In 1828 Congress passed a new tariff that doubled the rates for certain exports up to 45%, beginning what is known in American history as the Nullification Crisis. This tariff, called the Tariff of Abominations, infuriated southerners in America, who accused Congress of promoting the interests of the industrial North and the expense of southern ...
In my quest to be physically fit I have tried many things, such as eating well, walking, riding a bike and doing anything physically exhausting. Unfortunately I live in rural area far away from anything that supports such a life style. All hope seemed lost until Monday July 30th, 2007, the Chickasaw Nation opened up ...
Just as there are many ways to track time through the calendar year, there can be various methods for charting the lands of this remarkable continent. A notable effort to reconceive “America” on the basis of culinary geography is documented in the recent book Renewing America’s Food Traditions. Edited by ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan, this ...
Sadly those who are both African and American Indian heritage run into much the same issues as those of us who are of both European and Indian extraction. They may have an oral history that states they are also Cherokee, or Chickasaw or any number of tribes. What many people may not realize is that ...
Women play an important role in every culture. They are the mothers, daughters, and sisters that bear children and make homes for their families. In the Chickasaw culture, women traditionally kept house, tended to the children, food preparation, and slaves if the family owned them. Though many women work outside the home nowadays, similar values ...
Over the past three years I have lost just over sixty pounds. My motivation wasn’t to look beautiful or to feel more loved or to fit into the latest fashions. My motivation was that I didn’t want to die. Having Chickasaw and Cherokee blood, my family is predisposed to diabetes. I have lost many loved ...
In spite of popular opinion that the American Civil War was fought only by whites on the side of the South, there is considerable proof that they were joined by Native Americans in the struggle for Southern Independence. One of the most famous of these Native Americans even went on to reach the rank of ...
East Memphis is the area east of midtown as you head away from the river. The east Memphis neighborhoods are diverse and the general feel is suburban. But this doesn’t mean that the homes are all newer. In fact, in the older Chickasaw Gardens area, many of the homes were built in the 1920s and ...
Living in Florida, ice cream is essential, especially when the temperatures start hitting the 90s. Where can you go to find the best-tasting, most affordable ice cream and other sweet treats? Hershey’s Ice Cream in the Publix shopping center at the intersection of Chickasaw Trail and Lee Vista Boulevard. The first time I visited Hershey’s, ...
Tennessee State Parks offer a range of budget-friendly cabin rentals, “fully-equipped to set up housekeeping.” Stone and wood Civilian Conservation Corps (“CCC”) cabins, wooden cottages or deluxe villas include kitchens or kitchenettes, porches, baths and showers, linens, fireplaces, picnic tables, and outside grills. Most have TV and fireplaces, some have AC, phones and rocking chairs ...
