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Apple QuickTime movie  |  2003-02-21  |  10.3 MB  |  320x240  |  15fps  |  5 minutes, 44 seconds  |  [MooV/TVOD]
Transcription: Hsagat MFC, Puskehoye Leketska. Imagine hearing this when someone starts a prayer. The phrase I just stated is Muscogee or Creek for God or the Creator, our Father in Heaven. It is used to start prayers in a Creek Indian church mainly by elders or people who speak the Muscogee language. I attend church at the Contrada United Indian Methodist Church. It is attended mainly by Creek Indians, many of whom speak the Creek or Muscogee language. The word's meaning is actually a Creek word. It means red land or red earth. Today I'm going to talk to you about how a Creek Indian church is structured, es ...