Following Congressional passage of the Indian Removal Act , in 1832 the Creek National Council signed the Treaty of Cusseta , ceding their remaining lands east of the Mississippi to the U.S. , and accepting relocation to the Indian Territory . They had already been under pressure from new settlers encroaching on their territory . Most Muscogee-speaking peoples were removed to Indian Territory during the Trail of Tears in 1834 , although some remained behind . Some Muscogee in Alabama live near Poarch Creek Reservation in Atmore ( northeast of Mobile )
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Tuscaloosa, Alabama