Research Guides: Arkansas Indigenous Nations: Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Books about the Muscogee (Creek) Nation

A Grammar of Creek (Muskogee) by Jack B. Martin
ISBN: 9780803211063
Publication Date: 2011-05-01
Creek (or Muskogee) is a Muskogean language spoken by several thousand members of the Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole nations of Oklahoma and by several hundred members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. This volume is the first modern grammar of Creek, compiled by a leading authority on the languages of the southern United States.
Rivers of Sand by Christopher D. Haveman
ISBN: 9780803273924
Publication Date: 2016-02-01
At its height the Creek Nation comprised a collection of multiethnic towns and villages with a domain stretching across large parts of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. By the 1830s, however, the Creeks had lost almost all this territory through treaties and by the unchecked intrusion of white settlers who illegally expropriated Native soil.
Of One Mind and of One Government by Kevin Kokomoor
ISBN: 9780803295872
Publication Date: 2019-02-01
Kevin Kokomoor examines the formation of Creek politics and nationalism from the 1770s through the Red Stick War, when the aftermath of the American Revolution and the beginnings of American expansionism precipitated a crisis in Creek country. The state of Georgia insisted that the Creeks sign three treaties to cede tribal lands.
Creek Paths and Federal Roads by Angela Pulley Hudson
ISBN: 9780807871218
Publication Date: 2010-06-10
Angela Pulley Hudson offers a new understanding of the development of the American South by examining travel within and between southeastern Indian nations and the southern states, from the founding of the United States until the forced removal of southeastern Indians in the 1830s.During the early national period, Hudson explains, settlers and slaves made their way along Indian trading paths and federal post roads, deep into the heart of the Creek Indians' world.

Links about the Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Muscogee Nation home page
Muscogee (Creek) Nation is a self-governed Native American tribe located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. MCN is one of the 5 Civilized Tribes and is the fourth largest tribe in the U.S. with 97,000 citizens. The government side of the tribe is made up of an executive branch, a legislative body and a tribal court system. MCN is a diverse entity with many facets such as: cultural tourism, gaming, businesses, and a higher learning institution.
Muscogee Nation on Facebook
1008 E Eufaula, Okmulgee, OK, United States, Oklahoma
Muscogee Nation festival
Each year, thousands gather at the Claude Cox Omniplex right here in Okmulgee for a weekend filled with activities celebrating the Muscogee people. This annual celebration includes cultural exhibitions, sports tournaments, concerts featuring local and national acts, arts and crafts, great food, carnival rides, a parade, and many more festivities for the entire family to enjoy. All activities are free and open to the public.

Multimedia about the Muscogee (Creek) Nation

Muscogee (Creek) Nation on Youtube
Mvskoke Media on YouTube
Mvskoke Media is the Free Press of the Muscogee Nation and is mandated to provide up to date, accurate and unbiased news to the citizens of the Nation according to the code of ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Native American Journalists Association.
Songs of the Muscogee Part I
Songs Of The Muskogee Creek - Part 1
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Label:
Indian House ‎– IH 3001
Format:
Vinyl, LP
Country:
US
Released:
1970
Genre:
Folk, World, & Country
Style:

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A1 Buffalo Dance
Leader – Netche Gray
A2 Long Dance
Leader – Netche Gray
A3 Stomp Dance
Leader – Netche Gray
A4 Stomp Dance
Leader – James Deere
B1 Stomp Dance
Leader – Netche Gray
B2 Stomp Dance
Leader – Tema Tiger
B3 Morning Dance
Leader – Frank Jackson (4)
Credits
Shell Shaker – Eliza Wind, Frances Deere, Helen Tiger (2), Stella Deere
Vocals – David Wind, Frank Jackson (4), Harry Bell (2), James Deere, Netche Gray, Tema Tiger
Muscogee Creek Festival - 3 Stomp Dancing
Mvskoke Etvlwv: Muscogee Creek Festival is a celebration by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma of its tribal history, heritage and culture. This segment has the second demonstration of the Stomp Dance for the day. The Stomp Dance is a set of traditional social and religious dances brought across the Trail of Tears from the Muscogee (Creek) ancestral homelands in Georgia and Alabama.
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The festival was webcast and recorded in the Potomac Atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian on November 15, 2014.