Tracie Revis is an attorney advocating for the creation of Georgia’s first national park, which would be co-managed by the Muscogee (Creek) tribe.

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A licensed attorney and citizen of the Yuchi and Muscogee tribes from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tracie Revis is director of advocacy for the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative, a movement to create Georgia's first national park and make the Muscogee tribe co-manager of their ancestral homelands. She previously served as the first female chief of staff for Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief David Hill, following roles as acting tribal administrator, acting secretary of housing and gaming commissioner.

Revis earned her JD and tribal law certificate from the University of Kansas School of Law. She served as a congressional intern for Arizona Representative Raul Grijalva and later testified to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs about her experience seeking access to care within the Indian Health Services.

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