Title: Facts for Kids: Chickasaw Indians (Chickasaws)
Headings: Chickasaw Indian Fact Sheet
Chickasaw Indian Fact Sheet
Content: In colonial times, the Chickasaws adapted European costume into their own characteristic style, including long colorful tunics for men and full skirts decorated with ribbon applique for women. Here are some photographs and links about Native American regalia in general. The Chickasaws didn't wear long headdresses like the Sioux Indians. Chickasaw men usually shaved their heads except for a single scalplock, and sometimes they would also wear a hair roach. ( These headdresses were made of porcupine hair, not their sharp quills!) Chickasaw women often tied their hair up on top of their heads with strings of beads. Important Chickasaw men tattooed themselves with special patterns in honor of their accomplishments, and the Chickasaws often painted their faces and bodies bright colors during battles and festivals. Today, some Chickasaw people still wear moccasins or a ribbon shirt, but they wear modern clothes like jeans instead of breechcloths... and they only wear roaches in their hair on special occasions like a dance. What was Chickasaw transportation like in the days before cars? Did they paddle canoes?