Mississippi people

Definition

The Mississippi people were a Native American civilization that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1600 CE.

Related terms

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site: A pre-Columbian Native American city directly across the Mississippi River from modern St. Louis, Missouri.

Mound Builders: Various Pre-Columbian cultures that built earthen mounds for residential, ceremonial or burial purposes throughout North America.

Mississippian Culture: A mound-building Native American civilization that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from approximately 800 CE to 1600 CE.