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Nanih Waiya Mound And Village

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Nanih Waiya (alternately spelled Nunih Waya)Swanton 2001, pg. 25. (Choctaw: slanting mound) is an ancient platform mound in southern Winston County, Mississippi, constructed by indigenous people during the Middle Woodland period, about 300 to 600 CE. Since the 17th century, the Choctaw and Chickasaw have venerated Nanih Waiya mound and a nearby cave as their sacred origin location. Read more on Wikipedia

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