The Creek Indians :: American America History

The Creek IndiansLocation and Background The early(a) English traders gave the Creek indispensable Americans their name because they usu exclusivelyy built their villages on or near creeks or rivers. If they were to still have their villages it would include areas of Union Florida and Eastern Louisiana and Southern Tennessee. The majority of the villages were located along the banks of the Coosa, Tallaposa, Flint, Ocmulgee, and Chattachoochee rivers. The native word for the approximately powerful band of Creeks was the Muskogees. The Creek native Americans were the most powerful and widespread tribe of the Southeast culture area. It was in any case fancy that the Creeks were long lost ancestors of the Mound Builders. Villages The Chief of The Creek village or tribe was called an amirco, but he was not the absolute ruler. His job in the village included making important decisions.Once he made a decision many town criers would go out to announce the it to another(prenominal) tri bes within the Creek. The Creeks were agricultural, but war like. The number of Creeks at one clock was 30,000. The villages were separated into two red and white. Red towns had warriors who launched raids far and wide for purposes of honour and revenge. Red Creeks usually held war dances often to protect them selves in battle. in spite of appearance the white towns lived most of the peace makers who kept track of alliances and gave sanctuary to refugees or poor flock. White Creeks held ceremonies such as the signing of treaties or alliances. each village had a town square at its center with seat where spectators could sit.The town square was used for ceremonies and games. Each village had a card town house with clay walls and a cone shaped struggle roof close 25 feet high. This was a ceremonial lodge and was also used for shelter for the homeless. Some town houses were smaller with a dark bark roof only about 10 feet high. The most commonality house had a slanted bark roo f with the roof about 7 feet high these were used for individual families, it held about, four to five people in it.. Each family had a summer and winter house twain were packed with mud. The summer house was often used as a guest house for when visitors came to visit. They also owned their own granary which was fractional open and they also had a warehouse which was open on all four sides similar to a chickee.