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Contemporary Life

In the 2000 U.S. census about 40,000 people identified themselves as Creek only; an additional 31,000 people reported being part Creek. Modern-day Creek prefer to be known as Muskogee or Muscogee. The Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, based in Okmulgee, has striven to preserve traditional customs; this group is still allied with Alabama and Coushatta peoples. Other Creek descendants maintain tribal identity in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.