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Indians of Alabama
Presentation Created by:
Richelle Garner
Leigh Brown
Prehistoric Indians
• Paleo• Archaic• Woodland• Mississippian
Paleo: The First Families of Alabama
• >10,000 B.C. to about 7000 B.C.• Came to North America 20,000 years ago across
the land bridge• Roamed in small family bands; Nomads• Hunted large animals with stick like spears and
darts
Archaic: Hunters and Gatherers
• 7,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C.• Hunted small game such as deer, turkey, and
rabbit instead of large animals• Established more permanent camps• Used objects such as bones, shells, and stones to
make tools and jewelry; Created the Atlatl
Woodland: Crops, Pots, and Burial Mounds
• 1,000 B.C. to A.D. 800• Cultivated crops and gathered food • Built huts out of trees; Lived in small villages• Used clay in making pottery; Made bone jewelry
and combs• Introduced burial mounds through complex
religious rituals
Mississippian: Temple Mound Builders
• A.D. 800 to A.D. 1500• Grew crops; Used bows and arrows; Fished• Lived in complex community; Class system• Perfected the use of various materials in making
pottery• Introduced trading with other villages; Mound
builders
Historic Indians
• Creek• Cherokee• Choctaw• Chickasaw
Creek
• Lived in central, eastern, and southeastern Alabama
• Joined small tribes together to form the Creek Nation; Ruled by a chief
• Named our state after the Alibamon Tribe• Hunted, farmed, and fought
Cherokee
• Lived in northeastern part of Alabama and the Tennessee River Valley
• Called themselves “the principal people”• Sequoyah created a written alphabet based on the
sounds of the Cherokee language• Trail of Tears
Choctaw
• Lived in Southwestern Alabama • Friendly with the new settlers• First tribe to sell part of their land to the United
States• Very powerful tribe
Chickasaw
• Lived in northwestern Alabama• Skilled warriors and good hunters• Would fight anyone who tried to take their land• Small number of villages in Alabama
Summary
• Prehistoric Indians – Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
• Historic Indians – Creek, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw