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Muskogean Tribes: Clan Systems Organized Life

Joshua Hinson, Director, Language Department, Division of Culture & Humanities, Chickasaw Nation

Clan structure and the smaller house groups were organizing forces from the Mississippian period until the middle 1800s.

1m 30s

The Ancient Language of Clans

Joshua Hinson

• Arts & Music

Joshua Hinson describes how his family learned the history of its clan, the Panther Clan.

1m 30s

Clan Systems in a Matrilineal Society

LaDonna Brown, Tribal Anthropologist, Department of History & Culture, Chickasaw Nation

LaDonna Brown explains how the clan system provided a societal structure for the southeastern tribes.

1m 30s

Panther Women, Battle Strategist

Jeannie Barbour

Jeannie Barbour notes the role of Chickasaw women in battle as communicators and strategists.