Key Context
Despite a well-documented shared history proving both the Poarch and Muscogee are Creek descendants, the Muscogee have launched a smear campaign against their fellow Creek community, even making the claim on their website that the Poarch are "allegedly" ancestors of the Creek Nation.
A Shared Connection to Hickory Ground
Like the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the Poarch Creek Indians are descendants from the once powerful Creek Nation, with deep ties to the Alabama (Alibamu) people and Upper Creek towns within the Alabama-Coosa–Tallapoosa River confluence.
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Muscogee Attempts to Rewrite History
Despite sharing common ancestry and surviving similar hardships as European colonialists encroached on their land, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation has distanced themselves from their Poarch cousins, tried to discredit their Creek ties, and sought to undermine their sovereignty.
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A Shared Connection to Hickory Ground
Like the Muscogee Creek Nation, the Poarch Creek Indians are descendants from the once powerful Creek Nation, with deep ties to the Alabama (Alibamo) people and Upper Creek towns within the Alabama-Coosa–Tallapoosa River confluence.
Learn more
Muscogee Attempts to Rewrite History
Despite sharing common ancestry and surviving similar hardships as European colonialists encroached on their land, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation has distanced themselves from their Poarch cousins, tried to discredit their Creek ties, and sought to undermine their sovereignty.
Learn more