The Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma is asserting control over 100 miles of the Arkansas River.
The Creeks signed an 1852 treaty that promised them the river. The Cherokee Nation and the Chickasaw Nation also own parts of the river.
The Creek portion runs through Tulsa. Chief AD Ellis says the tribe will work with local officials and developers as they seek to develop the riverfront.
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