Downtown Macon to get Muscogee translation signage

According to Macon-Bibb County, nearly 100 translation signs will be on streets in downtown Macon.

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Leaders from the Macon-Bibb County community and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation announced Friday, the addition of street signs in downtown Macon that will translate to the Creek language.

Prior to Indian removal in the 1830’s, Macon-Bibb County and the Ocmulgee River was the capital of Muskogean culture.

NewTown Macon CEO Josh Rogers, says this new initiative is the latest effort in bringing the two communities closer together.

“While none of us alive were responsible for these atrocities, we’re responsible for what we do with the knowledge and the situation that we inherited,” Rogers said. “When I think about how we rebuild a relationship with the Muscogee Creek Nation, it is incredibly daunting. But what has been surprising to me is how every overture Macon has made, no matter how small, has been received by the Nation with grace.” 

According to Macon-Bibb County, nearly 100 translation signs will be on streets in the downtown area.

This announcement comes as the county and the Muscogee Creek Nation continue efforts to make the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park Georgia’s first National Park.

The cost of the new signage will be covered by a grant from the Sheridan Foundation.