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Creek, Muskogean-speaking North American Indians who originally occupied a huge expanse of the flatlands of what are now the states of Georgia and Alabama. There were two divisions of Creeks: the Muskogee, who were known as the Upper Creeks, and the Hitchiti and Alabama, who were known as the Lower Creeks.
The Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes issued a no-confidence resolution Thursday, stating Wes Nofire will "simply parrot (the governor s) views . (and) continue to oppose tribal sovereignty."