Tennessee's first peoples

Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-421, under Miscellaneous.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-421

(1) 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.

(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.