Alabama people
The Alabama or Alibamu (Alabama: Albaamaha) are a Southeastern culture people of Native Americans, originally from Alabama. They were members of the Muscogee Creek Confederacy, a loose trade and military organization of autonomous towns; their home lands were on the upper Alabama River.
Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, Texas | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,517 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Oklahoma) | 380 enrolled members, Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town |
| United States (Texas) | 1,137 enrolled members, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas |
| Languages | |
| Originally Alabama; however, most now only speak English | |
| Religion | |
| Protestantism, traditional beliefs | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Coushatta, Hitchiti, Chickasaw, Choctaw, other Muscogee Creek people | |
The Alabama and closely allied Coushatta people migrated from Alabama and Mississippi to the area of Texas in the late 18th century and early 19th century, under pressure from European-American settlers to the east. They essentially merged and shared reservation land. Although the tribe was terminated in the 1950s, it achieved federal recognition in 1987 as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas. Its 1,137 members have about 4,500 acres (18 km2) of reservation.
The Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town is a federally recognized tribe, headquartered in Wetumka, Oklahoma.