Description
The Yazoo were a tribe of the Native American Tunica people historically located along the lower course of the Yazoo River in an area now known as the Mississippi Delta. They were closely related to other Tunica-language-speaking peoples, especially the Tunica, Koroa, and possibly the Tioux. The Yazoo, a small tribe of Tunican linguistic stock, were located on their namesake Yazoo River and were closely associated with the Koroa, with whom they attacked and destroyed the French Fort St. Peter on the lower Yazoo in 1729.
Language
Nothing is definitely known about their language, believed to be related to Tunica, a language isolate
Culture
The Mississippian peoples were excellent farmers. Notably, Cherokee women planted and harvested crops, including beans, squash, corn, tobacco, and sunflowers. They supplemented their diets with acorns, nuts, seeds, and fruits. Since they did not use any fertilizer, they had to burn the fields and create new ones every season. This required immense amounts of time and labor but ultimately led to large crop yields. While they had great farming success, Southeastern Native Americans also continued to hunt and fish. They hunted deer with bows and arrows and fished in rivers.