Muscogee people

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The Muscogee people, also known as the Creek, are a Native American nation originally from the Southeastern United States, particularly present-day Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
Native American people
alsoKnownAs Creek people
linked to: Muscogee people

Muscogee (Creek) Nation
capital Okmulgee, Oklahoma
citizenshipBasis tribal enrollment
colonialEncounter British Empire
Spanish Empire
United States
culturalArea Southeastern Woodlands
culturalPractice Green Corn Ceremony
stickball
ethnonymLanguage Muscogee language
federallyRecognizedTribe Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
Kialegee Tribal Town
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
formedConfederacy Muscogee Confederacy
governingBody National Council of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
historicalRegion Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Southeastern United States
involvedInEvent Creek War
Trail of Tears
language Muscogee language
languageFamily Muskogean languages
legalStatus sovereign tribal nation in the United States
nativeName Mvskoke
populationRegion United States
presentDayLocation Oklahoma
relatedEthnicGroup Cherokee people
Chickasaw people
Choctaw people
Seminole people
linked to: Seminole

Yuchi people
religion Christianity
traditional Muscogee religion
relocatedTo Indian Territory
subjectToPolicy Indian Removal Act
traditionalArt basketry
beadwork
pottery
traditionalCrops beans
maize
squash
traditionalHousing wattle and daub houses
traditionalMusic stomp dance songs
traditionalSettlementPattern mound centers
towns
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
hunting

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Treaty of Fort Jackson affectedPeople Muscogee people
Treaty of Washington (1826) appliesToPeople Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Treaty of Cusseta (1832) appliesTo Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Treaty of Cusseta (1832) ethnicGroupAffected Muscogee (Creek)
linked to: Muscogee people
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Constitution associatedWith Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Okmulgee, Oklahoma hasCulturalAffiliation Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
William McIntosh ethnicity Muscogee
linked to: Muscogee people
William McIntosh languageSpoken Muscogee
linked to: Muscogee people
King Payne countryOfCitizenship Muscogee Confederacy
linked to: Muscogee people
National Council of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation ethnicGroupServed Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Lower Creeks ethnicRelation Creek Confederacy
linked to: Muscogee people
Yuchi historicalAllies Muscogee (Creek)
linked to: Muscogee people
Yuchi distinctFrom Muscogee (Creek)
linked to: Muscogee people
Alabama people culturallyRelatedTo Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Pensacola people culturallyRelatedTo Creek people
linked to: Muscogee people
Poarch Band of Creek Indians ethnicGroup Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Poarch Band of Creek Indians ethnicOrigin Creek people
linked to: Muscogee people
Poarch Band of Creek Indians partOf Muscogee (Creek) cultural sphere
linked to: Muscogee people
Apalachee people relatedEthnicGroup Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Five Civilized Tribes Museum hasEthnicGroupFocus Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Lower Creek partOf Muscogee
linked to: Muscogee people
Lower Creek partOf Creek Confederacy
linked to: Muscogee people
Lower Creek culture Muscogee (Creek) culture
linked to: Muscogee people
Hitchiti language associatedWith Oconee people
linked to: Muscogee people
Muskogee, Oklahoma namedAfter Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Muskogee County namedAfter Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Koasati people closelyRelatedTo Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Hitchiti people relatedEthnicGroup Creek people
linked to: Muscogee people
Muskogee, Oklahoma namedAfter Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Etowah River hasCulturalSignificanceFor Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Chief Ladiga ethnicity Muscogee (Creek)
linked to: Muscogee people
Chief Ladiga Trail namedForEthnicGroup Muscogee (Creek)
subject linked to: Chief Ladiga
linked to: Muscogee people
Upper Creeks subgroupOf Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Upper Creeks ethnicGroupOf Muscogee (Creek) Confederacy
linked to: Muscogee people
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town isDescendedFrom Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town isPartOf Muscogee (Creek) cultural group
linked to: Muscogee people
Kialegee Tribal Town people Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Kialegee Tribal Town culturalHeritage Muscogee (Creek) culture
linked to: Muscogee people
Alexander McGillivray ethnicity Muscogee (Creek)
linked to: Muscogee people
Alexander McGillivray spokeLanguage Muscogee
linked to: Muscogee people
William Weatherford ethnicity Muscogee
linked to: Muscogee people
Opothleyahola ethnicity Muscogee (Creek)
linked to: Muscogee people
Opothleyahola languageSpoken Muscogee
linked to: Muscogee people
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town ethnicGroup Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Red Stick faction of the Creek ethnicGroup Muscogee (Creek)
linked to: Muscogee people
Wetumpka, Alabama originalInhabitants Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Appalachian region of Alabama historicallyInhabitedBy Creek (Muscogee) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Treaty of New York (1790) signatory Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people
Eufaula (Muscogee people) partOf Muscogee (Creek) Confederacy
linked to: Muscogee people
Eufaula (Muscogee people) people Muscogee people