The Muscogee,also known as the Mvskoke,Muscogee Creek or just Creek,and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy,are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands in the United States. Their historical homelands are in what now comprises southern Tennessee,much of Alabama,western Georgia and parts of northern Florida.
Okmulgee County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census,the population was 36,706. The county seat is Okmulgee. Located within the Muscogee Nation Reservation,the county was created at statehood in 1907. The name Okmulgee is derived from the Hitchita word okimulgi,meaning "boiling waters".
Muskogee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census,the population was 66,339. The county seat is Muskogee. The county and city were named for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The official spelling of the name was changed to Muskogee by the post office in 1900.
Okmulgee is a city in and the county seat of Okmulgee County,Oklahoma,United States,and is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area. The name is from the Muskogee word okimulgee, which means "boiling waters". The site was chosen because of the nearby rivers and springs. Okmulgee is 38 miles south of Tulsa and 13 miles north of Henryetta via US-75.
William Sampson Jr. was a Muscogee Nation painter,actor,and rodeo performer. He is best known for his performance as the apparently deaf and mute Chief Bromden in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and as Crazy Horse in the 1977 western The White Buffalo,as well as his roles as Taylor in Poltergeist II:The Other Side and Ten Bears in 1976's The Outlaw Josey Wales.
The Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee,Oklahoma,showcases the art,history,and culture of the so-called "Five Civilized Tribes":the Cherokee,Chickasaw,Choctaw,Muscogee (Creek),and Seminole tribes. Housed in the historic Union Indian Agency building,the museum opened in 1966.
Samuel Benton Callahan was an influential,Muscogee politician,born in Mobile,Alabama,to a white father,James Callahan,and Amanda Doyle,a mixed-blood Creek woman. He is listed as 1/8th Creek by Blood on the Dawes Rolls. One source says that James was an Irishman who had previously been an architect or a shipbuilder from Pennsylvania,while Amanda was one-fourth Muscogee. His father died while he was young;he and his mother were required to emigrate to Indian Territory in 1836. His mother married Dr. Owen Davis of Sulphur Springs,Texas,where they raised Samuel.
Bacone College,formerly Bacone Indian University,is a private college in Muskogee,Oklahoma. Founded in 1880 as the Indian University by missionary Almon C. Bacone,it was originally affiliated with the mission arm of what is now American Baptist Churches USA. Renamed as Bacone College in the early 20th century,it is the oldest continuously operated institution of higher education in Oklahoma. The liberal arts college has had strong historic ties to several tribal nations,including the Muscogee and Cherokee. The Bacone College Historic District has been on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Muskogee County,Oklahoma since 2014.
The Muscogee Nation,or Muscogee (Creek) Nation,is a federally recognized Native American tribe based in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The nation descends from the historic Muscogee Confederacy,a large group of indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands. Official languages include Muscogee,Yuchi,Natchez,Alabama,and Koasati,with Muscogee retaining the largest number of speakers. They commonly refer to themselves as Este Mvskokvlke. Historically,they were often referred to by European Americans as one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the American Southeast.
Creek National Capitol,also known as Creek Council House,is a building in downtown Okmulgee,Oklahoma,in the United States. It was capitol of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation from 1878 until 1907. They had established their capital at Okmulgee in 1867,after the American Civil War.
The Kialegee Tribal Town is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Oklahoma,as well as a traditional township within the former Muscogee Creek Confederacy in the American Southeast. Tribal members pride themselves on retaining their traditions and many still speak the Muscogee language. The name "Kialegee" comes from the Muscogee word,eka-lache,meaning "head left."
The Alabama–Quassarte Tribal Town is both a federally recognized Native American tribe and a traditional township of Muskogean-speaking Alabama and Coushatta peoples. Their traditional languages include Alabama,Koasati,and Mvskoke. As of 2014,the tribe includes 369 enrolled members,who live within the state of Oklahoma as well as Texas,Louisiana,and Arizona.
College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) is a public tribal community college in Okmulgee,Oklahoma,the capital of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
KI BOIS Area Transit System (KATS) is a rural public transportation organization centered mostly in Southeastern Oklahoma,and specifically in the counties of Adair,Cherokee,Haskell,Latimer,LeFlore,McIntosh,Okfuskee,Okmulgee,Pittsburg,Sequoyah,and Wagoner.
Isparhecher,sometimes spelled "Isparhecker," and also known as Is-pa-he-che and Spa-he-cha,was known as a political leader of the opposition in the Creek Nation in the post-Civil War era. He led a group that supported traditional ways and was opposed to the assimilation encouraged by Chief Samuel Checote and others.
Samuel Checote (1819–1884) (Muscogee) was a political leader,military veteran,and a Methodist preacher in the Creek Nation,Indian Territory. He served two terms as the first principal chief of the tribe to be elected under their new constitution created after the American Civil War. He had to deal with continuing tensions among his people,as traditionalists opposed assimilation to European-American ways.
Robert Perry Beaver was an American Muscogee politician and football coach. He was principal chief of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation from 1996 until 2003.
Jimmie Carole Fife Stewart is a Muscogee (Creek) art educator,fashion designer,and artist. After graduating from the Chilocco Indian School and taking courses at the University of Arizona,she earned a degree from Oklahoma State University and began working as a teacher. After a six-year stint working for Fine Arts Diversified,she returned to teaching in 1979 in Washington,Oklahoma. Primarily known as a painter,using watercolor or acrylic media,Fife-Stewart has also been involved in fashion design. Her works have been shown mostly in the southwestern United States and have toured South America. Having won numerous awards for her artworks,she was designated as a Master Artist by the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in 1997.
Shelly Crow was an American nurse and nursing administrator,who worked for the Indian Health Service and was the first Muscogee woman elected to serve in the Muscogee Nation's executive branch. She was fourth elected Second Chief of the nation,serving from 1992 to 1996 in the administration of Chief Bill Fife.
