Apalachicola
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Alabama, Georgia
The matrilineal Apalachicola raised the “three sisters”—beans, corn, and squash—but were also river-oriented. They had individual and large communal hunts for deer, which supplemented their food bases and provided needed by-products. There were probably four large, permanent, and politically independent villages that maintained exchange of resources and alliances. According to oral history, when the Muskogee encroached upon Apalachicola territory a peace treaty resulted, which the Apalachicola negotiated and which led to the Creek Confederacy.
The Apalachicola were first...
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