I am talking about the Creek Tribe.
I was fascinated that an ancient Indian tribe, the Creek Indians still live in America.
The Creeks live in a warm climate near rivers and this affected their clothes, food and protection. I am finding out about how their location influenced their way of life. The Creek’s location, climate, food and clothing.
The location of the Creek tribe is near the Mississippi River in the south east of the USA. The climate changes from time to time but the normal climate is hot & humid in the summer. The Creek Tribe were farmers so they normally ate corn, beans and squash. The Creek Tribe wore boar tusks for jewellery and for clothing the men wore breech cloths …show more content…
Cherokee and Choctaw tribes were the Creek Tribe enemies. The Creek Indians’ got their name because so many of their villages were located near to rivers and creeks The name of a famous Creek chief is Little Owl. The Creek Tribe probably lived near their enemies and allies. Location was important for protection and they had to have good materials nearby.
Why are the Creek’s important?
There are still two Creek tribes living in the USA, the Poarch and the Oklahoma Creeks who both live in Alabama. They have their own system of government, police force, and laws so they are like a small country. Creek Indians adapted to their environment. They hunted animals that lived nearby boars, deer and bison. They ate their meat, used their bones for jewellery and their skin for clothes. Their weapons and houses were made out of wood and stone, grass and hay and other natural resources found closeby. It is very interesting to learn about old tribes and to discover how things developed. Do you think they helped other people make life easier in the