The Intermontane West

Native Americans

Many of the first settlers of America were the Native Americans.  However, when European settlers discovered the sprawling landscapes, they decided to take it for themselves.  This led to the displacement of the original settlers.  Native American groups have experienced a great amount of mistreatment and disregard.

In the Intermontane, the major indigenous tribes were the Nez Perce, Paiute, Navajo, Hopi, Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon.  When the first Europeans arrived, the Navajo, Hopi, Pueblo, Apache, and Utes were living on the landscape, growing maize and creating pottery and weavings.

Like the Intermontane, Native Americans once occupied Tennessee.  The two major tribes were the Cherokee and the Chicksaw.  The Cherokee claimed southeastern Tennessee and northeast Georgia and the Chicksaw maintained most of western Tennessee as their hunting grounds.  Interestingly, I am part Cherokee, so perhaps that is where my love for Tennessee comes from!

http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Indians_of_Tennessee

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