What is it about?
For over three hundred years Chickasaws have employed the Mississippi River to define their geographic homeland and history. The Mississippi River simultaneously served as a physical landmark and cultural touchpoint for the Chickasaw people.
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Why is it important?
The importance Chickasaws placed on the Mississippi has been overlooked, and clear interpretations of the past require contextualization with particular place-worlds. This understanding necessitates a reevaluation of Chickasaw activities and relationship along the waterway.
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This page is a summary of: The Chickasaws' Place-World: The Mississippi River in Chickasaw History and Geography, Native South, January 2018, Project Muse,
DOI: 10.1353/nso.2018.0000.
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