Oct 14, 2008
The Alabamas first came into contact with white explorers under Hernando de Soto in 1541, and by 1696 they were trading with Carolina traders. Later, they allied with the French. The tribe was part of the Creek Confederacy and lived on the Alabama River just below the junction of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers. They lived in permanent villages and were hunters, fishers, and farmers; they cultivated potatoes, corn, peas, and fruit trees.
In the mid-1700's many moved to Louisiana near the town of Opelousas, on the Opelousas River. The Alabamas who stayed took an active part in the...
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