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                                                            sources

• http://www.chickasaw.net/
• http://www.bigorrin.org/chickasaw_kids.htm

Chickasaw Research

THE CHICKASAW




FOODS:
Indian fry bread
Squash
Berries
Nuts
Sassafrases Tea
Stews
Soups
Small game
Deer
Sunflower seeds
Fish
Herbs
Wild Turkey
Dried Meat
Corn

RELIGION:
One God- The Creator: Ababinili
The trickster Chokfi

"The Four Beloved Things": Clouds, Sun, Clear Sky, He Who Lives in The Sky 
Origins: came out of a hole in the ground
Spiritual cleansing - black drink
Dances
Chants
Shaman

ENTERTAINMENT:
Beaded dolls
Toli
Story-telling
Pottery
Wood carving

CLIMATE:
The farther South tribes lived, the milder the winter and hotter the summer
The farther North tribes lived, the colder the winter and milder the summer

CULTURE:
Warriors
Farmers
Fishers
Traders
Strict rules
Very organized
Artistic

INTERESTING FACTS:
Flattened their babies heads to make them look more like adults
Traded their prisoners from war as slaves/ part of the slave trade
Fierce warriors
Death ritual of burying people sitting up, facing West, with their faces painted red
Had a lot of enemies
Were the last to be conquered during the civil war
Plucked their body hair and tattooed their bodies
Men were a foot taller than the women