Creek Sites near Atlanta
Creek Links
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Creek Language ProjectIncludes dictionary and books.
Subject Guide
Kristan Majors
Contact:
Woodruff Library
phone: 404-727-8932
email: kmajors@emory.edu
I assist students and faculty with research and class projects. Feel free to contact me for an appointment.
Website
phone: 404-727-8932
email: kmajors@emory.edu
I assist students and faculty with research and class projects. Feel free to contact me for an appointment.
Historic Maps
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1816 Map of Georgia & Alabama Creek Indians & U.S. FortsLibrary of Congress American Memory project. Title of map:
Map by which the Creek Indians gave their statement at Fort Strother on the 22nd Jany, 1816 : [Alabama and Georgia]. -
United States map & British territories based on 1784 treatyZoom in to see the notes where Creek lands are located in Georgia and Alabama.
Georgia Map
National atlas of the United States of America. - Indian tribes, Cultures & Languages
Map including the Creek Nation available at the National Atlas from the Library of Congress Memory project.
Key Historic Documents about Georgia and Creek Indians
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The Southeastern Part of the Present United StatesFrom NC State Archives: this map is a redrawn copy, probably by John R. Swanton, of a portion of the 1755 map of North America by John Mitchell. The map portrays western North Carolina and other parts of the southeast. The locations of various Indian tribes in the southeast are noted with annotations regarding the status of the tribes. Tribes noted include the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Quapaw, Creek, Apalachee, and Catawba. Indian towns and white settlements are identified, and major roads are shown.
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Early history of the Creek Indians and their neighbors, by John R. Swanton. [Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 73.]One of the leading sources it includes historic maps from 1715-1800s. This historic book is published online in the U.S. Serial Set. Access is limited to Emory students, faculty, and staff will require an Emory login and password.
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Myths and tales of the southeastern Indians, by John R. Swanton. [Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 88.]Published in 1929 by the Smithsonian Institute as the Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 88. Included in the U.S. Serial Set this book is available online for Emory University and requires an Emory id/password.
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Indian Land Cessions in the United States, by Charles C. RoyceAccessible online from the U.S. Serial Set. Available with an Emory id/password. See the 1821 Treaty on page 702 and map 15 to see the Atlanta/Emory area. This text is within the Bureau of American Ethnology volume 18 produced in 1896-97.
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Indian Land CessionsMaps and treaties are listed separately. Can browse by state or tribe.
Related Emory Publications
For additional resources and information about the collections available and Emory's recognition of the ancestral lands of the Creek Nation visit these Emory web sites and publications:
Emory Libraries Celebrates National American Indian Heritage Month, November 2, 2020
Indigenous Peoples' Day 2020, October 12, 2020
Native American and Indigenous Studies research guide by Lori Jahnke, Anthropology librarian
Land Acknowledgement, Native American & Indigenous Engagement at Emory
Emory's President's Letter on Indigenous Peoples' Day, October 12, 2020