There are 4 article(s) tagged Chucalissa:

• April 2026

  • Chucalissa festival is a reminder ‘this culture, this heritage, is important’

    Hundreds of Native Americans and others gathered at Chucalissa Saturday for the first homecoming festival at the Choctaw site in more than a decade.

    By Jody Callahan April 11, 2026

• October 2025

  • Brew parties for coffee or beer lovers, plus art on the river

    This week, local theaters perform murder shows, Crosstown showcases Vietnamese culture and you can make pottery at Chucalissa.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Alys Drake, Chris Herrington, Kelsey Bowen, Drew Hill October 17, 2025

• April 2024

  • Chucalissa’s link to slavery and Reconstruction resurfaces

    After the Native American inhabitants of Chucalissa left the mound settlement in the 1500s ahead of European explorers arriving in the area, the area became a large cotton plantation.

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    Orange Mound’s Reconstruction history comes into focus

    By Bill Dries April 29, 2024

• November 2019

  • The Chickasaw Nation’s role in the founding of Memphis

    As the city of Memphis prepares to mark its 200th anniversary, the Chickasaw Nation is finding the story of its origins in a part of the city Native Americans left 500 years ago.

    By Bill Dries November 12, 2019