The Muscogee Creek are an American Indian people originally from the southeastern United States , specifically Georgia , Florida , South Carolina , and Alabama . They were there from around 1500 AD till they were forced out by the American Government in the early 19th century . Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling . The Muscogee Creek tribe is not one tribe but a group of several tribes , each of which had their own distinct land . Starting in 1836 , the U.S. forced them to move west of the Mississippi along with the other civilized tribes to " Indian territory " . About 20,000 Muscogee members were forced to walk the Trail of Tears , the same amount as the Choctaws . Modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma , Alabama , Georgia , and Florida . Their language , '' Mvskoke '' , is a member of the Creek branch of the Muskogean language family . The Seminole are related to the Muscogee and speak a Creek language as well
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