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Muscogee Creek Nation gets a say in management of Georgia's Okefenokee wildlife refuge

The Muscogee Creek Nation was forced by the government to leave Georgia two centuries ago. But a new move by the Biden administration will give them a say in the management of the Okefenokee Swamp. The national wildlife refuge is also part of the tribe’s ancestral history.

Molly Samuel of WABE reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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