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Aug 19, 2014 · After experiencing many years of war with a powerful enemy, the two brothers decided it was time to travel to different lands and have peace once again. The tribe was then split into two groups, each led by one of the brothers. Chahta and Chiksa' led their people from the direction of the setting sun. The brothers brought along a divine long ...
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Nov 7, 2023 · Nov. 6—The Fightin' Chicks fought until the clock ran out. The fourth playoff spot was on the line in Chickasha on Friday during a matchup between two teams in District 4A-1. Chickasha and Cache ...
Chiksa' and Chahta were brothers and led the two groups.Before the split, the two groups experienced many years of war with a powerful enemy. The two brothers decided it was time to travel to different lands and have peace once again.As the two groups set out, they took with them a sacred pole, or Kohta Flaya, given to them by their creator ...
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The prophets (hopayi') directed their people to move from the west, so the brothers Chiksa' and Chahta led the tribes to the southeast. When the brothers parted ways, Chiksa' became the leader of the Chickasaw people. Skilled traders and warriors, they descended from ancient mound building societies. During the Woodland and Mississippian periods, t...
The Chickasaw people settled in the thick forests of the areas of what we now call northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, northwestern Alabama, and southwestern Kentucky. They built homes for their families using poles sunk into the ground which supported mud and reed daub walls with thatched roofs. The Chickasaw people nurtured their lands, and ...
The richness of the area attracted European explorers who encountered Chickasaw communities. These first Europeans did not make a good impression. Hernando de Soto led a Spanish expedition through southeastern North America in the 1500s. In the Chickasaw homelands, de Soto and his soldiers camped near the town of Chicaza (thought to have been near ...
With the influx of European colonizers settling in the southern United States, American Indians were displaced from their homelands, sometimes by treaties and political manipulation, and other times by force. These methods of colonization slowly encroached on the homelands of the Chickasaw people. Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830, requir...
Today, theChickasaw Nation continues to be strong and resolute in preserving its historical connection with North Mississippi and the Natchez Trace Parkway. You can learn about the Chickasaw Nation of the 21st century through the Chickasaw Nation website and enjoy artistic and informative teaching videos at Home | Chickasaw.tv
Migration Story. Long ago, there came a time when our ancestors needed to move from the West. Our ancestors appealed to our wise hopayi' (prophets) to find a solution. Our hopayi' held a special consultation. They sat around the council fire and deliberated for many hours, and, most importantly, they sought guidance from our Creator, Aba ...
Sep 18, 2024 · Finally, Chickasha and Cache’s varsity squads were playing each other with a 1-1 set score. Cache, though, ran away with the game and won the next two sets to take the game. Waters said it’s hard to evaluate Tuesday’s matches with the miscommunication between the teams.
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May 23, 2018 · The name Chickasaw (pronounced CHICK-uh-saw) may come from a story of two brothers, Chisca and Chacta, from whom the Chickasaw and the Choctaw tribes are said to be descended. The British called these Native Americans “Flat Heads” because of an ancient tribal custom of flattening the skulls of children by putting a weight on their heads.
