Talladega cursed by Creeks?

Talladega Boogie-Man!The legend begins with a tribe of Indians, known as the Abihka Tribe of the Creek Indian Confederacy. Centuries ago this tribe of Indians held horse races in the same valley as where the Talladega SuperSpeedway sits today. Story has it that a revered chief of their tribe was killed when he was thrown from his horse during one of these races which made this ground sacred to his people. Roughly 200 years ago, Andrew Jackson forced the tribe to vacate the land.

Now here is where the story varies…

In one version, a medicine man stood atop a hill facing the valley as his people were leaving and cursed the land and all who chose to inhabit it. Another version says that when the Abihkas learned that Bill France had purchased the land in the '60s, they sent a medicine man to visit France and ask that he didn’t build his racetrack in that valley. When France refused to budge, the medicine man placed an eternal curse on the valley.

Since the opening of the track in 1969, a series of eerie events has taken place at Dega. Although misfortunate events happen at every track in the circuit, more mishaps have taken place at Talladega than ALL OTHER TRACKS COMBINED.Comment:  How often did Indians really put large-scale curses on people, places, or things? From what I've read in books of Native legends, I'd say the answer is seldom if ever. I'd say it's largely a myth that Indians responded to oppression and injustice with "curses."