The Mississippian Culture and Cahokia

Peoples’ perceptions of native cultures tend to be misinformed. This is especially true of peoples’ perceptions about Native Americans. The biggest misconception about native culture I see is assuming every native culture was a nomadic, hunter-gatherer civilization. This is positively false: there were plenty of Pre-Columbian civilizations that were settled and centralized, with one of the largest being the Mississippian culture, centered at the city of Cahokia.