Ancestral Lands of the Chickasaws
Before being relocated to Oklahoma during the Removal era, Chickasaws were traditionally from such varied locations as Mississippi, Kentucky and Florida. Here, explore the lands of our Chickasaw ancestors.
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The Bounty of the Blackland Prairie
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureBrad Lieb, Chickasaw Nation anthropologist, discusses the historical importance of the Blackland Prairie for the Chickasaws.
The Blackland Prairie Deerskin Trade
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureBrad Lieb, Chickasaw Nation anthropologist, notes that the whitetail deer was an essential part of Chickasaw culture.
The Largest Mound Site: Cahokia
LaDonna Brown, Tribal Anthropologist, Department of History & Culture, Chickasaw NationLaDonna Brown describes the Cahokia Mound site.
Cahokia: Aerial Tour
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureCahokia is known as the largest ancient mound city north of Mexico.
Mississippi Homelands: Scenic Tour
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureThe Chickasaw legacy is strong, seen in many place names that reflect the people who, for centuries, inhabited these rivers and woodlands.
Tours to Our Homelands: A Spiritual Connection
LaDonna Brown, Tribal Anthropologist, Department of History & Culture, Chickasaw NationThe Chickasaws’ tie to their homelands goes beyond boundaries and remains their spiritual homeland.
Emerald Mound and Others in Our Homelands
LaDonna BrownLaDonna surveys other mounds from the Woodland and Mississippian period.
Our Ancestral Homelands
Lisa BillyLisa Billy recalls her first trip in 2000 to visit the Chickasaw homelands in Mississippi.
Moundville: Aerial Tour
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureMoundville was a preeminent ancient center of mound culture on the Black Warrior River, just west of present-day Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Bill Bomar: Mounds at the Moundville Site
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureBill Bomar, Moundville Archaeological Park Director, explains the importance of experiencing the mounds themselves.
The Moundville Museum: Telling the Story
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureMoundville Archaeological Park Director Bill Bomar explains the concept of the new museum.
Mysteries of the Mounds: The Abrupt Decline
LaDonna BrownIt is a mystery as to why the mound societies declined and disappeared. Archaeologists can only speculate about the changes that brought this about.
The Natchez Trace Aerial Tour, Mississippi
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureThe Natchez Trace is the ancient trail between Nashville, Tennessee and Natchez, Mississippi.
Mysteries of the Old Natchez Trace
Tony TurnbowRecent president of the Natchez Trace Parkway Assocation, Tony Turnbow grew up near the cabin where Meriwether Lewis died.
Pinson Mounds Aerial Tour, Tennessee
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureLocated in what was once Chickasaw land, Pinson Mounds features at least 15 earthen mounds, in an area that encompasses almost 1,200 acres.
Spiro Mounds: Trade Center for the Continent
LaDonna BrownLaDonna Brown notes that Spiro Mounds, located in eastern Oklahoma, is the trade center between the Southeast and the Southwest.
Wickliffe Mounds Aerial Tour, Kentucky
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureThis prehistoric Native American mound site overlooks the Mississippi River in what was once Chickasaw Territory.
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