Muscogee
noun
Note: The Muscogee existed as a confederacy of tribes, with members known to English settlers as Creek, in the southeastern U.S. before their forcible removal to Indian Territory in 1836 to 1840. Present-day members live under the name Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Descendants of the mounds’ builders, the Muscogee (Creek) were forcibly removed to Oklahoma hundreds of years later during the Creek Trail of Tears in the 1830s.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN, 23 June 2024
The teen is being prosecuted in adult court and on June 7, the day of his arrest, a judge bound his case over to Muscogee County Superior Court after finding probable cause in the case.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
The park holds special significance to the Muscogee (Creek) people like Revis, who lived here before being displaced to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
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