Creek Indian reservations are areas of land set aside for members of the Creek Indian Nation, with only two in the US. Creek Indians are also known as Muscogee and were one of the first tribes to convert to Christianity. The reservations have their own government and laws but are subject to US laws. Many Creeks are part of the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma, while others live on a reservation in Alabama or on Seminole reservations in Florida. Not all Creek Indians live on a reservation.
A Creek Indian reservation is an area of land in the United States set aside for members of the Creek Indian Nation. As of 2010, there were only two Creek Indian reservations, one in Oklahoma and one in Alabama. Some Creek Indians also live on Seminole Nation reservations in Florida.
Creek Indians are also commonly referred to as Muscogee, which is sometimes spelled Muskogee. The Muscogee tribes originally lived in parts of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida. The Creeks were a confederacy of sedentary tribes who farmed and built permanent homes. Early European settlers classified the Creek as one of five civilized tribes, possibly because they were farmers with a complex governing organization and were one of the first tribes to convert to Christianity.
Creek Indian reservations consist of lands owned by the Creek nation. This is like a country within a country: it has its own government and laws, but is still subject to the laws of the United States. Creek Indians are citizens of both the Muskogee Nation and the United States.
Many Creeks are part of the Muscogee Nation, a Creek Indian reservation in the state of Oklahoma. Like most other tribes in the southeastern United States, the Muscogee were forced to follow the Trail of Tears in the 1800s. Thousands of Muscogee were forcibly relocated from their homelands to what was then called Indian Territory, which is now is in Oklahoma, between 1836 and 1837. Approximately 20,000 Native Americans are members of the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma.
Some Muscogee remained on a Creek Indian reservation in Alabama. The members of this reservation are called the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama. The Poarch Band have not been removed from their Alabama homeland, but live on a reservation in the same location. They are the only Indian nation in the state of Alabama to be recognized by the federal government.
The Seminole tribe also contains some Creek people. The Seminoles arose as an alliance between the Creek and several other tribes in Georgia and Florida. Some, but not all, Creek joined the Seminole alliance. Many Creeks who are part of the Seminole tribe live on Seminole reservations in South Florida.
Not all Creek Indians live on a Creek Indian reservation. Some Muscogee live on their homelands in the southeastern U.S. Others may be members of the Muscogee Nation, but do not necessarily live on tribal lands.
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