Five Civilized Tribes
group of Native Americans in the southeastern US (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), Seminole) regarded by white people as ‘civilized’ due to adoption of attributes of Anglo-American culture
The Five Civilized Tribes is the term applied to five Native American nations, the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole, considered civilized by white settlers during that time period because they adopted many of the colonists' customs and had generally good relations with their neighbors.
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