Muscogee Customs & Traditions Flashcards
Who is considered family in a clan?
Other clan members, rather than blood relations
What kind of descent is in Creek society?
Matrilineal descent (from the mother)
What happened when a marriage took place?
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Who took care of the children?
The women - men only played a disciplinary role
Rules for children in order to be respectful clan members
- left the room or went outside when elders were talking.
- never interrupted a conversation.
- spoke only when spoken to.
- never looked into the eyes of an elder when being spoken to.
- shook hands with an elder only when the elder extended their hand.
- did chores when told to do so without asking questions.
- were always last to eat during feast or gatherings.
How were clan names passed down?
Orally
What were some ways that clan families looked after one another?
If a clan family needed assistance to build a home, the
clan members would come together and help build his home or if food was needed, clan members
would provide food for them.
Why was it important to know your tribal town and clan in Creek society?
It served as identification out in the world
Mvskokvlke
Muscogee people
Epofvnka
The one who is above us
Kerrv
Prophet
What were the Muscogee’s “religious” beliefs?
They believed in a higher
power or deity. They also believed that every living thing had a spirit including water, earth, wind and
fire.
What were the Muscogee’s “religious” beliefs?
They believed in a higher
power or deity. They also believed that every living thing had a spirit including water, earth, wind and
fire.
helis haya
Medicine man
Muscogee creation
The Mvskokvlke came from the earth, the soil, and hence the earth is man’s
mother and therefore sacred, and man cannot sell his own mother.
What did it mean if you saw a comet?
It was a sign of war
The constellation of the Great Dipper was called Perro Hake
the image of
a canoe
The North Star was known as Kolas-Nekeyeko
the stationary star
The Morning Star as called Hiyayvkecicv
the bringer of daylight
The Milky Way was known as Poyvfekcv en nene
spirit’s path
or road
Vlekcv
Shaman
Horned Serpent
Sint Holo
Hacko-cvpko
long ears
Nokos-oma
like a bear
Hacko-fuske
sharp ears
Sutvcvkvla
Sky woodpecker
Tenetke
Thunder
Vtokyehatte
Lightning
Hotvle-rakko
Tornado
Geese flying southward
indicated the coming of winter, while geese flying northward indicated the return of spring.
The budding of plants and trees
Signaled the proper time for planting
A flock of sparrows eating off the ground was a sign of
Cold weather
Water could be found
near trees whose branches grew toward the ground
Rain was most likely to occur when
the moon was only ¼ full.
How was time measured with the Muscogee?
Time was measured according to natural phenomena, with each “day” meaning the time from one sunrise to another. The next unit of time, similar to a week but not exactly like it, was measured by phases of the moon. Approximately 7-8 days pass between each of the four moon phases
Green Corn Ceremony?
Posketv (busk) which means “to fast”. (Fasting occurs in two ways; first as the people abstain from eating new corn until the harvest celebrations marked by the Green Corn and second as the participants abstain from all food and consume only a traditional herbal drink on the day of the fast.)
Safke/osafke
Hominy soup/drink
Wild onions
Found in damp areas, like creeks. Usually fried with eggs
What direction do Muscogee churches face?
East
