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The Creek Tribe- Yejune Park, Sean Lee, Michelle Lee

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The Creek Tribe- Yejune Park, Sean Lee, Michelle Lee

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Relative Location of the Creeks (Michelle Lee)

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Relative Location of the Creeks (Michelle Lee)

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The Creeks originally lived in the American southeast, particularly Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina. After the Europeans came, most Creeks were forced to move to Oklahoma in the 1800's. There are 20,000 Muskogee Creeks in Oklahoma today.

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Adaptation to Physical Environment (Michelle Lee)

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Adaptation to Physical Environment (Michelle Lee)

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The environment can be generally described as a humid, fertile agricultural region. The two main geographical features were mountains in the north and swamps in the south. The climate is hot in the summer and mild in the winter. One of the main challenges were housing in swamps or mountains. Housing was influenced to be adapted to the swamp climate and made to have thatched roofs to prevent leaking from raining. Also, their main crops were native to the Southeast which is one other way they adapted to the environment.

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The Creeks before the Europeans was mainly Protestantism, which is often used as a general term merely to that they are not Roman Catholics. They believed that there was one God, otherwise known to be monotheistic. They had their own traditional methods of worshipping their God such as traditional rituals. Some of these include the annual Green Corn Dance, and the Stomp Dance that were meant to give praise to God. Thus, when the Europeans came, there was a huge conflict because the Creeks did not want to transfer to Catholicism.

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The Creek Indians lived in single-family houses which included numerous community structures. The houses were built of sturdy wattle-and-daub construction with thatched roofs and woven mats for flooring. These houses were adapted to the swamp like features of the environment. Also, they were meant to last because the Creek were an agricultural society that rarely changed locations. The families had individual gardens with tobacco, corn, beans, etc. The winter houses were built to be capable of a fire in the middle for warmth, and the summer homes had woven mats that provided fresh air.

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The creeks were farming people. Most women did the farming; harvesting crops, beans, and squash. Creek men did the hunting; shooting deer, wild turkeys, and fish. Some of their main meals were corn, beans, squash, and occasionally meat such as deer and turkeys. Most of these crops and animals were native to the southeast which is one way in which their location could have impacted their food.

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The people of the Creek tribe wore their garments lightly. This was due to the fact that this tribe lived primarily in the Southeastern region of the United States. The Southeastern region's climate was relatively arid, and consequently this led to less clothing, in order to prevent overheating. For example, men wore breechcloths, a single animal hide used to cover the hips. Europeans also changed the designs of their clothes, but no major changes took place. Some even cut their hair to mohawks, to feel less heat on their heads.

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The Creek tribe had a government in which a chief, known as a "miko," was the leader of a city. Back then, all Creek tribes had a miko that was male, but nowadays both genders are equally valid to be elected.

Genders played valuable roles in the Creek tribe. The men were hunters and were the ones who went to war to protect their families. The women were farmers, cooks, and the ones who took care of the child. Both genders contributed to storytelling, artwork, music, and traditional medicine.

The towns had a ceremonial shrine, which represented the centerpiece of a town.