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Creek Indians . By: Nicholas Heim. http://s3.amazonaws.cm/uoploads.kidzworld.com/article/22606/a1168i2_indianp13.jpg. Main Menu. HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY. The Creeks lived in Alabama and Georgia . They also lived in hills, valleys, marshes, swamps, mountains and forests.
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Creek Indians By: Nicholas Heim http://s3.amazonaws.cm/uoploads.kidzworld.com/article/22606/a1168i2_indianp13.jpg
HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY • The Creeks lived in Alabama and Georgia . They also lived in hills, valleys, marshes, swamps, mountains and forests. • Some of the Creek war leaders where Weatherford William, McGillivay Alexander and Chitto Hajo. http://www.rbcalabama.com/oldharmony/html/history.html MORE History & Geography MAIN MENU
HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY • The first people to make contact with the Creek was a Spanish army. The leader’s name was Hernando De Soto in 1539. The Creek received their name from them. • The Creek warriors were known as the red sticks because they were painted red. • The Spanish army burned Creek villages and enslaved thousands of Creeks too. MAIN MENU
HOMES • The Creek lived in towns, the warriors lived in red towns and the peacemakers lived in white towns. • The Creeks had a summer and winter home. All the homes were rectangle with a smoke hole in the top. http://www.yippy.com/ MAIN MENU
DRESS • The Creek wore clothes made out of deerskin, animal fur and plant fibers . • The Creek men wore deerskin breechcloths, sashes, moccasins and fur coats in the winter. • The women wore deerskin dresses, skirts, sashes, moccasins and fur coats in the winter. • All the Creek children no clothes until they where 12 or 13. http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Creek%20Indian%20clothes&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=987&bih=572 MAIN MENU
FOOD • The Creek hunted with bows, arrows and blow guns. • The Creek hunted, fished, farmed and gatherd stuff . • The Creek hunted turkey, deer, alligator, bear, rabbit, squirrel, duck, dove and bob white quill. • The Creek fished trout, bass and cat fish. • The Creek farmed corn, beans, squash, sweet potatoes and pumpkin. • The Creek gatherd berries, nuts, herbs and onions. INSERT PICTURE HERE PUT URL FOR PICTURE HERE MAIN MENU
CUSTOMS & RELIGION INSERT PICTURE HERE • The Creek men would give a women a gift if he wanted to marry her. The Creek women would accept the gift if she wanted to marry the man. If a child was born he/she would live with the mother. • The Creek villages were protected by a palisade. (fence of wooden stakes) • The Creek had a micco that led each town. A micco is a person in charge. • The Creek believed that the world was made up of the upper half and a lower half. PUT URL FOR PICTURE HERE MAIN MENU
INTERESTING FACTS • The Creek games were just as important as farming, hunting and fishing. • The Creek tattooed themselves from head to toe. The tattoos symbolized how important they were. • The Creek warriors fasted for three days before they went to war and after they went to war. http://s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.kidzworld.com/article/22606/a1168i2_indianp13.jpg MAIN MENU
CREDITS Barnet, Kenneth. “Creek Indians.” World Book. 2010. World Book Online Reference Center. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. <http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar140020&st=creek>. GraKantiioshy, Barbara A., and Barbara A. Gray Kanatiiosh. The Creek. Edina Minnisota: Rourke Publications INC., 2002. Print. Green, Michale A. “Mc.GillinAllexander.” World Book. 2010. Print. Hahn, Elizabeth. The Creek. Vero Beach Florida: Rourke Publications 32964, 1992. Print. MAIN MENU