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<< Other Photo Pages >> Nanih Waiya Mound - Artificial Mound in United States in The South

Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 01 November 2019  Page Views: 1554

Pre-ColumbianSite Name: Nanih Waiya Mound
Country: United States Region: The South Type: Artificial Mound

Latitude: 32.921460N  Longitude: 88.94795W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Nanih Waiya Mound
Nanih Waiya Mound submitted by Flickr : Nanih Waiya mound Image copyright: shawnzrossi (Shawn Rossi), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This large rectangular platform mound, measuring 25 feet high, 218 feet long, and 140 feet wide, is maintained in a state park. Nanih Waiya is a Choctaw Indian name meaning "leaning hill." A small burial mound, now nearly leveled by plowing, is located outside the park boundaries several hundred yards away. A long, raised embankment once enclosed the site. Most of this earthen enclosure has been destroyed by cultivation, but a short segment remains along the edge of a swamp to the northwest of the large mound.

The period of construction of Nanih Waiya Mound is uncertain. Although its rectangular, flat-topped form is typical of Mississippian period mounds (1000 to1600 A.D.), pottery sherds found on the surface of the adjacent habitation area suggest a possible Middle Woodland time range (100 B.C. to 400 A.D.). Until archeological investigations are undertaken, however, the mound's actual age will remain unknown.

Although built by American Indians, by the 18th century Nanih Waiya had come to be venerated by the Choctaw tribe. The site plays a central role in the tribe's origin legends. In one version, the mound gave birth to the tribe--the people emerged from the underworld here and rested on the mound's slopes to dry before populating the surrounding region.

Nanih Waiya Mound and Village is located northeast of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Drive about 15 miles on State Hwy 21, turn left at the Nanih Waiya sign on State Highway 393 and continue north three miles to the mound. The mound and cave are no longer open to the public. Call the Missisippi Nanih Waiya Wildlife Management Area 662-724-2770 for further information.

Source: https://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/mounds/nan.htm
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Nanih Waiya Mound
Nanih Waiya Mound submitted by AKFisher : The mound today from Wiki Commons: Ditch Fisher. The mound is 25 feet tall and was enclosed by a C-shaped earthen wall some 10 feet high. It was made around AD 300 and the Choctaw (who own the site) say a nearby hill with an opening, called the "Cave," was their place of emergence. Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthwo... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nanih Waiya Mound
Nanih Waiya Mound submitted by AKFisher : Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016). Nanih Waiya Mound, Mississippi in 1918. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nanih Waiya Mound submitted by Flickr : New tribal building on the way at Nanih Waiya Park , 2015 Image copyright: wwntopdog, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nanih Waiya Mound submitted by Flickr : Nanih Waiya Park Groundbreaking June 2015 Image copyright: wwntopdog, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nanih Waiya Mound submitted by Flickr : Mother mound, Nanih Waiya, in WInston Co I think. Image copyright: ichabod2 (emily t), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Nanih Waiya Mound submitted by F : Nanih Waiya Mound Image copyright: Rayd777 (Ray Duplessie), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Re: Tribe Celebrates Legacy of Nanih Waiya by Andy B on Friday, 01 November 2019
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Note from LPLS on Tripadvisor: Please be aware that the mound by the side of the road with the historical marker is not Nanih Waiya. Consider it a "tribute" mound. The tribes who originated in this area hold the actual mound very sacred and discourage visitors. I was fortunate to go there with a family of Native Americans from OK. Explaining who we were, we were directed by a local gentleman to the real mound -- from which you can see the "park mound." Both the Choctaws and the Chickasaw do not want tourists or visitors, and you can tell that. Some groups have made pilgrimages from Okla.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g43926-d2039324-Reviews-Nanih_Waiya-Noxapater_Mississippi.html
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Tribe Celebrates Legacy of Nanih Waiya by Andy B on Friday, 01 November 2019
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Tribal officials, members & guests gathered at the Nanih Waiya Ceremonial Mound in Winston County on Thursday, August 9 to
commemorate the restoration of the revered Nanih Waiya Mound and Cave sites back into the possession of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

“For many centuries, the Nanih Waiya Mound has been a cherished symbol for our tribe. Generations of our people have visited
throughout the years to honor and respect the legacy of this mound,”
said Tribal Chief Phyliss J. Anderson.

“Today is about, for me, the importance of teaching and pass
ing along the stories of Nanih Waiya to the next generation.

More on page 6 of Choctaw Community News August 2018
https://www.choctaw.org/media/pdf/2018%20CCN/AugCCN.pdf
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