Yuchi

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The Yuchi are a Native American people historically from the Southeastern United States, known for their distinct language and cultural traditions separate from neighboring tribes.

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Label Occurrences
Yuchi canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
ethnic group
language
ceremonialPractice Green Corn Ceremony
stomp dance
clanSystem matrilineal clans
colonialContactWith British colonists
French colonists
Spanish colonists
culturalContinuity maintained separate identity despite incorporation into Muscogee Nation
culturalRegion Southeastern Woodlands
culturalRevitalizationEffort maintenance of stomp grounds
traditional song and dance preservation
currentPrimaryLocation Oklahoma
distinctFrom Cherokee
Muscogee people
surface form: Muscogee (Creek)

Shawnee
ethnonym Euchee
forcedRemoval 19th century
forcedRemovalDestination Indian Territory
present-day Oklahoma
historicalAllies Cherokee
Muscogee people
surface form: Muscogee (Creek)
historicalEnemies some neighboring tribes and European colonists
historicalPresence Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
historicalRegion Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
language Yuchi language
languageFamily language isolate
languageRevitalizationEffort Yuchi language immersion programs
languageStatus severely endangered
meaningOfName Children of the Sun
nativeName Tsoyaha
notFederallyRecognizedAsSeparateTribe true
politicalAffiliation Creek (Muscogee) Nation
surface form: Muscogee (Creek) Nation
populationTrend decline after European contact
recognizedBy United States federal government (as part of the Muscogee Nation)
socialOrganization town-based communities
traditionalEconomy trade with neighboring tribes
traditionalHousing wood and thatch structures
traditionalReligion traditional Yuchi religion
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
maize agriculture

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