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Nanih Waiya (alternately spelled Nunih Waya; [2] Choctaw for 'slanting mound') [3] is an ancient platform mound in southern Winston County, Mississippi, constructed by indigenous people during the Middle Woodland period, about 300 to 600 CE.
The Choctaw believed that their people came forth from the sacred mound of Nanih Waiya. In relation to this creation myth is the legend of the Choctaw tribe's migration under the leadership of Chata. Several versions of their creation and migration legends have been perpetuated by the Native Americans and remain very popular among contemporary ...
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Nanih Waiya is a platform mound with an adjacent conical mound and remnants of an earthwork embankment. The earliest dates for construction of the earthworks are from 100 to 400 CE. [56] Choctaw people venerated this site and nearby Nanih Waiya Cave as their place of origin and the home of their ancestors. For years, the state protected the ...
The county is the site of Nanih Waiya, an ancient mound built in the Woodland period, about 1 CE-300 CE. Since the 17th century, it has been venerated by the Choctaw people who later occupied the area. [4] As of 2008, the mound is owned by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, a federally-recognized tribe.
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The Choctaw tell the following creation story of their coming to this land, and how Nanih Waiya Mound, built of earthwork by ancestors, came to be. Two brothers, Chata and Chicksah After travelling for a mind-bogglingly long time, they finally came to a place where the pole stood upright.
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