Creek (Muscogee)
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The Creek (Muscogee) are a Native American people of the Southeastern Woodlands, historically centered in present-day Georgia and Alabama, known for their complex chiefdoms, mound-building heritage, and later forced removal along the Trail of Tears.
Aliases (1)
- Creek ×2
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
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Native American people → |
| centralInstitution |
town council square ground
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| colonialContactWith |
British colonists
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French colonists → Spanish colonists → |
| culturalHeritage |
Mississippian culture legacy
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mound-building tradition → |
| culturalPractice |
stickball
→
stomp dance → |
| currentPopulationCenter |
Alabama
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Florida → Oklahoma → |
| ethnonymInOwnLanguage |
Mvskoke
NERFINISHED
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| experienced |
forced removal
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land cessions to the United States → |
| federallyRecognizedTribe |
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
→
Kialegee Tribal Town → Muscogee (Creek) Nation NERFINISHED → Poarch Band of Creek Indians NERFINISHED → Thlopthlocco Tribal Town → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Muscogee
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Muscogee (Creek) NERFINISHED → Muscogee Nation NERFINISHED → Mvskoke NERFINISHED → |
| historicalRegion |
Southeastern Woodlands
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present-day Alabama → present-day Florida → present-day Georgia → present-day South Carolina → |
| isPartOf |
Five Civilized Tribes
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| language |
Muscogee language
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| languageFamily |
Muskogean languages
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| legalStatus |
sovereign tribal nations within the United States
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| notableLeader |
Alexander McGillivray
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Opothleyahola → William Weatherford → |
| politicalStructure |
Creek Confederacy
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| religion |
Christianity
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traditional Muscogee religion → |
| relocatedTo |
Indian Territory
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present-day Oklahoma → |
| signedTreatyWith |
United States government
NERFINISHED
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| socialOrganization |
complex chiefdoms
→
matrilineal clans → town-based political system → |
| subgroup |
Lower Creeks
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Upper Creeks → |
| tookPartIn |
American Revolutionary War alliances
→
Creek War → War of 1812 alliances → |
| traditionalCeremony |
Green Corn Ceremony
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| traditionalClothing |
cloth shirts and leggings with beadwork
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| traditionalEconomy |
hunting and fishing
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maize agriculture → trade with other tribes and Europeans → |
| traditionalHousing |
wattle and daub houses
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| wasPartOf |
Creek Confederacy
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| wasSubjectOf |
Indian Removal policies
→
Trail of Tears → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Georgia Gold Rush
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affectedEthnicGroup |
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Queen Anne's War
("Creek")
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belligerent |
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Mississippian culture
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influenced |
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British–Native American wars
("Creek")
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opponent |
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Eastern Woodlands
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traditionalInhabitants |