RaeLynn Butler, a Muscogee Nation citizen and one of its tribal historic preservation officers, poses for a photo, Aug. 21, 2024, in Okmulgee, Okla. (AP Photo/Brittany Bendabout)

Jeff Fife, a Tvstvnvke, or warrior, for Hickory Ground and chief of staff for Principal Chief of the Muscogee Nation, poses for a photo, Aug. 21, 2024, in Okmulgee, Okla. (AP Photo/Brittany Bendabout)

FILE - The construction of the Wind Creek Casino and Hotel is seen on Oct. 17, 2012, in Wetumpka, Ala. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh, File)

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)

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)

The Wind Creek Casino and Hotel overlooking the Coosa River 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)

George Thompson, who is the Mekko, a ceremonial leader, of Hickory Ground in the Muscogee Nation poses for a photo, Aug. 21, 2024, in Okmulgee, Okla. (AP Photo/Brittany Bendabout)

George Thompson, who is the Mekko, a ceremonial leader, of Hickory Ground in the Muscogee Nation poses for a photo, Aug. 21, 2024, in Okmulgee, Okla. (AP Photo/Brittany Bendabout)