The Muscogee (Creek) Diaspora
First things first...
f'as@^, staha'ê yUjEha gop'adA gOwAdAnEha hEdEwAdA.
Good afternoon. First I will speak in the Yuchi and Muscogee languages
zAt'@^ gOtcyathla hônû. g@k@^ hôyUjEhâ g@k@e^ gOp'a hOnû.
My dad is Native and he is half Muscogee and half Yuchi.
Tvlvhase wvkokaye tvsekiyv toyis. cvcke nokosvlke towes
I am a member of the Talahassee Wagogiyee ceremonial ground. My father is bear clan.
nekA anzA dE'nechE zAdOsh@^lA. k'ala hEyOnda dEt@lA.
I am happy to see you all here and I hope you learn something.
Interesting Facts
- The Miccosukee Nation was first recognized as a Nation by the Cuban government
https://www.miccosukee.com/tribe-c/history/ - The Yuchi Language is a language isolate. Meaning it is not part of any other language family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuchi_language -
The Muscogee people are matrilineal and matrilocal. Both men and women take the clan of the mother and men move in with the women's family after marriage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscogee -
The Florida Seminole never signed a peace treaty with the United States
https://www.semtribe.com/History/NoSurrender.aspx -
The "Five Civilized" tribes formed a delegation to create the State of Sequoyah to be part of the Union
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Sequoyah
Locations
Muscogee (Creek) Diaspora
Recognized and Unrecognized
Federally Recognized Tribes
Oklahoma
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
http://sno-nsn.gov/
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
https://www.mcn-nsn.gov/
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
http://alabama-quassarte.org/
Kialegee Tribal Town
http://kialegeetribal.webstarts.com/
Tholopthocco Tribal Town
http://tttown.org/
Texas
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
http://alabama-coushatta.com/
Alabama
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
http://pci-nsn.gov/westminster/index.html
Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida
https://www.semtribe.com/
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
https://www.miccosukee.com/
Louisiana
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
http://koasatiheritage.org/
Part of Nation
Euchee/Yuchi Tribe of Indians
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuchi
Independent Traditional Seminole Nation of Florida
https://indianlaw.org/projects/past_projects/seminole
State Recogonized
The Muscogee Nation of Florida
http://www.mnoffl.com/
Cher-O-Creek Intra Tribal Indians
Star Clan of Muscogee Creeks
Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe
http://lowermuskogeetribe.com/home.html
Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Tribe of Alabama
http://www.machistribe.com/
Part of Nation/State Recognized
Directory: http://www.ncai.org/tribal-directory
History
Descendants of Mound Builders
Monks Mound at Cahokia
Etowah Mounds
Human Sacrifice
Influenced by Aztec and Mayans yet still different
https://www.sott.net/article/191068-Human-Sacrifice-Archaeologist-creates-stir-with-new-book-on-Cahokia-Mounds
Modern Day
- An alliance of tribal towns tied together through kinship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscogee - There was not a central ruling authority
- Towns were autonomous, therefore conflict was handled either through discussion or at times war
- After the Trail of Tears around 40 or so Tribal Towns were established in Oklahoma
- Today there are around 10 Tribal Towns/Ceremonial Grounds still active
Green Corn Ceremony
Ball Games
Stompdance
- Practiced by Oklahoma Muscogee and Yuchi, Florida Seminole and Miccosukee.
- Yearly renewal ceremony for all members of the ceremonial ground
- Singing and dancing known as Stompdance
- From midnight till sunrise or when the chief stops the dance
- Herbal medicine taken throughout
Details
Connections to the Past
Stompdance and mound building
Sacrifice and scratching
Confederacy and Tribal Towns
Black drink and herbal medicines
Domains of influence
Singing time...
Questions
Muscogee Creek Diaspora
By Adam Recvlohe
