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- Title
Memories of the Alabama Creek War, 1813-1814: U.S. Governmental and Native Identities at the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.
- Authors
Black, Jason Edward
- Abstract
This article presents a discussion of Native American history and culture in the context of violence between the Creek people and the European settlers of North America. The Battle of the Horse Shoe and its commemoration at the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Alabama are discussed. The importance of this battle as a turning point in the Creek War of 1813-1814 is analyzed. Divergent accounts of the events by various historians and eyewitnesses are presented, with an emphasis on Native American sources. The legacy of U.S. President Andrew Jackson, who led the U.S. forces against the Creek warriors known as Red Sticks, is critiqued.
- Subjects
ALABAMA; GEORGIA; BATTLE of Horseshoe Bend, Ala., 1814; CREEK War, 1813-1814; JACKSON, Andrew, 1767-1845; NATIVE American history; HORSESHOE Bend National Military Park (Ala.)
- Publication
American Indian Quarterly, 2009, Vol 33, Issue 2, p200
- ISSN
0095-182X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/aiq.0.0043