The Muscogee (Creek) Nation tribal nation has asked their chief to resign due to his secret contract with a casino developer.
The Tulsa World reports that the council held an emergency session Tuesday and voted 12-0 for a resolution of no confidence in Chief George Tiger. Council members also decided to sign a letter that would ask Tiger to resign from the position that he's held since Jan.1, 2012.
A Tulsa World investigation revealed that Tiger signed a secret contract in 2009 with the developer of a Broken Arrow casino project. The paper said the project would have benefited the Kialegee Tribal Town, and competed with the Creek Nation's River Spirit casino in Tulsa.
A spokeswoman for Tiger said the chief's office would make a statement at the appropriate time.
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