WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, November 26, 2002, Interior Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Neal A. McCaleb will be joined by The Honorable R. Perry Beaver, Principal Chief, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, in dedicating the new headquarters of the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office in Muskogee, Okla. The BIA will be the sole tenant of the two-story facility, which was built, and is owned, by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma.
The Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office, which moved into its new space this fall, is leasing the 42,000-square-foot building from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation under a 12-year lease renewable in five-year increments. Assistant Secretary McCaleb and Principal Chief Beaver will be joined by Jeanette Hanna, Regional Director, Eastern Oklahoma Region.
WHO: Neal A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior The Hon. R. Perry Beaver, Principal Chief, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Jeannette Hanna, Regional Director, Eastern Oklahoma Region, BIA
WHAT: Opening of the new BIA Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office headquarters building.
WHEN: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon (CST)
WHERE: 3100 W. Peak Blvd., Muskogee, Okla.
