From Chicaza to Chickasaw: The European Invasion and the Transformation of the Mississippian World, 1540-1715

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F rom chicazato chickasaw ridge—final pages i F rom chicaza robbie ethridge The University of North Carolina Press chapel hill to chickasaw TheEuropeanInvasionandtheTransformation oftheMississippianWorld,1540–1715 This book was published with the assistance of the Fred W. Morrison Fund for Southern Studies of the University of North Carolina Press.© 2010 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Designed and set in Garamond Premier Pro with MT Centaur by Rebecca Evans. Manufactured in the United States of America. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The University of North Carolina Press has been a member of the Green Press Initiative since 2003. Library of Congress Cataloging-­in-­Publication Data Ethridge, Robbie Franklyn, 1955–­ From Chicaza to Chickasaw : the European invasion and the transformation of the Mississippian world, 1540–1715/Robbie Ethridge. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-­0-­8078-­3435-­0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Chickasaw Indians— ​History— ​16th century. 2. Chickasaw Indians— ​History— ​ 17th century. 3. Indians of North America— ​First contact with Europeans— ​ Southern States. 4. Southern States— ​History— ​Colonial period, ca. 1600–­1775. 5. Mississippian culture— ​Southern States. I. Title. E99.C55E84 2010 976.004ʹ97386— ​dc22 2010026910 cloth   14 13 12 11 10 5 4 3 2 1 ForCharlieHudson This page intentionally left blank ...