Taposa

The Taposa were an American Indian tribe located in the south of the United States, originating from the area that is now the state of Mississippi.[1] Their earliest known location was on Yazoo River, near the Chakchiuma and Chickasaw tribes.[2][3]

The original meaning of the name "Taposa" has been lost.[4]

References
  1. Indian Tribe History
  2. Mississippi Indian Tribes
  3. The Indian Tribes of North America By John Reed Swanton
  4. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.



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