What is your take on there being a central "mother tribe or nation" that most or all other tribes in North America came out of.....pre and post Ice Age? ----- Original Message ----- From: <TalliyaSoutheast@aol.com> To: <creek-southeast@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 8:26 AM Subject: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Locations of Creek and Cherokee territory inGeorgia > >From reading postings in the past, it has become obvious to me that most > people do not have a clue where the Creeks and Cherokees actually lived in > Georgia, and when they lived there. This assessment also applies to most > state and federal bureaucrats, who disseminate information on the region's > Native American heritage . . . the only exception being some professional > archaeologists. They must be VERY frustrated people! > > The general public seems to think that any Native American artifact found > north of Atlanta was made by a Cherokee, and that the Creeks were a > single ethnic group that occupied the southern 2/3 of the state. Thus, if > one > has Native American roots north of Atlanta, it is typical that people > assume that they were "a Cherokee princess." Guess, there were no male > Cherokees - chuckle. A lot of people south of Atlanta also assume that > their N > A ancestor was Cherokee, because there are so many inaccurate maps > floating > around the world of tourist promotion. Others assume that the Creeks > were just one ethnic group, speaking one language. > > Cherokees never "legally" occupied any of Georgia east of the > Chattahoochee > River - even in the mountains, and by the time they got to Georgia, > they were using muskets exclusively. Even by the 1750s, they were > pretty > much reliant on firearms. A delegation of Cherokee chiefs and head > warriors > went to London to meet the king. An English archery club challenged them > to > a contest of archery skills. The Cherokees were so out of practice at > shooting bows, that they were totally stomped. > > Among other articles, the upcoming issue of the "People of One Fire" > newsletter will contain Colonial Period maps that show how rapidly the > ethnic > patterns of the Lower Southeast changed during the 1600s and 1700s. They > will surprise you. You will never trust another tourist brochure! > <chuckle> > > Richard T, > > > Notes on the Creek Indians > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creeknotes/index.htm > > Early Creek History > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/early-history/ > > Migration Legend of the Creek Indians > http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/creek/migration/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CREEK-SOUTHEAST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message