Ancestral lands of the Muscogee in Georgia would become a national park under bills in Congress

Georgia's congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to protect some of the ancestral lands of the Muscogee tribe as a national park and preserve.

The proposed Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve would be Georgia's first national park. The area along the Ocmulgee River downstream from Macon in central Georgia includes mounds and other cultural or historic