Taposa
Historical Indigenous tribe from Mississippi, U.S.
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The Taposa were an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands from what is now Mississippi in the United States.[4]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| extinct as a tribe, may have merged into Chakchiuma | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Mississippi) | |
| Languages | |
| likely a Muskogean language[1] | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chakchiuma, Ibitoupa,[2] and Tiou[3] |
The Taposa were a small tribe like their neighbors, the Ibitoupa and Chakchiuma, who all lived along the upper Yazoo River between the larger, more powerful Chickasaw and Choctaw.[2][5]
History
17th century
The Taposa were first written about by French colonist Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville in 1699.[1]
18th century
Baron de Crenay's 1733 map of Louisiana includes a Taposa settlement near the Chakchiuma.[1] Another neighboring tribe, the Ibitoupa may have merged into the Taposa in 1722.[6] The Taposa ultimately allied with the Chickasaw.[1]
Name
The original meaning of the name "Taposa" has been lost.[7]
