The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation is a federally recognized Indian
Nation. Their headquarters is in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. They are regarded as one of the historical Five Civilized
Tribes and call themselves Este Mvskokvlke. The tribe is part of the Creek Confederacy, a large, heterogeneous
group of Eastern Woodland tribes of the American Southeast.
The Nation's historic old Council House, built in 1878 and located in downtown Okmulgee, was completely restored
in the 1990s and now serves as a museum of tribal history.
Three Muscogee tribal towns are federally recognized tribes: Alabama-Quassarte,
Kialegee, and Thlopthlocco. The Muscogee Nation has jurisdiction in Creek, Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, McIntosh,
Muskogee, Tulsa, and Wagoner counties in Oklahoma
Most Muscogee (Creek Indians) were removed to Indian Territory during the Trail of Tears in 1834, although some remained
behind. They aligned with the Confederacy during the Civil War.
(Source: wikipedia.org)
