Chickasaw people

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The Chickasaw people are a Native American nation originally from the Southeastern United States, known for their rich cultural traditions, complex social and political organization, and historical role as one of the Five Civilized Tribes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
Native American people
capitalOfNation Ada, Oklahoma
continent North America
culturalArtifact Chickasaw beadwork
Chickasaw pottery
Chickasaw textiles
culturalPractice oral tradition
stickball
stomp dance
currentGovernmentType tribal government
ethnicGroupOf United States
experiencedEvent Trail of Tears
federallyRecognizedTribeIn United States
forcedRemovalTo Indian Territory
governmentBranch executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
hasPopulationIn California
linked to: California (state)

Oklahoma
Texas
headOfGovernmentTitle Governor of the Chickasaw Nation
historicalAlly British Empire
historicalConflictWith Choctaw people
French colonial forces
historicalEra Colonial United States
linked to: Colonial America

Indian Removal era
Pre-Columbian North America
language Chickasaw language
languageFamily Muskogean languages
legalStatus domestic dependent nation in United States law
memberOf Five Civilized Tribes
notableFor military skill
resistance to European colonization
operates Chickasaw Nation Division of Commerce
Chickasaw cultural centers
Chickasaw language revitalization programs
originallyFrom Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi
Southeastern United States
Tennessee
practicedReligion Christianity
primaryReservationIn Oklahoma
relatedEthnicGroup Cherokee people
Choctaw people
Muscogee (Creek) people
linked to: Muscogee people

Seminole people
linked to: Seminole
sovereignNation Chickasaw Nation
traditionalCrop beans
corn
squash
traditionalEconomy agriculture
hunting
trade
traditionalHousing thatched houses
winter houses
traditionalReligion Chickasaw traditional religion
traditionalSocialOrganization clan system
matrilineal kinship
treaty Treaty of Doaksville
Treaty of Pontotoc Creek

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Chickasaw language spokenBy Chickasaw people
Chickasaw language hasGlottologName Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Chickasaw Legislature ethnicGroup Chickasaw people
Flag of the Chickasaw Nation usedBy Chickasaw people
Chickasaw Wars participant Chickasaw people
Chickasaw Wars allyOf Chickasaw people
Chickasaw Wars result Chickasaw people maintained independence
linked to: Chickasaw people
Tombigbee River associatedWithIndigenousPeople Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
H-19 Chickasaw NATOReportingName Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Benjamin Hawkins tribeInteractedWith Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Memphis Chicks namedAfter Chickasaw tribe
linked to: Chickasaw people
Alabama people culturallyRelatedTo Chickasaw people
Koasati people closelyRelatedTo Chickasaw people
Hitchiti people neighboringGroup Chickasaw people
Chickasha, Oklahoma namedAfter Chickasaw people
French colonial Louisiana notableIndigenousGroups Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Treaty of Tuscaloosa ethnicGroupAffected Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Chickamauga Wars ethnicGroupInvolved Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
The Book of Medicines authorEthnicIdentity Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Battle of Honey Springs involvedTribe Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Douglas H. Cooper ethnicGroupOfTroopsCommanded Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Chickasha namedAfter Chickasaw people
Tishomingo hasCulturalAssociation Chickasaw culture
linked to: Chickasaw people
George Colbert ethnicity Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
George Colbert language Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Levi Colbert ethnicity Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Levi Colbert culture Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Chickasaw Creek namedAfter Chickasaw people
Five Civilised Tribes ethnicGroup Chickasaw people
Treaty of Doaksville appliesToEthnicGroup Chickasaw people
Creek relatedEthnicGroup Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Muscogee people relatedEthnicGroup Chickasaw people
Tennessee historicallyInhabitedBy Chickasaw people
subject linked to: Present-day Tennessee
Battle of Ogoula Tchetoka hasParticipant Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
Battle of Ogoula Tchetoka opponent Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
French campaign of 1752 belligerent Chickasaw
linked to: Chickasaw people
French campaign of 1752 opponent Chickasaw people