Mondo's NAT # 022 - Alabama Traditional Cache
Mondo's NAT # 022 - Alabama
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Native American Tribes series.
Alabama
It's pronounced "al-uh-BAM-uh," the same as the state (which was named after the tribe.) No one knows exactly where this name came from. It could be an English form of the word albina, which means "campsite" in their own language and may have been the name of an Alabama town. Or it could be an English form of the Choctaw words alba amo, which means "clearing brush."
The Alabamas are original residents of Alabama. The tribe was forced to move further west in the 18th century, and today most Alabamas live in Texas (sharing a reservation with the Coushattas) and in Oklahoma (sharing a reservation with the Creeks.) Other Alabama people joined the Seminoles and were absorbed into that powerful Florida tribe, and some live in Louisiana with the Coushattas there. The total population of Alabama Indians is about 2000.
The Alabama people lived in square-shaped villages of houses and small farm plots. Alabama houses had plaster and rivercane walls with thatched roofs. These dwellings were about as strong and warm as a log cabin. The Alabamas also built a larger circular lodge for town meetings, and most villages had a lacrosse field with benches for spectators. An Alabama village was usually surrounded with palisades (reinforced walls) to guard against attack.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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