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Ancestral lands of the Muscogee in Georgia would become a national park under bills in Congress

The entrance to the Earth Lodge, where Native Americans held council meetings for 1,000 years until their forced removal in the 1820s, is seen, Aug. 22, 2022, in Macon, Ga. The lodge would be a highlight of the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve. Georgia's Congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday, May 1, 2024, to protect some of the ancestral lands of the Muscogee tribe as a national park and preserve. - photo by ASSOCIATED PRESS/file

Ocmulgee — The entrance to the Earth Lodge, where Native Americans held council meetings for 1,000 years until their forced removal in the 1820s, is seen, Aug. 22, 2022, in Macon, Ga. The lodge would be a highlight of the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve. Georgia's Congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday, May 1, 2024, to protect some of the ancestral lands of the Muscogee tribe as a national park and preserve. - photo by ASSOCIATED PRESS/file

ATLANTA — Georgia's congressional delegation introduced legislation to protect some of the ancestral lands of the Muscogee tribe as a national park and preserve.

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