40th Anniversary of The Porch Creek

40 Years Ago today----


Eddie L. Tullis led the Poarch Band of Creek Indians in their petitioning the United States government to recognize a government-to-government relationship. On August 11, 1984, these efforts culminated in the United States Government, Department of Interior, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs acknowledging that the Poarch Band of Creek Indians existed as an "Indian Tribe". The tribe is the only federally recognized tribe in the state of Alabama. On November 21, 1984, the US government took 231.54 acres (0.9370 km²) of land into trust for the tribe as a communal holding. On April 12, 1985, 229.54 acres (0.9289 km²) were declared a reservation.