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

The Chickasaws: Clan System Enabled the "Indian Grapevine"

Richard Green, Author & Former Chickasaw Nation Historian

The clan system enabled the Chickasaws to trade with and be welcomed by other tribal members of the same clan.

2m

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

Descending from Clans: A Matrilineal Society

Joshua Hinson

• Matriarchs

Joshua Hinson explains that traditionally, Chickasaw heritage descended solely from the female.

1m 30s

My Raccoon Clan Lineage

LaDonna Brown

LaDonna Brown describes how her great-great-grandmother handed down cultural information to her.

1m 30s

Illustrations: "Of the Bird Clan" and "Of the Raccoon Clan"

Jeannie Barbour

• Arts & Music

Jeannie Barbour discusses two of her most famous works, "Of the Raccoon Clan" and "Of the Bird Clan."

3m

"The Bird Clan" Painting

Jeannie Barbour

• Arts & Music

Jeannie Barbour describes her painting with wardrobe elements and symbols that reflect cultural and spiritual significance.