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Though they are not as well-known as tribes like the Sioux or Cherokee, the Creek are one of the oldest & most important Indigenous American tribes in THE UNITED STATES. With root base that tie them to the Old Moundbuilders, the Creek were one of the most established organizations in the Southeastern United States, and came to be known as one of the Five Civilized Tribes. It is also assumed that the Creek were the first natives experienced by Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto's ancient expedition in the middle-16th century. The Creek became known as one of the Five Civilized Tribes for quickly assimilating aspects of European culture, however in response to early on Western european contact, the Muscogee proven one of the most powerful confederacies in the region. Despite learning to be a dominant regional drive, however, infighting brought about civil war in the early 19th century, and they were quickly twisted up in the Battle of 1812 as well. By the end of that fighting, the Creek were compelled to cede millions of acres of land to the expanding United States, ushering in a fresh period that found the Creek occupying only a little remove of Alabama by the 1830s. Indigenous American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Creek comprehensively includes the culture and record of the famous group, profiling their roots, their record, and their prolonged legacy.