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.
