At the center of the Poarch Creek community, the effort to preserve and revive the Muscogee (spelled in traditional Creek as “Mvskoke”) language is a preservation of identity, memory, and connection and the survival of a living culture – not just words.
When we speak Muscogee, we are honoring our ancestors and affirming that our people endure.
Paul Bell, a leader in language and cultural education for Poarch Creek Indians, explains that the Muscogee language holds stories and meanings that simply can’t be translated into English. “Our language is endangered and will be lost if we don’t preserve it…