Euchee

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Euchee refers to the Native American people also known as the Yuchi, historically based in the southeastern United States and noted for their distinct language and cultural traditions.

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Surface form Occurrences
Yuchi language 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
Native American people
isolate language
language
alternateName Yuchi NERFINISHED
associatedWithTribe Muscogee (Creek) Nation NERFINISHED
colonialEraPresence British colonial Southeast
Spanish colonial Southeast
contactWith European colonists
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice clan system
stomp dance
culturalRegion American Southeast NERFINISHED
currentPrimaryLocation Oklahoma NERFINISHED
displacedTo Indian Territory NERFINISHED
enrolledWithin Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma NERFINISHED
ethnonym Tsoyaha NERFINISHED
federallyRecognizedStatus not federally recognized as a separate tribe in the United States
historicalRegion Alabama NERFINISHED
Florida NERFINISHED
Georgia NERFINISHED
North Carolina NERFINISHED
South Carolina NERFINISHED
Southeastern United States NERFINISHED
Tennessee River Valley NERFINISHED
languageFamily language isolate
languageStatus severely endangered
linguisticUniqueness unrelated to Iroquoian languages
unrelated to neighboring Muskogean languages
meaningOfEthnonym Children of the Sun
nativeLanguage Yuchi language NERFINISHED
notableIssue lack of separate federal recognition
language revitalization efforts
populationTrend small population
religion Christianity
traditional Yuchi religion
removalPeriod 19th century
removedUnderPolicy Indian Removal policy of the United States NERFINISHED
selfIdentification distinct people from Muscogee (Creek)
socialOrganization matrilineal clans
traditionalCeremony Green Corn Ceremony NERFINISHED
traditionalHousing wood and thatch structures
traditionalRegionType Southeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting
maize agriculture
treatyInvolvement treaties with the United States through Creek confederacy
warAlliances varied alliances with neighboring tribes

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Yuchi ethnonym Euchee