![]() After much time had passed, they surfaced at the opposite ends of a tree’s roots, and once they saw the light of day, their ancestors discovered the great Alabama River. The Alabamas were once part of the Moundville chiefdom located in western Alabama and eastern Mississippi, whereas the Coushattas were connected with the Coste chiefdom, located near Bussell Island in present-day eastern Tennessee.Īccording to their tribal folklore, the ancestors of the two groups travelled deep beneath the Earth before reaching the surface. ![]() ![]() They both speak closely related languages in the Muskhogean language family. Like many southeastern tribes, both the Alabamas and Coushattas descended from the Native Americans of the Mississippian period, which existed from about AD 800-1500. By 1800, most members of the Alabama-Coushatta were living west of the Mississippi River and currently live on tribal lands outside Livingston, in Polk County, Texas. Despite generations of contact with the Spanish, French, English, and eventually Americans, they maintained their cultural identity in the face of disease, dislocation, and depopulation by moving west. ![]() Kay Ivey and Alabama-Coushatta LeadersĮmerging from the scattered remnants of the once-powerful chiefdoms of the Mississippian period, the Alabama and Coushatta Indian tribes united in what is now central Alabama more than three centuries ago. ![]()
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