Apalachee
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Florida
The Apalachee, a branch of the Muskogean family, lived in northwest Florida along the Apalachee Bay. Their name comes from the Choctaw word a’palachi (“[people] on the other side”). The Apalachee were among a group of advanced tribes who migrated from west of the Mississippi River to the Southeast around 1300.
Their first recorded contact with whites was in 1528, with an expedition led by the Spanish explorer Pánfilo de Narváez. The encounter was marked by hostility and fighting on both sides. When another Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto, came through in 1539,...
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