- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Creek Indian leaders
- Creator:
- Frank, Andrew K.
- Date of Original:
- 2004-01-23
- Subject:
- Creek Indians--Kings and rulers
Indians of North America--Georgia
Creek Indians--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Creek Indian leaders. Creek Indian society contained an unknown number of leaders in the preremoval era. Each village had civil, religious, and war chiefs of various ranks. Leaders wielded authority only as long as they could persuade others to agree with their decisions. As a result, leadership positions frequently changed hands.
GSE identifier: SS8H4, SS2H2, SS8H1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/creek-indian-leaders/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Creek Indian Leaders," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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