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Chapter 2: Native Mississippians

STUDY PRESENTATION

© 2020 Clairmont Press


Section 2: Major Tribes: Natchez, Choctaw, and Chickasaw
Section 2: Major Tribes: Natchez, Choctaw,
Chickasaw

 Essential Question: How did the cultures of


the Natchez, Choctaw and Chickasaw differ?

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Section 2: Major Tribes: Natchez, Choctaw,
Chickasaw

 What terms do I need to know?


• refugee tribe
• migration
• agrarian

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Section 2: Major Tribes: Natchez, Choctaw,
Chickasaw
 There were at least twenty Indian tribes that lived
in what is now Mississippi.
 The most prominent tribes were the Natchez,
Choctaw, and Chickasaw.
 Smaller tribes were either taken over by larger ones
or were migratory.

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Natchez
 The Natchez Nation, when first discovered by Europeans, had
nearly 4,000 people.
 The Great Sun was their ceremonial leader, but had no power
over the tribes– they ruled themselves.
 They were thoroughly tattooed.
 They built sacred mounds where they conducted their
religious ceremonies.
 After de Soto’s exploration, the tribe stopped building
mounds.
 When a Great Sun died, a man from the village would sacrifice
himself to accompany the chief on his journey to the afterlife.

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Natchez (continued)
 The Natchez and the French, who settled the area,
were hostile at first, but soon, trade began to flourish.
 As the population grew, the French began to take over
too much of the tribal land. The Natchez attacked,
killed 200 Frenchmen, and took over their settlement.
 Eventually, the French and Choctaw attacked the
Natchez and almost completely wiped them out.
 Those who were not killed or sold fled to take refuge in
neighboring tribes.

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Choctaw
 In 1700, there were about 20,000 members of this
tribe.
 Second largest tribe in Mississippi
 Most agricultural
 Nicknamed “long hairs” and “flat heads” by the
Europeans
 Different Choctaw tribes believed different origin
stories.

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Choctaw (continued)
 The Choctaw believed that their history and
the Chickasaw Indians’ history intertwined;
this may explain many similar customs.
 The Choctaw were known as the more
peaceful of the two nations.
 In the 1830’s, Europeans had completely taken
over and forcibly removed the Choctaw from
their land.

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Chickasaw

 When the British first began to colonize, there


was a population of about 4,500 Chickasaw
Indians.
 This tribe is remembered for its proud warriors
and excellent hunters.
 They were English allies and involved in Indian
slave trade.

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Chickasaw (continued)
 The Chickasaw developed their own breed of
horse.
 They gave refuge to the Natchez who attacked
the French.
 The French didn’t like this and attacked, but
they lost.
 Eventually, the Chickasaw were forced to
move like so many other native people.

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