Tennessee's first peoples

The following cultural groups are recognized as Tennessee's first peoples: (1) The Algonquian peoples, including the Shawnee and Lenape; (2) The Chickamaugan peoples; (3) The Iroquoian peoples, including the Cherokee; (4) The Muskogean peoples, including the Alabama, Coosa, Chickasaw, Natchez, Koasati, Tuskegee, and Taliwa; (5) The Siouan peoples, including the Quapaw and Mosopelea; and (6) The Yuchean peoples, including the Chisca, Yuchi, Taougal, Tongeria, and Tamahita. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 58, s 1, eff. 3/29/2021. The following cultural groups are recognized as Tennessee's first peoples: (1) The Algonquian peoples, including the Shawnee and Lenape; (2) The Chickamaugan peoples; (3) The Iroquoian peoples, including the Cherokee; (4) The Muskogean peoples, including the Alabama, Coosa, Chickasaw, Natchez, Koasati, Tuskegee, and Taliwa; (5) The Siouan peoples, including the Quapaw and Mosopelea; and (6) The Yuchean peoples, including the Chisca, Yuchi, Taougal, Tongeria, and Tamahita. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 58, s 1, eff. 3/29/2021.