Carson Ball serves as the Self-Governance Coordinator for the Muscogee Nation, providing oversight of self-governance funding and advising on budget development and investment strategies. Prior roles include Research Specialist at GCAM, Fulbright Scholar, and MA Candidate at the University of British Columbia, where Carson focused on Indigenous cultural property repatriation for the thesis. Experience also includes research on the desegregation of higher education, data analysis for Native American enrollment, and community engagement through various internships and fellowships. Carson holds dual Bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Native American Studies, and a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.
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The Muscogee Nation
The Muscogee Nation is a self-governed Native American sovereign Nation with tribal headquarters located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It is the fourth largest tribe in the U.S. with more than 90,000 citizens nationwide. The tribal government is made up of an executive branch, a legislative body and a tribal court system that pre-dates Oklahoma statehood. The Muscogee Nation has grown operations through modern times and has diverse interests in cultural tourism, business and economic development. These opportunities afford the tribe greater resources to fulfill the mission of providing health care, social services and education to it's citizens. Over 100 years after the dark days of the allotment era, the Muscogee people are actively engaged in the process of accepting and asserting the rights and responsibilities of a sovereign nation. As a culturally distinct people, the Muscogee are also aware of the necessity for knowing and understanding their extraordinary historical and cultural inheritance.