Osceola

Tecumseh traveled s. to meet the Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, & the Creeks (Indian Confederation) Trying to get them to forget about their rivalries & create unity Tecumseh’s mom was a Creek Indian 2 Sects White Sticks- Lived/farmed like white settlers & cooperate w/white settlers Red Sticks- Lived the Indian way of life & wanted to drive them away

Osceola Tecumseh died & no 1 tried to unify the Indians Indians were used to fight the War of 1812 Red Sticks- Fought w/the British White Sticks- Fought w/the Americans Indian civil war General Andrew Jackson & White Sticks fought a large battle at Horseshoe Bend of the Tallapoosa R. (1814) White Sticks beat the Red Sticks, but was a disaster for all of the Creeks

Osceola Americans thanked White Sticks alliance W.S. had to sign a treaty giving away their land Red Sticks had no land at all because they fought w/the British Hid in the woods Creek boy, mother, & Tallasee tribe went South into Spanish Florida Welcomed by the Seminoles & settled in N. Florida Ate alligator steak, bear ribs, corn bread, fish cakes, rattlesnake meat, & turkey legs Florida Indians=Seminoles- meant “runaway” or “wild ones” Africans who were slaves, Creek, old/extinct Florida tribes, outcasts, & wanderers

Osceola The boy & his tribe loved their new home=Kept Creek ways Women farmed & men hunted Warm climate- Simple homes w/roofed platforms on stilts Moist ground Built around central square where ceremonies & tribal dances took place

Osceola The Indian boy Avg. height w/ small hands & feet Pretty & sensitive face Enjoyed playing lacrosse- Had energy/purpose & usually won 15 yrs. old- Sacred ceremonies of introduction into manhood Drank bitter black juice, fasted, & prayed Received his adult name=Asi-yo-ho-lo= White men said “Osceola” Brave & truthful Angry at White Sticks & white men