Foreword to the Reissue

On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, recognizing that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s promised reservation, as established by treaty in 1866 in Indian Territory, still has legal status as a reservation in the twenty-first century. Once again, the people of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (mcn), known as the Mvskokvlke, have persevered despite the odds. As the contemporary mcn prepares to retake the reins of self-government within the boundaries of the reservation, it is perhaps an ideal time in which to reflect on the legal history of the Mvskokvlke people. As one