1m 30s

Artifacts from Moundville Site Excavations

Experience Chickasaw History and Culture

Archaeologists at most mound sites try to excavate only 5%-10% of the site to avoid destroying it.

2m 30s

At Moundville: The Horned Serpent Story

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

LaDonna Brown describes a famous Chickasaw story her grandfather told her when she was a child when they lived not far from Moundville, Alabama.

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.

2m

The Moundville Museum: Telling the Story

Experience Chickasaw History and Culture

Moundville Archaeological Park Director Bill Bomar explains the concept of the new museum.

1m 30s

The Chickasaws Settled on Ridge Tops

Richard Green

Tribal Historian Richard Green points out that the Chickasaws settled in east-central or northeastern Mississippi.

1m

Decline of Mound Culture

Richard Green

Richard Green notes that around 1400-1500, the end of the prehistoric Mississippian era was signaled as the chiefdoms went into decline.

1m

Evolution from Mounds to a Smaller Village Site

LaDonna Brown

The Mississippian era was characterized by immense change, however many ancient lifeways remain intact.

2m 30s

Community of Tribes Along the Mississippi

Linda Hogan

Linda describes the Chickasaws within an early network of peaceful allies and trade partners along the great river.