See also, History/Sports/ Football and Lake Jackson Mounds. The natives themselves left only a handfull of firsthand ccounts recorded by Europeans. Virtually everything we know about Florida's native people comes from documents left behind by Europeans and from clues unearthed by archaeologist. The bulk of the population, estimated to be 50,000 in the mid-1500s, lived in small farmsteads on fertile land between the Aucilla and Ochlockonee rivers, where they cultivated corn, beans, squashes, and other crops. They traded in networks that extended hundreds of miles north to the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. They were united in a single political unit, and governed by a paramount chief. The Apalchee were the most densely populated and politically complex of all the Florida Indians. Once they were missionized, their agricultural prowess earned their region a reputation as the breadbasket for Spanish St. The Apalachee were highly successful farmers and traders who resided in the Tallahassee Hills regionl They had a reputation for wealth and power that was acknowledged by Indians throughout the peninsula.

Their capital, Anhaica, was located within Tallahassee's city limits.

'Tallahassee is situated within the Apalachee Province, home of the Apalachee, a Mississippian culture of agrarian people who farmed vast tracks of land. This is the information available on Wikipedia:

*Native people, please add your voice to this page. The purpose of this page is to honor and acknowledge the indigenous peoples of the Tallahassee area prior to occupation by settlers from across the Atlantic.

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