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Kentucky Indian Tribes
The Cherokee claimed some land in
southeastern Kentucky and traces of culture of Cherokee type are said to be
found in archeological remains along the upper course of the Cumberland, but no
permanent Cherokee settlement is known to have existed in historic times within
this State. (See Tennessee.)
The westernmost end of Kentucky was claimed
by the Chickasaw, and at a very early period they had a settlement on the
lower course of Tennessee River, either in Kentucky or Tennessee. (See
Mississippi.)
This tribe may have lived within
the boundaries of Kentucky for a brief time, perhaps at the mouth of the
Cumberland River, when they were on their way from Ohio to the lower
Mississippi. (See Ohio, and
see also Ofo under Mississippi.)
The Shawnee had more to do with
Kentucky in early times than any other tribe, but maintained few villages in the
State for a long period. Their more permanent settlements were farther south
about Nashville. At one Shawnee town, located for a short time near Lexington,
Ky., the noted Shawnee chief, Blackhoof, was born. The tribe crossed and
recrossed the State several times in its history and used it still more
frequently as a hunting ground. (See Tennessee.)
According to some early maps, the
Yuchi had a town in this State on a river which appears to be identical with
Green River. (See Georgia.)
Hunting bands of
Illinois,
Miami,
Iroquois, and
Delaware at times
visited Kentucky, but these tribes can hardly be said to have played much
of a part in Kentucky history. (See New
York, New Jersey,
Indiana, and
Illinois.)
Additional Resources
Notes About the Book:
Source: The Indian Tribes of North America, by John R. Swanton, 1953, Bureau of
American Ethnology, Bulletin 145, US Government Printing Office, Washington DC.
Online Publication: The manuscript was scanned and then ocr'd. Minimal editing
has been done, and readers can and should expect some errors in the textual
output.
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