Amerindian architecture is the architecture of the indigenous peoples of America, both before and after European colonization. The architectural styles of the Americas are incredibly diverse. Like countries in Europe, Asia and Africa, each Amerindian nation has a long and rich history of innovation and architectural styles. These styles range from the great pyramids of Mesoamerica to the great urban metropolises of the Mississippian and Chaco cultures.

During European colonization, many of the great cities of America were destroyed and the Amerindian peoples suffered great genocide and extreme social oppression. Only in recent decades have Amerindian architects been allowed to attend architectural universities and complete their training.[1]​ Today, Amerindian architects in countries such as Canada, the United States, and Bolivia are designing buildings that reflect the long history and rich architectural practices of their people.[2]​.

Mississippi

The Mississippian culture emerged with the cultivation of North American plants such as corn and beans leading to population growth. Increasing population density gave rise to urban centers and regional lordships, the most important of which was the settlement known as Cahokia, in present-day Illinois. Stratified societies developed with hereditary religious and political elites, flourishing in what is now the Midwest, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from 800 AD. C. to 1500 AD. C.[4][5]​.

The early historical Creeks were probably descendants of the Mound Culture in the Mississippian culture around the Tennessee River in modern Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. They may have been related to the Utinahica of southern Georgia. By the time the Spanish made their first forays inland from the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico, many Mississippi towns were already in decline or abandoned.[7] The region was best described as a collection of moderately sized Indian manors (such as the Coosa Manor on the Coosa River) interspersed with fully autonomous towns and tribal groups. The end of the Mississippian culture is what the first Spanish explorers encountered, beginning on April 2, 1513, with the arrival in Florida of Juan Ponce de León and in 1526 with the expedition of Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón in South Carolina.[8]​ with notable exceptions being Natchez") communities. These maintained Mississippian cultural practices into the 18th century.[9]​.