Historic Indians Chapter 2

Historic Indians Diaries and Journals Began separating into large groups called nations

Cherokee Indians Chickasaw Indians Creek Indians Choctaw Indians

Historic Indians- Creek Largest of the Alabama tribes Eastern part of Alabama Also known as Muscogee Divided into upper and lower Creek Some found in western Georgia and eastern Alabama

Historic Indians- Choctaw Creeks were enemies of the Choctaw Indians Alabama comes from the word Alibamons Means to cut or gather plants Also translated at “thicket cleaners” Brave warriors

Historic Indians- Choctaw Live along southwest corner of the state Used bow and arrows for hunting and for war until the French and British Explorers Began trading guns and gun powder

Historic Indians- Chickasaw Lived mostly in Mississippi but also in the northwestern part of Alabama Brave fighters Took horses from the Spanish expedition and Through the years developed great herds of ponies

Historic Indians- Cherokee Tribal lands in northeastern Alabama Hunted and lived in this region Women became part of the government and part of the war Spoke a different language of all other Alabama Tribes

Historic Indians- Culture Green Corn Dance- Religious ceremony held when the first corn was harvested. This was a time of thanksgiving for the Cherokee Usually lasted 4-5 days Men danced and fasted Women brewed a tea made from holly and other herbs This drink was called “Black Drink” and it was just for the men to drink- drank at the end of the festival’s first day as a means to purify themselves

Green Corn Dance

Green Corn Dance

Historic Indians- Culture Square Town Council house- center of the square Cabins were around it Cabins made of logs, brush, vines, mud, wood- Things around the cabins Floors were dirt, small fire in the center Walls around the won and guardhouse at the entrance

Historic Indians- Culture Indians gathered things like wild berries and nuts from the woods Ate corn, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, beans, melons, squash, and gourds Corn- MOST IMPORTANT FOOD

Historic Indians- Culture Chunky- FAVORITE Players would toss a spear or lance at a rolling stone disk. Everyone ran after the rolling chunky and threw his lance at the moving target to see who could come closest to it

Historic Indians- Review 1.How do we have information about how the Native Americans lived in Alabama? 2. Name the four major Indian nations that lived in Alabama when Europeans began to settle here.

Historic Indians Make a flip book listing three (3) things you learned two (2) things you still have questions about, one thing you thought was really interesting.