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