Euchee

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Euchee refers to the Native American people also known as the Yuchi, historically based in the southeastern United States and noted for their distinct language and cultural traditions.

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Euchee canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
Native American people
isolate language
language
alternateName Yuchi
associatedWithTribe Muscogee (Creek) Nation
colonialEraPresence British colonial Southeast
Spanish colonial Southeast
contactWith European colonists
country United States
culturalPractice clan system
stomp dance
culturalRegion American Southeast
currentPrimaryLocation Oklahoma
displacedTo Indian Territory
enrolledWithin Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma
ethnonym Tsoyaha
federallyRecognizedStatus not federally recognized as a separate tribe in the United States
historicalRegion Alabama
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Southeastern United States
Tennessee River Valley
linked to: Tennessee Valley
languageFamily language isolate
languageStatus severely endangered
linguisticUniqueness unrelated to Iroquoian languages
unrelated to neighboring Muskogean languages
meaningOfEthnonym Children of the Sun
nativeLanguage Yuchi language
notableIssue lack of separate federal recognition
language revitalization efforts
populationTrend small population
religion Christianity
traditional Yuchi religion
removalPeriod 19th century
removedUnderPolicy Indian Removal policy of the United States
selfIdentification distinct people from Muscogee (Creek)
socialOrganization matrilineal clans
traditionalCeremony Green Corn Ceremony
traditionalHousing wood and thatch structures
traditionalRegionType Southeastern Woodlands
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting
maize agriculture
treatyInvolvement treaties with the United States through Creek confederacy
warAlliances varied alliances with neighboring tribes

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Yuchi ethnonym Euchee