Indian Tribes of North America

Swanton, John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 145. Washington DC: US Government Printing Office. 1953.

Taposa Indians

Taposa Tribe: Meaning unknown. Taposa Connections. As this tribe is said to have been allied with the Chickasaw and, unlike the Tunica and Tiou, did not have an r sound in their language, there is every reason to suppose that they belonged to the Muskhogean stock. Probably they were most closely affiliated with their neighbors, […]

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Tangipahoa Indians

Tangipahoa Tribe: Meaning probably “corncob gatherers,” or “corncob people.” Tangipahoa Connections. The name of this tribe and its affiliations with the Acolapissa indicate that it belonged to the southern division of the Muskhogean stock. Tangipahoa Location. Probably on the present Tangipahoa River, Tangipahoa Parish. Tangipahoa History. The original home of the Tangipahoa seems must have

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Tamathli Indians

Tamathli Tribe. The name is possibly related to that of a Creek clan with the Hitchiti plural ending, in which case it would refer to “flying creatures,” such as birds. Tamathli Connections. Tamathli belonged to the Atsik-hata group in the Creek Confederation. Tamathli Location. The historic seats of the Tamathli were in southwestern Georgia and

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Taensa Indians

Taensa Tribe: Meaning unknown, but the name is evidently derived from that of one of the tribe’s constituent towns. Taensa Connections. They were one of the three known tribes of the Natchez division of the Muskhogean stock. Taensa Location. At the western end of Lake St. Joseph, in Tensas Parish. (See also Alabama.) Taensa Villages

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Tacatacuru Indians

Tacatacuru Tribe. The meaning is unknown, though it seems to have something to do with “fire” (taca). Tacatacuru Connections. (See Utina) Tacatacuru Location. On Cumberland Island to which the name Tacatacuru was applied. Tacatacuru Villages. It is probable that the same name was used for its chief town, which was missionized by the Spaniards under

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Surruque Indians

Surruque Tribe. Meaning unknown. Connections. Somewhat doubtful, but they were probably of the Timucuan linguistic group. (See Utina.) Location. At or very close to Cape Canaveral. History. The Surruque appear first in history as the “Sorrochos” of Le Moyne’s map (1875) and his “Lake Sarrope” also probably derived its name from them. About the end

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Sugeree Indians

Sugeree Tribe: Speck (1935) suggests Catawba yensr grihere, “people stingy,” or “spoiled,” or “of the river whose-water-cannot-be drunk.” Also called: Suturees, a synonym of 1715. Sugeree Connections. —No words of their language have been preserved, but there is every reason to suppose that they belonged to the Siouan linguistic family and were closely related to

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