 7731. The hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday.
Joyce A. Bear
Manager
(918) 732-7731
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