(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.