the Five Civilized Tribes
/ðə ˌfaɪv ˌsɪvəlaɪzd ˈtraɪbz/
/ðə ˌfaɪv ˌsɪvəlaɪzd ˈtraɪbz/
- a name used to refer to five native North American nations from the south-eastern US, the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole. They were considered to have developed their own versions of US laws and European American culture. They were forced to leave their own lands and settle in the Indian Territory.
这个名字用来指来自美国东南部的五个北美土著民族：切罗基人、乔克托人、奇卡索人、克里克人和塞米诺尔人。他们被认为制定了自己版本的美国法律和欧洲美国文化。他们被迫离开自己的土地并在印第安领土上定居。