Tribes
These were the three largest tribes in Mississippi when Europeans arrived.
Who are the Natchez, Choctaw, and Chickasaw?
Native Mississippians traced their family line through this side of the family.
What is the mother’s line (matrilineal)?
In 1729, the Natchez attacked the French at this fort.
What is Fort Rosalie?
The hereditary chief of the Natchez was called this.
Who is the Great Sun?
Extended families were organized into these groups, each with shared ancestry.Extended families were organized into these groups, each with shared ancestry.
What are clans?
This U.S. policy led to Native tribes being pushed westward in the 1830s.
What is Indian Removal?
This mound site near Natchez is the second largest in the U.S.
What is Emerald Mound?
This pipe was smoked to open important council meetings.
What is the calumet?
The Choctaw ceded their land in Mississippi under this 1830 treaty.
What is the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek?
The Choctaw were known as more __________ while the Chickasaw were known as more __________.
What is peaceful/farming and warlike/fighting?
Natchez chiefs were buried with these shocking additions.
What are human sacrifices?
The Chickasaw ceded land in 1832 under this treaty.
What is the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek?
The Natchez attacked the French at this fort in 1729.
What is Fort Rosalie?
This major late-summer ritual celebrated the harvest.
What is the Green Corn Ceremony?
The forced march west that killed thousands of Native people became known as this.
What is the Trail of Tears?