Community of Tribes Along the Mississippi

Linda Hogan

Linda describes the Chickasaws within an early network of peaceful allies and trade partners along the great river. The Iroquois, Shawnee (they knew the Shawnee Trail well – especially the medicine people who exchanged plants). Travel also took place by horseback. Characteristic clothing and hair identified individuals by tribe. Despite these community ties, stories differed from one tribe to the next.

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