This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1948. Excerpt: … 2 Some hCuskhogean ords in the Southern Vocabulary This Lecture we shall devote attention to a few of those words that long ago passed from the speech of the Muskhogean Indians into the language of their conquerors and dispossessors. It is not unfitting that an address of this kind should be given here in what was once the homeland of these Indians, and that it should be given by one who was born and brought up in an area where in days long gone by the Muskogees raised their wigwams and played out their roles on a stage where we all are but as actors for a day. Some of the words that you and I have known longest and that come most easily from our lips are Muskhogean words. Many of the stories that we listened to most eagerly in those day, pretty far off for some of us, when we were doing our best listening, with most permanent results, were stories of Muskhogean Indians. Because of this background, I am sure that many of us will take no small pleasure in directing our thoughts toward those who have, perhaps without our realizing it, made their contribution to the enrichment of our existence. The Muskhogean family of Indians received their family name from Muskogee, the native name of the principal tribe among those composing this group of Indians. The principal tribes making up the Muskhogean stock were the Alibama, the Apalachi, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muskogee or Creek, Koasati, Seminole, Yamacraw, and the Yamasi. The area occupied by these Indians was a fairly extensive one, though it is by no means easy or even possible to indicate its precise boundaries. In general it may be said that the Muskogees occupied the territory extending from the Savannah River and the Atlantic Ocean as far west as the Mississippi River, and from the Gulf of Mexico on the sou…
