The Creek Indians

Before the 18th century the Creek Indians occupied the area of  Alabama and Georgia.They were a part of a union that had many other tribes that lived in the area. The creek union was formed to protect its self from other bigger tribes. When the Europeans started coming to the new world they began calling the Indians creek Indians because of the nearby O Cheese Creek.The Colonist usually named the various Indian tribes based on where the Indians lived. The Creek Indians were not a nomadic tribe, rather they put down roots by setting up towns. Each of the towns that the creek Indians settled were self sufficient. When a Creek Indian Town grew to a certain number, the town would split in half; one of the halves would move away and would establish a new town close by. They would maintain a good relationship with the town they lived in before.    


  In each of the towns the Creek people built a ceremonial shrine that would serve as the town center. Each of the huts were around this town center. The settlers influence would catch on with the Indians. They started building homes out of wood. The Creek Indians, for the most part, tried to keep peace with the white man. That peace would not last. More and more settlers came from Europe to America, and started building on Creek Indian territories. War broke out between the two and the Creek nation was divided. Some  creek Indians Fought against the white man, and others formed allies with them . After fighting for many years A peace treaty was eventually signed between the Creek Indians and the USA in 1812.