Siouans in the Kanawha Valley, WV

[Darla Spencer]

Hello. I am new to the list but have been able to access the archives and I
am very interested in some of the past threads about the Monetons or the
Tomahittans that were in the Kanawha Valley in the seventeenth century. It's
pretty certain that the Monetons were Siouan but the identity of the
Tomahittans is more of a mystery. I have heard Yuchi and even Cherokee. From
what I have read, the Yuchi were thought to have been Siouan speakers, but
now I've heard them described as a linguistic isolate. What is the current
thinking in the linguistic community?    I'm also interested in the Dhegiha
Sioux and their relationship with the Ohio and possibly Kanawha Valleys. Can
anyone point me in the right direction to find out about the early Siouans
in the Ohio Valley and the split between the eastern and western? 

 

Darla Spencer, RPA

689 Gordon Drive

Charleston, WV  25314

(304) 343-9661

dispencer at charter.net

 

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