Okfuskee

Okfuskee are a Muscogee tribe. Alternative spellings include the traditional Mvskoke spelling "Akfvske", referring to the tribal town in Alabama, and the comparable spelling Oakfuskee.[1] They formed part of the former Creek (Muscogee) Confederacy in Alabama, prior to their removal during the 1830s to the Indian Territory.[2] Okfuskee County, Oklahoma is named for a settlement where members of the tribe formerly lived.

References

Martin, Jack B. (2000). A dictionary of Creek/Muskogee : with notes on the Florida and Oklahoma Seminole dialects of Creek. University of Nebraska Press in cooperation with the American Indian Studies Research Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington. ISBN 0-8032-3207-1. OCLC 43561668.
"Creek Research". Alabama Indian Affairs Commission. State of Alabama. Retrieved August 19, 2012.

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[1] Martin, Jack B. (2000). A dictionary of Creek/Muskogee : with notes on the Florida and Oklahoma Seminole dialects of Creek. University of Nebraska Press in cooperation with the American Indian Studies Research Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington. ISBN 0-8032-3207-1. OCLC 43561668.

[2] "Creek Research". Alabama Indian Affairs Commission. State of Alabama. Retrieved August 19, 2012.