Lower Creeks

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The Lower Creeks were a major division of the Muscogee (Creek) people who lived primarily along the lower Chattahoochee and Flint rivers in what is now Georgia and Alabama, playing a central role in the region’s political and trade networks during the colonial and early United States periods.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Lower Creeks canonical 3
Lower Creek towns 2
Lower Creek Country 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muscogee division
Native American people
affectedBy Indian Removal policies
agriculturalProducts Beans
Maize
Squash
alsoKnownAs Lower Creek towns
linked to: Lower Creeks
colonialStatus Allies and trading partners of European powers
conflictWith State of Georgia
linked to: Georgia

United States
country United States (present-day territory)
culture Southeastern Woodlands culture
descentSystem Matrilineal kinship
displacement Forced migration to Indian Territory
economy Agriculture
Hunting
Trade
ethnicGroupOf Southeastern Woodlands
ethnicRelation Creek Confederacy
linked to: Muscogee people
historicalRegion Lower Creek Country
linked to: Lower Creeks
language Muscogee language
languageFamily Muskogean languages
locatedInThePast Flint River valley
linked to: Flint River

Lower Chattahoochee River valley
Present-day Alabama
Present-day Georgia
mainRivers Chattahoochee River
Flint River
neighboringGroup Upper Creeks
partOf Muscogee (Creek) Nation
playedRoleIn Colonial frontier politics
Regional diplomacy
Regional trade networks
politicalOrganization Loose confederation of towns
region Deep South
Southeastern North America
religion Southeastern Native ceremonialism
socialStructure Town-based (talwa) organization
successorCommunity Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
timePeriod Colonial period
Early United States period
tradingPartners British colonies
French Louisiana
Spanish Florida

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kawita people politicalAffiliation Lower Creeks
subject linked to: Kawita (Coweta) people
Creek (Muscogee) subgroup Lower Creeks
Treaty of Fort Jackson partyRepresentedBy Lower Creek leaders
linked to: Lower Creeks
Lower Creek territory associatedWith Lower Creek towns
linked to: Lower Creeks
Lower Creeks alsoKnownAs Lower Creek towns
linked to: Lower Creeks
Lower Creeks historicalRegion Lower Creek Country
linked to: Lower Creeks
Lower Creek ethnonym Lower Creeks
Hitchiti language associatedWith Lower Creek groups
linked to: Lower Creeks