- Fact 2 - The Creeks were a static
tribe of hunter farmers. Men were in charge of hunting for food
and protecting the camp and the women were in charge of the home
and land. Each Creek town had a plaza or community square, often
with a temple, around which were built rectangular houses
- Fact 3 - Homes and Houses: Wattle and Daub Houses
(Asi) were used
by the Creek who wanted
permanent homes to suit their farmer-hunter life styles
- Fact 4 - Asi - Wattle and Daub Houses were
made by using a framework of poles intertwined with
branches and vines covered with mud
- Fact 5 -
The name of a famous Creek leader was Little Owl, also called
Osceola who forged an alliance with the Seminole Indians of
Florida.
- Fact 6 - Clothes and Clothing -
Clothes were generally made from the skins of animals which were
sewn together from the thread made from the sinews of deer. Some
clothes were also made from woven cloth
- Fact 7 - Clothing for men: Men wore
breechcloths which were made from a long rectangular piece of
animal skin or cloth which was worn between the legs and tucked
over a belt, so that the flaps of the breechcloth covered the
front and behind. The legs were bare.
- Fact 8 - Clothing: Special, highly decorated
aprons were worn over breechcloths and worn on special occasions
- Fact 9 - Clothing: Leggings were
worn by both men and women to cover the bare legs and were
sometimes decorated with a fringe
- Fact 10 -
Clothing for women: Women wore blouses, made like a poncho, and
wraparound skirts over their leggings
- Fact 11 - Shoes and footwear:
Moccasins were made of soft leather or deerskin and sewn
together with deer sinew. Moccasins were a soft slip on shoe, or
slipper, consist of a sole and sides made of one piece of
leather, stitched together at the top and were a light beige
color.
- Fact 12 - Headdresses: Roach
headdresses (also called porcupine roaches) were worn by the
Creek men which was made of a stiff thin strip of animal hair
that goes over the top of the head. They were held open by
comb-like objects, originally carved of antler, called
roachspreaders. Roach headdresses stood straight up from the
head like a tuft or crest and are closely associated with the
Mohawk or Mohican tribes. Roach headdresses were made from a
variety of hairs including white deer tail hair, often dyed red,
moose-hair, porcupine hair and black turkey beard.
- Fact 13 -
Roach headdresses were
attached to a scalp-lock to look like a crest, with the rest of
the head probably shaven. The name derives from its resemblance
to the roaching or clipping of a horse’s mane. Sometimes
feathers or shells were added as decorations
- Fact 14 - The Creek Confederacy:
The Creek Confederacy was a Native American Indian confederacy
organized by the Muskogee tribes that dominated the southeastern
part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma.
Muskhogean is a family of North American Indian languages spoken
in the south-eastern United States.
- Fact 15 - Women's Hair: Hair was
kept long, sometimes braided and on special occasions braids
were decorated with bright strips of cloth
- Fact 16 - Jewelry: Women wore
bead necklaces
- Fact 17 - Face paint / War Paint: Men wore
bright red face paint in times of war. Tribal tattoos were also used
to decorate their faces and bodies
- Fact 18 - Creek weapons: Weapons
included bows and arrows, blowguns, tomahawks, spears and knives
- Fact 19 - Enemies of the Creek
tribe included the
Cherokee and Choctaw tribes
- Fact 20 - History: They rebelled in
the Creek War of 1813–14. They massacred a large number of
settlers at Fort Mims, and Andrew Jackson won part of his
reputation by defeating them at the battle of Horseshoe Bend.
The Creek War ended with the defeated Creeks ceding 23 million
acres
- Fact 21 - Food: Men hunted turkeys,
deer, small game and fish. As farmers crops were produced for
corn, beans, squash and sunflower seeds. Crops, meat and fish
were supplemented by nuts, berries and fruits.
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