The Creek Indians :: American America History

The Creek IndiansLocation and Background The earlier English traders gave the Creek inhering Americans their name because they usu all(prenominal)y built their villages on or near creeks or rivers. If they were to still have their villages it would include areas of Federal 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 closely 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 addition concept 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 early(a) tribes within the Creek. The Creeks were agricultural, but war like. The number of Creeks at one age 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 reinforce and revenge. Red Creeks usually held war dances often to protect them selves in battle. at heart the white towns lived most of the peace makers who kept track of alliances and gave sanctuary to refugees or poor race. White Creeks held ceremonies such as the signing of treaties or alliances. individually village had a town square at its center with position where spectators could sit.The town square was used for ceremonies and games. Each village had a rotary town house with clay walls and a cone shaped shin roof some 25 feet high. This was a ceremonial lodge and was also used for shelter for the homeless. Some town houses were smaller with a one-sided bark roof only about 10 feet high. The most mutual house had a slanted bark roof with the roof abo ut 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 two 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 one-half open and they also had a warehouse which was open on all four sides similar to a chickee.