Posted on 03/09/2019 10:46:50 PM PST by righttackle44
[Truncated headline] This is the original: A Native American tribe will cover the costs of the funerals for all of the Alabama tornado victims
(CNN)Often times the worst situations will bring out the best in people.
That's proving true once again, this time in southeastern Alabama, where residents are still reeling from an outbreak of tornadoes that killed 23 people this week.
But their loved ones won't have to worry, at least, about the costs of the funerals. A Native American tribe says it will cover the funeral and burial expenses for all the victims of Sunday's tornadoes. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians tribe will be making a $184,000 donation to cover the costs, Lee County coroner Bill Harris confirms to CNN.
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How?
What a gracious and lovely gesture.......
Is the tribe one that operates a local casino in the area? Not casting shade...but the article, (unless I click on it) does not say why the tribe is doing so. If they are loca to the area with a casino that employs many local people, then this makes perfect sense and a very nice gesture. Just wondering the connection.
The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Creek and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy, are a related group of indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands.Mvskoke (English: /məˈskoʊɡi/; Mvskoke [maskóːkî]) is their autonym. Their original homelands are in what now comprises southern Tennessee, all of Alabama, western Georgia and part of northern Florida.
Most of the original population of the Muscogee people were forcibly relocated from their native lands in the 1830s during the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). Some Muscogee fled European encroachment in 1797 and 1804 to establish two small tribal territories that continue to exist today in Louisiana and Texas. Another small branch of the Muscogee Creek Confederacy managed to remain in Alabama and is now known as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
A good form of propaganda - “the Red man cares more than the white man.” Didn’t a muslim group try this recently?
Really?
You think that lowly of FReepers?
That is so wonderful of them! God Bless them!
It’s probably just CNN’ s reporting style. It’s a nice gesture and good of the Creek people. Condolences to all families that lost relatives and neighbors.
Wow, they didn’t mention Trump once.
They upgraded their rain dance to a tornado dance?
It is a very nice gesture for them to pay for the funerals. Very touching.
Now I’m certain some of y’all will have something bad to say about the Creeks, but I thought that since none of you are donating money for the funerals, you should see what they’re doing.
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Not at all, it’s a wonderful gesture. God bless them.
The one (or possibly the only) thing I’ve heard a Tribe do that was not self-serving, rapacious, or downright greedy. Congratulations to them!
They have helped tornado victims before IIRC.
Yes , the casino is just across the river from the one that hit Wetumpka ,Al. a few weeks ago .
Why would anybody say that about such a kind and generous act?
And where is Elizabeth warren ON ALL MATTERS INDIAN, Pelosi on the signing of the Muslim hijacked sham bill resolution made a comment about Indian heritage explaining “WHO” the resolution covers “unless you are of native Indian descent you are truly blessed”
A native American or an aboriginal American? After all, anyone born here is a native American.
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