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The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek or just Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy (pronounced [məskóɡəlɡi] in the Muscogee language; English: / m ə s ˈ k oʊ ɡ iː / məss-KOH-ghee), are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands [2] in the United States.
The Muscogee Nation, or Muscogee (Creek) Nation, [3] is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The nation descends from the historic Muscogee Confederacy, a large group of indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands. They commonly refer to themselves as Este Mvskokvlke (pronounced [isti ...
A tribal town (Muscogee talwa, Hitchiti okla) was a form of political and social organization of people in what is now the southeastern United States from at least the 16th century into the 19th century. It had aspects of both a town and a tribe, and was the basic unit of the Muscogee Confederacy (historically called the "Creek" [a] Confederacy ...
This is a category for the Muscogee (Creek) grouping of Native Americans, their people, history, and culture. Subcategories This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.
The tribe's economic impact for 2011 was $12,500,000. [ 1 ] In August 2012, the National Indian Gaming Commission notified the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town that it was in violation of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act for allowing two Atlanta, Georgia companies to operate the Golden Pony Casino for several years without a contract.
The Kialegee Tribal Town is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma, as well as a traditional township within the former Muscogee Creek Confederacy in the American Southeast. Tribal members pride themselves on retaining their traditions and many still speak the Muscogee language.
The Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe (East of the Mississippi), [5] also known as the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe, is a state-recognized tribe in Georgia. [6] The organization was denied federal recognition in 1981. [5] They claim to descend from Muscogee Creek people who evaded Indian Removal in the 1830s and remained in Georgia. [4]
The Okchai are a Muscogee tribe. They formed part of the former Creek (Muscogee) Confederacy in Alabama , prior to their removal during the 1830s to the Indian Territory . [ 1 ]