| Lcnaf uri | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85033891 |
| Organization name | Creek indians |
| Other names | Maskoki;Muscogee;Muskogee;Muskoki;Mvskoke;Mvskokvlke;Caouitas;Canitas;Coweta |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | The Muscogee (traditionally spelt Mvscoke, called “Creek” because of their location on the Ochese creek) were a complex organization of Muscogean-speaking tribes in the Southeastern United States. They were also one of the Five Civilized Tribes, a group of Indian tribes who had adopted several European practices and technologies. By the early 18th century the Muscogee regularly traded with English colonists, the Lower Creek undergoing several cultural changes due to their close proximity with colonists, while the Upper Creek stayed largely distant. With the post-Revolutionary War collapse of the deerskin trade, the Creeks were pressured to cede lands through a series of treaties. They violently resisted over the course of the Creek War (1813-1814), but were broken by the devastating loss of Horseshoe Bend and forced to make major cessions in the Treaty of Fort Jackson. The Creek signed an 1832 agreement to relocate to Oklahoma, and after a brief struggle, were forcibly escorted along the Trail of Tears. |
| Citations | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscogee;http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/creek-indians |
Joseph Clark's Account of a Journey to the Indian Country, 1797
Jacob Lindley's Account, 1793
Joseph Moore's Journal
Copy of a manuscript respecting the American Indians (A)
New York Yearly Meeting Committee on Indian Concerns Scrapbook
Wm. Hartshorne's Journal of Journey to Detroit 1793