People of One Fire

Architect Richard Thornton is a member of an alliance of Creek, Choctaw and Seminole scholars, who over the past seven years have been intensely studying the heritage of the Muskogean peoples. Much of their activities have involved re-examination of the archives of the early Spanish, English and French exploration of the Southeastern United States. They also have been comparing Muskogean words with those of several indigenous languages of Mexico and Central America. They have found many examples of words that are identical or almost identical in sound, that mean the same in the two languages. In particular, the Hitchiti-Creek language contains many links to the Itza Maya language. Richard is editor of the newsletter distributed to the alliance, which is known as "the People of One Fire." You can also view Richards published books

People of One Fire Newsletter - December 2007-Present

• The Texas War for Independence
  • The Colonial Architecture of Texas and the History that Created it!
  • The Legacy of Spanish Colonialism
  • American Log Cabin Symbolized Threat to Mexican Autocracy
  • Freedom Loving Tejanos, Texians and Southerners face the Army of a Dictator
  • Washington-on-the-Brazos, first capital of the Republic of Texas
  • Georgia-Texas Connection
• Trail of Tears, Indian Removal Acts
• Mission Santa Catalina de Guale
  • Two worlds collided, and then both disappeared
  • Early Examples of Spanish Colonial Architecture
  • Tragic events viewed from differing perspectives
• Ceremonial Centers
  • Hopewell Ceremonial Complex, Ohio
• Rock Inscriptions in North Carolina
• Forts across North America
  • Fort Caroline, Jacksonville, Florida 1564
  • Fort Clatsop, Oregon
  • Ancient Stone Forts of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky
  • Charlesfort, Parris Island, South Carolina
  • Fort St. George, Maine
  • Impregnable Fortress of the Continental Army, West Point, New York
  • Mysterious Fort Mountain, Georgia
  • Old Stone Fort - Manchester, Tennessee
• Nacoochee Mound
  • Site of the Nation's First Gold Rush
  • Master Farmers and Mound Builders
  • Melungeon gold miners
  • Georgia Gold Rush
• Native American Mounds
  • Why and How did Native Americans Build Mounds
  • Mysterious Kenimer Mound, Nacoochee Valley, Georgia
  • Shell and Sand Mounds of Tick Island Florida
  • Adena Mounds of the Ohio Valley
  • Biltmore Mound, Asherville, North Carolina
  • Peachtree Mound near Murphy, North Carolina
• Four Seasons of the Potawatomi
  • Potawatomi in Spring
  • Potawatomi in Summer
  • Potawatomi in Autumn
  • Potawatomi in Winter
• Potawatomi in the Early 1800's
• Architecture of Native Americans
  • The Teepee
  • Sioux Pit House
  • Earth Lodge of the Mandan, Arikara and Hidatsa
  • Navajo Hogan
  • Basket House of the South Atlantic Coast
  • Apache Wickiup
  • Eastern Woodland Wigwam
• The Wars on the Carolina and Georgia Frontier 1660-1763
  • Why the History of the Era is Confusing
  • Early Slave Raid Period 1657-1684
  • Middle Slave Raid Period 1684-1706
  • Late Slave Raid Period, 1705-1721
  • Creeks become Creeks, 1717-1755
    • John Mitchell Map, 1755 (section)

Notes About this Material

Source: Richard Thornton, an alliance of Muskogean scholars, professors and professionals. Copyright Richard Thornton, Blairsville, GA, 2010. Used here with permission. 

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