Chato people

The Chato were an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, that formerly lived on the coast in Mississippi and Alabama and around Mobile Bay.[1] They were related to the Choctaws and Chickasaws.[2] One source indicates that The Chato were part of the Apalachee Indian tribe, as were the Escambe.[2] However, the more general opinion is that the Chato tribe was of unknown ethnic affinity, although they were allied with the Choctaw.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ "National Historic Landmark Nomination - Old Mobile Site" (pdf). Archived from the original on 24 August 2003.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs - United States Senate (1992). Federal recognition of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians: hearing before the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, on S. 362 to provide federal recognition of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama, June 26, 1991, Washington, DC. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. p. 176.
  3. ↑ Halbert, H. S. (1902). "The Small Indian Tribes of Mississippi". Report of the Mississippi Historical Commission, Volume V. p. 303.