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How many people on this web site has heard of the Natchez people?
These folks are scattered like many of the Blackfoot people, I thought that I’d post this link because there are many things that we have in common with these people.
http://www.natcheznation.gq.nu/index.html
Readers may want to look around and find other sources aswell, btw the Natchez people moved into Cherokee territoy by yje mid 1700’s.
Many Cherokee people do connect with the Natchez.
a friend of mine in OK. is natchez Cherokee, and a very fine crafts woman.
enjoy!
A few days ago I posted something on the Share History Sources thread about the newish book “Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand.” That has some discussion of the Natchez. Apparently they were the only remnant of the Mississippian culture (late mound builders) still relatively intact and viable at the time of European contact. A little bit is known about their social organization, ceremonies etc. because of that; and the info from the Natchez has been helpful in interpreting earlier mound sites — as well as making the case that the Mississippians were continuous with the later, “historical” tribes that were present to trade and otherwise interact with the French, English and Americans when they arrived in greater numbers.
I’m oversimplifying something that is complex — but if you are interested in the Natchez, you’d probably be interested in this book, too.
Hello, well I’d like to find out moreabout the Natchez, from my own interestes, I ahve researched other papers and articles about these people,why who knows.
In the field of arts I believe that they had one of the most developed of all southern tribes atleast tehy retained a very ancient level until it could be recorded.
As many of you know I have done a small amount of research into southern cane basketry ( sinece 1979) and continue everyday, as time allows.
The southeast is or cane be divided into many sub cultural areas and regions.
Since the natchez people were pushed around and scattered across the southeast I think that they have had an effect on other cultural groups and including some of the arts, possibly definable even today!
i do know that there was several towns in Ga. Tn and Sc, not to mention thier homeland in Ms and la.
There was a census taken during the 1930’s in Louisiana and the tribal people that did par take in that event did locate a community of Natchez people in Louisiana!
anyway. this is a bit of history that I find fascinating!
Yes, I have heard the name since I was a kid. (unless I have the name mixed up with another tribe.) But I have never known anything about them. It seems to me that I first heard the name in grade school. But then our family has always been around Indian peoples so I could have heard the name from some of them. I can’t remember. But the name is very familiar.
I did a google search and found this site that gives a brief history of the tribe:
http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/features/feature1/natchezindians.html
There were more hits on the google search, but I haven’t explored them yet. You might want to google for Natchez and see if something that interests you comes up. 🙂
I grew up in SW Louisiana and I read about the Natchez Indians in school. I didn’t realize until later that they still exist. But the area where my family lived was relatively close to the Coushatta tribe. THEY had extraordinary baskets that were made from pine needle and raffia. My grandmother owned several of them that were given to her. After she passed away, they were “inherited” by older cousins and I haven’t seen them since.
I also visited with some Houmas Indians a few years ago. I met an elderly basket weaver. She made creations out of palmetto leaves. I have a “basket” that was made by her to look like a cradle with a “doll” inside that was made of Spanish moss. The basket was well made, but it wasn’t anything to compare to the pine needle baskets of the Coushattas.
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I do pine needle baskets. I haven’t done any in years since my art of choice is beadwork. But I have thought of picking it up again. I still have some beautiful Florida Ponderosa Pine needles that I want to use and I also want to incorporate some beads into my work.
I learned from a lady who used sliced walnut shells as a center and it sure makes for a pretty basket bottom.
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