Muskogee
Eastern Oklahoma city
Muskogee refers to a Native American people originally inhabiting what is now Georgia and Alabama, later relocated to Oklahoma.
The Muskogee (Creek) Nation remains one of the largest federally recognized tribes.
Muskogee also names their language, part of the Muskogean family.
The word appears in the city name Muskogee, Oklahoma: I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee.
South Central U.S. state
- Arkansas RiverMajor Plains waterway
- portDocking place for ships
- railroadsTrain transportation systems
1830s forced indigenous relocation
- Andrew JacksonSeventh U.S. president
- Indian TerritoryFederal land for displaced tribes
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
Makeshift urban baseball variant
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- basket weavingCreating woven containers
- potteryFired clay objects
- copper platesMetal sheets for printmaking
Mississippian · mound builders · traditional foods · fry bread · wild onions · storytelling · oral tradition · regalia
Curative substance or practice
- ribbon shirtsNative American decorated tops
- clan mothersWomen governing family lineages
- sacred fireReligiously significant perpetual blaze
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
purification · tobacco · call and response · traditional dress
Descended through maternal line
- clan mothersWomen governing family lineages
- kinshipState of being related
- moietyOne of two parts
- hereditaryPassed through generations
Native community's political structure
- tribal citizenshipMembership in indigenous nation
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
tribal courts · casinos · health services · housing authority · cultural preservation · enrollment
Related tongues from one source
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- immersionState of being submerged
- eldersSenior community members
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
language classes · orthography · endangered language · revitalization
Oklahoma
South Central U.S. state
- Arkansas RiverMajor Plains waterway
- portDocking place for ships
- railroadsTrain transportation systems
Trail of Tears
1830s forced indigenous relocation
- Andrew JacksonSeventh U.S. president
- Indian TerritoryFederal land for displaced tribes
- allotmentDesignated share or portion
assimilation · boarding schools · Civil War · Reconstruction · statehood
stickball
Makeshift urban baseball variant
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- basket weavingCreating woven containers
- potteryFired clay objects
copper plates · Mississippian · mound builders · traditional foods · fry bread · wild onions · storytelling · oral tradition · regalia · turtle shells
medicine
Curative substance or practice
- ribbon shirtsNative American decorated tops
- clan mothersWomen governing family lineages
- sacred fireReligiously significant perpetual blaze
fasting · purification · tobacco · call and response · traditional dress
matrilineal
Descended through maternal line
- clan mothersWomen governing family lineages
- kinshipState of being related
- moietyOne of two parts
tribal government
Native community's political structure
- tribal citizenshipMembership in indigenous nation
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
sovereignty · tribal courts · casinos · health services · housing authority · cultural preservation · enrollment
language family
Related tongues from one source
- dictionaryAlphabetical word reference
- immersionState of being submerged
- eldersSenior community members
language classes · pronunciation · orthography · endangered language · revitalization
MuskogeeSan Francisco
Northern California metropolis
Haight-Ashbury · Berkeley · Woodstock · Greenwich Village · hippie culture