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==== Tribal Headquarters ==== | ==== Tribal Headquarters ==== | ||
Notchietown (Main) Office <br>P.O. Box 484<br>Gore (at Notchietown), Oklahoma 74435 <br> | |||
Phone:1-918-489-5055 | |||
Fort Smith Office <br>1008 North 14th Street <br>Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901 <br>Phone:1-479-221-7810 | |||
Eastern Band Natchez <br>79 Bluff Road <br>Columbia, South Carolina 29201-0456<br>Phone:1-803-988-1074 | |||
Edisto Natchez - Kusso <br>1125 Ridge Road <br>Ridgeville, South Carolina 29472<br>Phone: 1-843-871-2126 | |||
'''official web site''':http://natcheznation.com/ | |||
==== History ==== | ==== History ==== | ||
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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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Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Notchietown (Main) Office
P.O. Box 484
Gore (at Notchietown), Oklahoma 74435
Phone:1-918-489-5055
Fort Smith Office
1008 North 14th Street
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901
Phone:1-479-221-7810
Eastern Band Natchez
79 Bluff Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29201-0456
Phone:1-803-988-1074
Edisto Natchez - Kusso
1125 Ridge Road
Ridgeville, South Carolina 29472
Phone: 1-843-871-2126
official web site:http://natcheznation.com/
History[edit | edit source]
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.
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 and the retaliation resulted in the Natchez leaving their villages in 1730 and dispersing among the Chickasaw, Creek, Catawba and Cherokee.
In the 1830's they removed with their host tribes to Indian Territory
On Line history
Brief Time Line[edit | edit source]
- 1713: The French establish a trading post
- 1716: Fort Rosalie established later becoming the center of the Nachez Revolt
- 1716, 1722, 1729:the tribe was at war with the French
- 1718: European colonists negotiated for land - for large plantations
- 1729 - 1731: Nachez Revolt; The French forced about 400 Natchez to surrender; killing some and sending others to Santo Domingo as slaves. Other tribal survivors joined the Chickasaw, Creek, Catawba,Cherokee and Seminole tribes.
- 1730: French and Choctaw joined forces against the Natchez,
- 1832: Removed with their host tribes to Indian Territory
- Assimilated into their host Tribes and lost their identity.
Agencies[edit | edit source]
Choctaw Agency- Mississippi
Choctaw Agency - Oklahoma
Chickasaw Agency- East
Chickasaw Agency -Oklahoma
Creek Agency - Georgia
Creek Agency - Oklahoma
Cherokee Agency- Arkansas
Cherokee Agency - North Carolina
Cherokee Agency - Oklahoma
Cherokee Agency - Tennessee
Seminole Agency - Florida
Seminole Agency - Oklahoma
Reservations[edit | edit source]
Records[edit | edit source]
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records