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The Creek Nation: The Muscogee (Creek) Nation

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Muscogee(Creek) Nation

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation was part of the FIve Civilized Tribes. The Creek Nation is the fourth biggest tribe in the United States. This large tribe has a culturally vast and extensive history. Part of the Muscogee Creek Nation´s history includes removal of a portion of the tribe from their homes in Florida and Alabama to their current home in Oklahoma. The Creek Nation 's recovery from the removal has been difficult and is still ongoing. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation had a long history, troubled removal, and a difficult recovery. Add another sentence

The Creek Indians were descendants of a culture that spanned all the region today known as the southeastern United States, before 1500 AD. Their ancestors built

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