History and educational legacy The Muscogee (Creek) people had long been cultivating lands in this area, producing crops of maize, squash and beans (the Three Sisters), and tobacco, used primarily for ritual purposes. Osceola (1804-1838), who became well known as a leader of the Seminole people in Florida, was born to a Creek woman at Red Creek, 10 miles from the Tallapoosa River. He was of mixed race but identified as Creek; the people have a matrilineal kinship system.
History and educational legacy The Muscogee (Creek) people had long been cultivating lands in this area producing crops of maize squash and beans (the Three Sisters) and tobacco used primarily for ritual purposes Osceola (1804-1838) who became well known as a leader of the Seminole people in Florida was born to a Creek woman at Red Creek 10 miles from the Tallapoosa River He was of mixed race but identified as Creek; the people have a matrilineal kinship system