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Red Eagle's Children presents the legal proceedings in an inheritance dispute that serves as an unexpected window on the intersection of two cultural and legal systems: Creek Indian and Euro-American. Case 1299: Weatherford vs. Weatherford et al. appeared in the Chancery Court of Mobile in 1846 when William "Red Eagle" Weatherford's son by the Indian woman Supalamy sued his half siblings fathered by Weatherford with two other Creek women, Polly Moniac and Mary Stiggins, for a greater share of Weatherford's estate. While the court recognized William Jr. as the

Creek Indians --- Conflict of laws --- Inheritance and succession --- Bequests --- Descent and distribution --- Descents --- Hereditary succession --- Intestacy --- Intestate succession --- Law of succession --- Succession, Intestate --- Real property --- Universal succession --- Trusts and trustees --- Maskoki Indians --- Muscogee Indians --- Muskogee Indians --- Muskoki Indians --- Mvskoke Indians --- Mvskokvlke --- Five Civilized Tribes --- Indians of North America --- Muskogean Indians --- Choice of law --- Intermunicipal law --- International law, Private --- International private law --- Private international law --- Law --- Legal polycentricity --- Marriage customs and rites --- History --- Domestic relations --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Law and legislation --- Civil law --- Weatherford, William, --- Red Eagle, --- Weatherford, Billy, --- Trials, litigation, etc. --- Weatherford v. Weatherford, 20 Ala. 548 (Ala. 1852)