THE CHALAKLOW ARE A REMNANT OF THE CHICKASAW TRIBE THAT AVOIDED THE FORCED REMOVAL DURING THE 1830'S TO WHAT IS NOW OKLAHOMA. SOME MEMBERS AVOIDED AVOIDED TRANSFER BY CONCEALING THEIR NATIVE AMERICAN STATUS AND LIVING AS "SHADOW PEOPLE" FOR SEVERAL GENERATION. THEY HAVE THEIR TRIBAL OFFICE IN INDIANTOWN, SOUTH CAROLINA. CHALAKTOWN MEANS DANCING TURKEY, IN REFERENCE TO TO MATING DANCES OF THE WILD TURKEY.
THROUGH POWWOWS THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PRESERVE THEIR ORAL HISTORY SECRETLY. MANY TRIBES HAVE LOST THEIR ORAL TRADITIONS.
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