Whitetree's
Chockers
HOW THE CLANS CAME TO BE:
In the beginning, the Muscogee people were born
out of the earth itself. They crawled up out of the ground through a hole like ants.
In those days, they lived in a far western land beside tan mountains that reached the sky.
They called the mountains the backbone of the earth.
Then a thick fog descended upon the earth, sent by the Master of Breath, Esakitaummesee.
All of the chockers shown below are one of a kind.
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They called
themselves the Wind Family, or Wind Clan.
Each group chose the name of the first animal it saw.
So they became the Bear, Deer, Alligator, Raccoon, and Bird Clans.
However, the Wind Clan was always considered the first clan and the aristocracy of all the clans.
The Master-of-Breath spoke to them: "You are the beginning of each one of your families and clans.
Live up to your name. Never eat of your own clan, for it is your brother.
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