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The Muscogee Creek Nation (MCN) is a self-governed Native American tribe seated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and is a member of the Five Civilized Tribes.
The Muscogee (English: / məsˈkoʊɡiː / məss-KOH-ghee), Mvskoke or Mvskokvlke (Mvskokvlke, pronounced [mə̀skóːɡə̂lɡì] in the Muscogee language), also known as Muscogee Creek or just Creek, are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands [2] in the United States.
Through time the name was shortened to be simply “Creek Indians.” However, this was the European name for these people, while they called themselves “Muscogee.” The basic tribal unit of the Muscogee centered on the dalwa or town, which was comprised of a central settlement and surrounding villages.
The Muscogee are a Muskogean-speaking Indigenous North American people who originally occupied a huge expanse of the flatlands of what are now the states of Georgia and Alabama. They were called Creeks by European settlers.
This interactive teaching aid uses primary sources, quotes, images, animations, and short videos of contemporary Muscogee people to explore what Muscogee life, culture, and land looked like prior to removal from their lands by the US government.
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.
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