Creek Indian territory
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Creek Indian territory was the ancestral homeland of the Muscogee (Creek) people in the southeastern United States before their forced removal and the subsequent creation of counties and states on their lands.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous homeland
ⓘ
Muscogee (Creek) homeland ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| affectedByEvent |
Creek War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Removal NERFINISHED ⓘ Trail of Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Cusseta (1832) NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Fort Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Washington (1826) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Muscogee (Creek) people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPowerEncroaching |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Muscogee (Creek) culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demarcatedBy | river systems of the Southeast (e.g., Alabama, Chattahoochee, Tallapoosa) ⓘ |
| dispossessedBy |
U.S. state governments
ⓘ
United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | U.S. states and counties created on former Creek lands ⓘ |
| governedBy | Creek National Council (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificanceFor |
Muscogee (Creek) people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of the Southeastern United States ⓘ |
| historicallyIncluded |
parts of present-day Alabama
ⓘ
parts of present-day Florida ⓘ parts of present-day Georgia ⓘ parts of present-day South Carolina ⓘ |
| landCededThrough | treaties with the United States ⓘ |
| landUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
hunting grounds ⓘ village settlements ⓘ |
| languageRegionOf | Muscogee language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| memoryPreservedBy | Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Southeast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic Creek Confederacy area ⓘ |
| preceded |
formation of Alabama
ⓘ
formation of Florida counties on Creek land ⓘ formation of Georgia ⓘ formation of South Carolina counties on Creek land ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-contact Muscogee settlements ⓘ |
| preRemovalHomelandOf | Muscogee (Creek) people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Five Civilized Tribes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeastern Woodlands culture area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceFor | Muscogee (Creek) ceremonial grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInRelocationTo | Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntyHeldBy | Muscogee (Creek) Nation (pre-removal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
U.S. expansionist policies
ⓘ
forced cession of land ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-19th century to mid-19th century ⓘ |
| traditionalInhabitants | Muscogee (Creek) towns and confederacies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.