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The term "Five Civilized Tribes" derives from the colonial and early federal period in the history of the United States. It refers to five Native American nations—the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole.[1][2] These are the first five tribes that European Americans generally considered to be "civilized".[3] These tribes were labeled civilized due to conforming to Anglo-American social normalities. For example the Cherokee, established a written language in 1821.They also had a national supreme court in 1822 and a written constitution in 1827. The other tribes had similar developments in their communities.[4] The Five Civilized Tribes tended to maintain stable political relations with the European Americans.
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The term has been criticized for its ethnocentric definition of civilization.[5] The population currently living in Oklahoma are referred to as the Five Tribes of Oklahoma.