When individual Creek attempted to enforce their property rights against squatters , they were often retaliated against by the local militia .
Those Creeks who managed to keep legal title to their lands were soon overwhelmed by squatters , whom state and federal officials generally refused to evict .
When individual Creeks attempted to enforce Creeks ' property rights against squatters , Creeks were often retaliated against by the local militia .
Those Creeks who managed to keep legal title to their lands were soon overwhelmed by squatters , whom state and federal officials generally refused to evict .