Chaloklowa Chickasaw

The Indian tribe of Chickasaw Chaloklowa is in the state of South Carolina is home to the southeast of the United States of America. You are descended from a group of Chickasaw who escaped during the resettlement of the people, 1838, the expulsion in the Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. This relocation, which related primarily to the Five Civilized Nations and meant big losses for the nations became known as the Trail of Tears.

Some members of the Chickasaw escaped the deportation and subsequent discrimination by the state legislature, by concealing their Indian origins for several generations until the end of the persecutions. They have therefore been referred to as "Shadow People" (English for shadow people ). In 2005 they were recognized by the state of South Carolina as Chaloklowa Chickasaw Indian People of South Carolina. The tribal headquarters is located in Indiantown, South Carolina, in the original settlement area of ​​the Chickasaw.

The name Chalaklowa means " dancing turkey " and refers to the ritualized mating dances of Truthuhns. The tribe is governed by Mingos ( chiefs ) and has begun to build a small village as a museum and information center for dieÖffentlichkeit. It is the tribe managed to preserve through oral tradition and Pow Wows many original customs and traditions.