{"id":11671,"date":"2021-05-18T13:29:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=11671"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:29:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:29:17","slug":"gaylord-news-muscogee-nation-debuts-new-logo-and-seal-in-rebranding-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/05\/18\/gaylord-news-muscogee-nation-debuts-new-logo-and-seal-in-rebranding-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaylord News: Muscogee Nation debuts new logo and seal in rebranding effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/544367641\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Muscogee Nation: <a href=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/544367641>Muscogee Branding Update Explained<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Muscogee Nation drops colonial era name in branding<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, May 18, 2021<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Keegan Williams<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Gaylord News<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaylordnews.net\/\">gaylordnews.net<\/a><\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nLeaders of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscogeenation.com\">Muscogee (Creek) Nation<\/a> say they are dropping \u201cCreek\u201d from its name as part of a rebranding effort, but not all members are on board with the change. Some complain their identity is being stripped away from them and what they\u2019ve known their entire lives.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWhat are we, a symbol or a people?\u201d tribal member Bill Davis asked earlier in May. \u201cIf that had some wording on it to identify who we are as a people, then I\u2019m for it, but if you&#8217;re doing it as a symbol to be more invisible, then I&#8217;m against it.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\nHowever, Brian OnTheHill, the tribe\u2019s creative manager for marketing and tourism, said the new brand still will be rooted in history and tradition.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cIn order to solidify the nation&#8217;s identification and keep the connection to the tribal seal, we chose to use &#8216;Muscogee&#8217; as the tribe&#8217;s sole name,\u201d OnTheHill said.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThe British coined the misnomer \u2018Creek,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cWhen this alias appears in parentheses alongside the proper name of the nation, it creates confusion amongst the general public and it is often mistaken as an interpretation of Muscogee, or the two are read together as if it were one name.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheMuscogeeNation\/posts\/5470400209701140\" data-width=\"552\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block;\"><\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nDespite the tribe\u2019s expressed good intentions, some members said they are upset they weren\u2019t able to offer input into such a major decision.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWe are a tribe of many creative people, and we love our nation,\u201d artist and social activist Dana Tiger said. \u201cIt would be great if we could come together to an agreement on what would represent us the best.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\nGalen Cloud offered a suggestion for a change that would bring the tribe back to its roots.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cWe know who we are as Muscogee people,\u201d he said. \u201cI&#8217;m glad they took the Creek out, but I wish they would have gone back to the original spelling. If you look at it and you see the spelling of Muscogee it&#8217;s easy to pronounce.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThe traditional spelling is Mvskoke. My understanding is that the public at large couldn&#8217;t pronounce Mvskoke as Muscogee because of the V in it. Now we have the opportunity to correctly spell Muscogee, and we don&#8217;t because we still want to appease people.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nThe nation also created a new logo to be used as a representation of the tribe. OnTheHill describes the meaning behind the logo in a <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/544367641\">video<\/a>, but it was not made known to all members.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI have no idea what the meaning behind (the symbol) is,\u201d Tiger said. \u201cI was surprised that they just changed it.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThat&#8217;s kind of the way the tribe has always been,\u201d Davis said. \u201cIt&#8217;s just a handful of people that make decisions for the whole and people have just learned to accept it. If I wasn&#8217;t on the computer yesterday and this weekend, I wouldn&#8217;t have known that this happened.\u201d<p><\/p>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"11679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/05\/18\/gaylord-news-muscogee-nation-debuts-new-logo-and-seal-in-rebranding-effort\/muscogeenation-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/18\/muscogeenation.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"muscogeenation\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/18\/muscogeenation-1024x576.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/18\/muscogeenation.jpeg\" alt=\"muscogeenation\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11679\" \/>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The seal and logo of the Muscogee Nation. Still image: <a href=https:\/\/vimeo.com\/544367641>The Muscogee Nation<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe tribe&#8217;s official name will remain the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, but leaders will prefer it to be known as the Muscogee Nation.<p><\/p>\r\nTiger said she doesn\u2019t mind the actual change, but wishes members had been given more of a chance to share their ideas.<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cI want to see the voices of the people included in the emblem that represents us,\u201d she said.<p><\/p>\r\n<STRONG>For more stories from Cronkite News, visit <A href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=client\">cronkitenews.azpbs.org<\/A>.<\/STRONG>\r\n<P><\/p><HR>\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/gaylordnews.net\/\">Gaylord News<\/a> is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. 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