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- Native Americans returned to Lauderdale County during the 1950s, when two Choctaw families migrated to the county to work in the cotton fields. Today two Choctaw communities are in Ripley and Henning. The earliest settlements of whites and African American slaves were located at Key Corner and Porter's Gap.
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Oct 8, 2017 · In 1992, through the efforts of Choctaw community leaders in Lauderdale County and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, the federal government purchased 172 acres near Henning for government housing. Seventeen families now live in this Choctaw community.
Native Americans in Tennessee made the transition from societies of hunters and gatherers to well-organized tribal, agricultural societies living in large, permanent towns. Pinson Mounds and Old Stone Fort were Woodland period sites.
The racial makeup of the county was 63.82% White, 34.08% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 1.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Oct 8, 2017 · Native Americans returned to Lauderdale County during the 1950s, when two Choctaw families migrated to the county to work in the cotton fields. Today two Choctaw communities are in Ripley and Henning. The earliest settlements of whites and African American slaves were located at Key Corner and Porter's Gap.
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Nov 1, 2023 · This November, you can learn more about North America’s first inhabitants by finding out which Indigenous lands you live on, using a collaborative, interactive map.
Nov 26, 2020 · Like their ancestors who refused removal from Mississippi, the Choctaw people chose to stay on land in Tennessee that's become a sovereign home.
Oct 8, 2017 · Native Americans returned to Lauderdale County during the 1950s, when two Choctaw families migrated to the county to work in the cotton fields. Today two Choctaw communities are in Ripley and Henning. The earliest settlements of whites and African American slaves were located at Key Corner and Porter's Gap.
