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Yuchi Indians
Subject
History
Place
Northern America
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United States of America
DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x
Extract
This S iouan language group lived in east Tenn. when first contacted by HernĂ¡n de S oto in 1540. Yuchi bands later dispersed; some integrated with the S hawnee and C herokee , but most relocated to Ga. and Ala., where they allied with the C reek . Some joined the S eminole in Fla. by 1810. They never received recognition as an independent nation by the United States, and after 1830 they were removed with their affiliated tribes to Okla. where their descendants live on the reservations of other tribes. The Yuchi declined from about 2,500 in 1650, to 1,100 in 1830, and 216 in 1930. ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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