Going Back to Move Forward: Memphis Foundations:Native American Culture

Directly Quoted From Wikipedia

Memphis, TN, started as a territory or area settled upon by Native Americans known through Mississippian Culture. It is important to know where you come from and what has happened both naturally and spiritually on a land or location in order to move forward both naturally and spiritually.

“The MISSISSIPIAN CULTURE were collections of Native Americans societies that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 to 1600 CE, varying regionally. It was known for building large, earthen platforms mounds, and often other shaped mounds as well. It was composed of a series of urban settlements and satellite villages linked together by loose trading networks. The largest city was Cahokia, believed to be a major religious center, located in what is present-day southern Illinois.

The Mississipian way of life began to develop in the Mississippi River Valley ( for which it is named). Cultures in the tributary Tennessee River Valley may have also begun to develop Mississipian characteristics at this point. Almost all dated Mississippian sites predate 1539-1540 (when Hernando de Soto explored the area), with notable exceptions being Natchez communities. These maintained Mississippian cultural practices into the 18th century.”

RESOURCE: Wikipedia- Mississipian Culture

Next time we will look briefly at cultural traits.

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