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In a bloody battle with Hernando DeSoto’s fortune hunting expedition in 1540
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CHOCTAW INDIANS
Native to the Southeastern United States
Where are the Choctaw Indians from?
In a bloody battle with Hernando DeSoto’s fortune hunting expedition in 1540
How did the first encounter with Europeans end?
European traders who arrived in their homeland
Who would the Choctaw Indians embrace over time?
Intermarried, converted to Christianity and adopted other white customs
How did the Choctaw change after the Revolutionary War?
Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole
Who were the Five Civilized Tribes?
200,000 strong and self sufficient, dedicated to improving the lives of its people
What is the Choctaw Nation like today?
COUSHATTA INDIANS
Mostly in Louisiana (Allen Parish); the piney woods of SW LA for more than a century
Where do the Coushatta live?
Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto
Who would the Coushatta encounter that would cause them to relocate?
to remain in neutral areas between French, Spanish, American, and Mexican territories
Why would the Coushatta move from place to place?
maize and other crops along with hunting game
What were some of the foods they would eat?
rice and crawfish farming and development of a new cattle raising program
What is Coushatta land used for?