White Earth Tribal Town, Blountstown, Florida

We probably would never have visited the White Earth Tribal Town if we hadn't met Jan and her brother, Jon Bullard.

Blountstown, Florida, is the home of the White Earth Tribal Town, where the Muskogee/Creek Indians hold their seasonal ceremonies throughout the year. Our friend, Jon Bullard’s ashes were buried there during a “Green Corn” ceremony in June 2008. Indians travel from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee to attend ceremonies on the tribal grounds.

The day we visited was not a ceremonial time so the property was vacant. No celebrants. No shuffled dancing around the fire. No burning coals in the barbecue pit. Four white arbors were still covered with branches from the last gathering. The ceremonial circle sat silent in the sunshine, a line of seashells marking its boundaries.