“Five Civilized Tribes”

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The Five Civilized Tribes were a group of Native American nations in the southeastern United States—primarily the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole—known for adopting many European-American customs before being forcibly removed from their homelands in the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of Native American tribes
historical collective term
alsoKnownAs Five Civilised Tribes
characterizedBy bicameral or representative councils in some nations
codified legal systems
mixed economies of farming, hunting, and trade
colonialPowerInteractingWith United States
event Trail of Tears
forced removal in the 1830s
historicalImpact long-term legal disputes over land and sovereignty
major loss of ancestral homelands
reestablishment of governments in Indian Territory
knownFor Christian missionary influence
adoption of many European-American customs
development of written constitutions
establishment of centralized governments
literacy and formal education systems
participation in plantation agriculture
use of chattel slavery
languageFamily Iroquoian languages
Muskogean languages
legalContext Indian Removal Act of 1830
locatedInThePast present-day Alabama
present-day Florida
present-day Georgia
present-day Mississippi
present-day Tennessee
member Cherokee Nation
Chickasaw Nation
Choctaw Nation
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Seminole Nation
modernSuccessorJurisdictions Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma)
Chickasaw Nation (Oklahoma)
linked to: Chickasaw Nation

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
linked to: Choctaw Nation

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Muscogee (Creek) Nation (Oklahoma)
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Seminole Tribe of Florida
linked to: Seminole

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
name Five Civilized Tribes
region Southeastern United States
removedTo Indian Territory
present-day Oklahoma
termCoinedBy European-American settlers
termReflects Eurocentric judgment of "civilization"
timePeriod 18th century
19th century
treaty Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek
Treaty of Doaksville
Treaty of New Echota
Treaty of Payne's Landing
Treaty of Washington (1826)

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Trail of Tears appliesToEthnicGroup “Five Civilized Tribes”
Choctaw Nation isOneOf Five Civilized Tribes
linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
Chickasaw Nation isPartOf Five Civilized Tribes
linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
Creek (Muscogee) Nation isPartOf Five Civilized Tribes
linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
Sooner State associatedWithEthnicHeritage Five Civilized Tribes
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Creek (Muscogee) isPartOf Five Civilized Tribes
linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
Civil War in Indian Territory involves Five Civilized Tribes
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Curtis Act of 1898 relatedTo Five Civilized Tribes
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Organic Act of 1890 affected Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
Five Civilized Tribes name Five Civilized Tribes
subject linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
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Seminole Nation of Oklahoma partOf Five Civilized Tribes
linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”