Council Oak Park near 18th and Cheyenne means a lot more to the Muscogee Nation than just a plot of grass. Jason Salsman says its history dates back to the mid-1800s, when members of the tribe settled there after being forcibly removed.

"This is where we're going to stop, and this is where we're going to make our home," Salsman said. "And it just so happens that it's at that place of that great Council Oak tree that was there at that time. And it still stands there today."

For decades, the city of Tulsa ran both Council Oak Park and Stickball Park across the street. Mayor Monroe Nichols and the Tulsa City Council are officially returning both to the Muscogee Nation.

"This wasn't about needing to take this over because something wasn't being done or anything like that," Salsman said. "Th

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