Creek
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The Creek are a Native American people of the Southeastern Woodlands, historically known for their complex chiefdoms, agricultural villages, and later involvement in the Creek Wars and forced removal along the Trail of Tears.
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
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Muscogee people ⓘ Native American people ⓘ |
| capital | Okmulgee, Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| censusClassification | Native American ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Green Corn Ceremony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
stickball ⓘ |
| ethnographicGroup | Muscogee Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experienced |
Trail of Tears
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forced removal ⓘ |
| federallyRecognizedTribe |
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
NERFINISHED
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Kialegee Tribal Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Muscogee (Creek) Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Poarch Band of Creek Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Thlopthlocco Tribal Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Council of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Muscogee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muscogee (Creek) Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Muskogee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader |
Alexander McGillivray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Opothleyahola NERFINISHED ⓘ William Weatherford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
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Creek War NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Stick War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agricultural villages
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complex chiefdoms ⓘ mound-building traditions inherited from Mississippian cultures ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Muskogean languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Five Civilized Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
confederacy of towns ⓘ |
| presentRegion |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Cherokee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chickasaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Choctaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Muscogee religion ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Indian Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedTreaty |
Treaty of Cusseta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Fort Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Washington (1826) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
matrilineal clans
ⓘ
town-based political structure ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage |
English language
ⓘ
Muscogee language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Indian Removal Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
beans
ⓘ
corn ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
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hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wattle and daub houses ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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