2m 30s

The Chickasaw Migration Story

LaDonna Brown

• Historic Figures

To find their homeland, the Chickasaws and Choctaws migrated across the continent. They prayed each night for direction.

1m 30s

Spiro Mounds: Trade Center for the Continent

LaDonna Brown

LaDonna Brown notes that Spiro Mounds, located in eastern Oklahoma, is the trade center between the Southeast and the Southwest.

1m 30s

Emerald Mound and Others in Our Homelands

LaDonna Brown

LaDonna surveys other mounds from the Woodland and Mississippian period.

30s

Chickasaw Cultural Center: Spirit Pole and the Council Fire

Wendy St. Jean

Wendy St. Jean reflects on the spirit pole and council fire at the Chickasaw Cultural Center.

2m

Bill Bomar: Mounds at the Moundville Site

Experience Chickasaw History and Culture

Bill Bomar, Moundville Archaeological Park Director, explains the importance of experiencing the mounds themselves.

1m

Prehistoric Eras: The Evolution to Mound Builders

Experience Chickasaw History and Culture

LaDonna Brown explains the archaeological progression from the earliest known event: the migration of Indians to North America from Asia.

2m 30s

Pinson Mounds Aerial Tour, Tennessee

Experience Chickasaw History and Culture

Located in what was once Chickasaw land, Pinson Mounds features at least 15 earthen mounds, in an area that encompasses almost 1,200 acres.

3m

Oklahoma: Scenic Tour

Experience Chickasaw History and Culture

Oklahoma became home to the Chickasaws after Removal.