Abihka

The Abihka were a division of the Upper Muscogee Creeks. Their main place of residence was 50 miles west along the banks of the Coosa and Alabama Rivers,[1] in what is now Talladega County, Alabama. At times their name is used for all of the Upper Creeks. They had three towns named Abihkutchi, Talladega and Kan-tcati. The remnant of the Natchez joined the Abihka when they were dispersed by the French.

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Origins

The Abihka were the remnants of the sixteenth century Chiefdom of Coosa.[2]

Ground

After removal to Indian Territory, this Creek mother town established a ceremonial stomp dance ground called Abihka or Arbeka, located near Henryetta, Oklahoma.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Creek (Muskogee)." Encyclopedia of North American Indians. (retrieved 8 Sept 2010)
  2. ^ Waselkov and Smith. "Upper Creek Archaeology", p. 244
  3. ^ Nabokov and Easton 109

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