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English-Cherokee transcription dictionary. 2009.
Creek Indians
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Creek Indians — A confederacy of the Muskhogean family. Known to the English as occupying what are now the states of Alabama and Florida. First visited by the Spaniards, under De Soto, in 1540. As a result of the Creek War, in 1813 1814, they were removed by… … The makers of Canada
Poarch Band of Creek Indians — Total population 2,340 (2006)[1] Regions with significant populations United S … Wikipedia
Beaver Creek Indians — A tribe of Native Americans located in South Carolina (USA) which achieved state recognition on January 27, 2006 [Cite web |title=South Carolina Indian Affairs Commission (official SC state government listing of tribes and their status) |url=http … Wikipedia
Creek — [krēk, krik] n. [shortened < earlier Ochese Creek Indians, 17th c. name for the Indians of the upper Ocmulgee River, Georgia ] 1. pl. Creeks or Creek a member of a cultural and political grouping (the Creek Confederacy) of North American… … English World dictionary
Creek — may refer to: Creek, a small stream Creek (tidal), an inlet of the sea, narrower than a cove Creek, a narrow channel/small stream between islands in the Florida Keys Muscogee (Creek), a native American people Creek language, the language of that… … Wikipedia
Creek — Indian tribe or confederation, 1725, named for CREEK (Cf. creek), the geographical feature, and abbreviated from Ochese Creek Indians, from the place in Georgia where English first encountered them. Native name is Muskogee, a word of uncertain… … Etymology dictionary
Creek (people) — Infobox Ethnic group group=Creek image caption = Opothleyahola, Muscogee Creek Chief, 1830s poptime=50,000 60,000 popplace=United States (Oklahoma, Alabama) rels=Protestantism, other langs=English, Creek related=Muskogean peoples: Alabama,… … Wikipedia
Creek — /kreek/, n., pl. Creeks, (esp. collectively) Creek. 1. a member of a confederacy of North American Indians that in historic times occupied the greater part of Alabama and Georgia. 2. Also called Muskogee. a Muskogean language that is the language … Universalium
Creek War — U.S. Hist. an uprising in 1813 14 of the Creek Indians against settlers in Alabama: frontier militia from Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi under Andrew Jackson helped defeat the Creek, who ceded two thirds of their land to the U.S. * * * ▪… … Universalium
Creek-Bund — Wohngebiet Ehemaliges Stammesgebiet der Muskogee und erste Reservation (1838), ihre Umsiedlungsroute und Gefechte mit indianischer Beteiligung im Südosten der USA zwischen 1811 und 1847 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Creek mythology — The Creek mythology is related to an American Indian Creek people who are originally from the southeastern United States, also known by their original name Muscogee (or Muskogee), the name they use to identify themselves today.[1] Mvskoke is… … Wikipedia
