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==== Tribal Headquarters ==== | ==== Tribal Headquarters ==== | ||
'''Natchez Nation'''<br>P.O. Box 484<br>Gore (at Notchietown), OK 74435 <br>Phone: 918-489-5244<br>[http://www.natcheznation.com/index.html Website] | |||
==== History ==== | |||
Linguistic group: Muskogean | |||
Original homeland: Southwestern Mississippi along the Mississippi River | |||
Early encounter with explorers 1543 Hernando de Soto, and in 1682 visit from Sieur de La Salle brought missionaries and fur traders. | Early encounter with explorers 1543 Hernando de Soto, and in 1682 visit from Sieur de La Salle brought missionaries and fur traders. | ||
Relationship was established with the French which later became a conflict when the Nachez Revolt was caused by the French governor, Chopart's desire to acquire their principal village as a plantation. The Nachez massacre of the French at Fort Rosalie. | Relationship was established with the French which later became a conflict when the Nachez Revolt was caused by the French governor, Chopart's desire to acquire their principal village as a plantation. The Nachez massacre of the French at Fort Rosalie. The French joined forces with the [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]] and the retaliation resulted in the Natchez leaving their villages in 1730 and dispersing among the [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]], [[Creek Indians|Creek]], [[Catawba Indians|Catawba]] and [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]]. | ||
In the 1830's they removed with their host tribes to Indian Territory | In the 1830's they removed with their host tribes to Indian Territory | ||
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