Yuchi people

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The Yuchi people are a Native American tribe originally from the southeastern United States, known for their distinct language, cultural traditions, and ceremonial practices.

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Label Occurrences
Yuchi people canonical 11

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
Native American people
associatedWith Muscogee (Creek) Nation
ceremonialGroundsLocation Oklahoma
continent North America
culturalRevitalizationEffort language revitalization programs
maintenance of stomp dance ceremonies
culture Southeastern Woodlands culture
currentPrimaryLocation Oklahoma
ethnicGroupOf United States
hasOrganization Euchee (Yuchi) Tribe of Indians
Yuchi Language Project
linked to: Yuchi language
historicalEvent Trail of Tears era removals
linked to: Trail of Tears
historicalNeighbor Cherokee
Creek
Shawnee
historicalPeriodOfContact American colonial authorities
British colonial authorities
Spanish explorers
knownFor Green Corn Ceremony
ceremonial practices
clan system
distinct language
stomp dances
language Yuchi language
languageFamily language isolate
languageStatus severely endangered
originalRegion Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Southeastern United States
Tennessee River Valley
linked to: Tennessee Valley
politicalStatus not federally recognized as a separate tribe in the United States
some members enrolled in Muscogee (Creek) Nation
populationTrend small population
religion Christianity
traditional Yuchi religion
relocatedTo Indian Territory
relocationCause Indian Removal policies
socialOrganization clans
town-based communities
traditionalBelief importance of corn
sacredness of fire
traditionalClothing Southeastern Native clothing styles
traditionalHousing wood and thatch structures
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
maize agriculture

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Green Corn Ceremony practicedBy Yuchi people
Hitchiti people neighboringGroup Yuchi people
Uchee, Alabama namedAfter Yuchi people
Busk associatedWith Yuchi people
Muscogee people relatedEthnicGroup Yuchi people
Tennessee historicallyInhabitedBy Yuchi people
subject linked to: Present-day Tennessee
Yuchi language spokenBy Yuchi people
United States federal government doesNotFederallyRecognizeAsSeparateTribe Yuchi people