Poarch Creeks

A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit filed by one Native American tribe over another’s construction of a casino on what they said is sacred land. The Oklahoma-based Muscogee Nation sued Alabama’s Poarch Band of Creek Indians and others over the casino. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday vacated a judge’s decision that dismissed the lawsuit.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments on Wednesday in the Muscogee Nation’s appeal of the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the construction of Wind Creek Casino in Wetumpka. The dispute is between the tribe and Alabama’s Poarch Band of Creek Indians.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma on Wednesday renewed its lawsuit against an Alabama Creek tribe for building a casino on…