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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.
This county was named by American Indians for the native Muscogee or Creek people. Parts of the then-large county (which extended east to the Flint River ) were later taken to create every other neighboring Georgia county, including Harris County to the north in 1827 [ 3 ] and Chattahoochee County to the south in 1854.
Because of continuing conflicts with European colonists and other Muscogee groups, many Ochese Creek migrated from Georgia to Spanish Florida in the later 18th century. There they joined with earlier refugees of the Yamasee War, remnants of Mission Indians, and fugitive slaves, to form a new tribe which became known as the Seminole. They spoke ...
Georgia's congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to protect some of the ancestral lands of the Muscogee tribe as a national park and preserve. The proposed Ocmulgee Mounds Park ...
After Tallahassee was established, the U.S. continued to push members of the Muscogee Apalachicola Band to move west, and by 1840, most of the Muscogee-speaking Creeks were removed from the region.
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 Muscogee (Creek) Nation has been reconnecting with other cities with historical significance throughout the south, including Macon, Georgia, and St. Augustine. Part of the effort is to spread ...
Map of Georgia from Indian land cessions in the United States; lands ceded under the Treaty of Indian Springs are colored pink. The Treaty of Indian Springs, also known as the Second Treaty of Indian Springs and the Treaty with the Creeks, is a treaty concluded between the Muscogee and the United States originally on February 12, 1825 with an additional article added on February 14, 1825 [1 ...