Native American Tribe series.
Yuchi
Also spelled Euchee and Uchee, the tribe previously lived in the eastern Tennessee River Valley in Tennessee, northern Georgia, and northern Alabama. They called themselves Tsoyaha, meaning "Children of the Sun." Mysteriously, their language never closely resembled any other Native American language, suggesting a long period of isolation from other tribes. The first descriptions of the Yuchi, dating back to the 17th century, suggested that the Yuchi and the Westo were the same people. One of the first camps to be mentioned was that of Chestowee in southeastern Tennessee in 1714. Later the camp was attacked and destroyed by the Cherokee. A large Yuchi camp known as "Uche Town" existed on the Chattahoochee River during the mid 1700's, located near Uche Creek. It was visited by William Bartram in the 1770s, who praised its layout and thriving population.
More camps were known to exist in present-day Aiken County, South Carolina, and several places long the Oconee River in Georgia. In the early 19th century the Yuchi were forcibly removed along with the Muscogee to Oklahoma. Today, most Yuchi are of multi-tribal descent and many are citizens of the Muscogee Creek Nation, as well as other tribes, including the Shawnee and Sac and Fox. Though the tribe has tried to obtain federal recognition, they have been unsuccessful, since most Yuchi are enrolled in other tribes. Today, only a very few people are able to speak the distinctive Yuchi language, but efforts are being made to help preserve it in language classes.
Mondo's NAT #653 - Yuchi
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