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	Pacaha (?â“?) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
		Assuming that an attack was underway, Pacaha and the residents of his town fled to an island or a better-fortified village nearby.
		Casqui’s people took the opportunity to sack the town, looting and destroying much of it.
		This was partly to upstage Casqui, who had given one of his daughters to de Soto.
	encyclopediaofarkansas.net /encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=1731 (530 words)

	Chief Casqui Hopes for Best From Pale Strangers on “Deer” » The Arkansas News
		Casqui invited the visitors to stay the night in his village, but they declined the offer, camping in a nearby grove of trees.
		Casqui saw the meeting as an opportunity to help him with some of the problems he has been having ruling his province in recent years.
		Casqui’s 17-acre village is surrounded by a ditch more than 85 feet wide and more than 6 feet deep, and the houses in the village are crowded together.
	www.oldstatehouse.com /educational_programs/classroom/arkansas_news/detail.asp?id=381&issue_id=27&page=5 (802 words)

	Indiana Conquest Trails - Hernando de Soto - 16th Century
		But Casqui had warning of that intent, and he came with fifty of his Indians in very fine array; and he brought a jester in front of himself for grandeur, who, saying and doing witty things, gave occasion for much laughter to those who saw him.
		Casqui replied, "You gave me the cross to defend myself from my enemies, and with that same cross you wish to destroy me (given that Pacaha's people now wore crosses high on their heads so the Spaniards could recognize them as allies).
		"Casqui gave DeSoto one of his daughters, saying that his greatest desire was to unite his blood with that of so great a lord as he was..." The Governor replied...
	floridahistory.com /indiana.html (2809 words)

	Pacaha - Wikinfo
		The Casqui tribe is thought to have lived at a site near Parkin, Arkansas and the location of the present day Parkin Archaeological State Park.
		Chief Pacaha was younger than the Casqui chief however and seemingly had more to lose from the continued agressive Casqui attacks.
		The Casqui received advance warning of the planned attack and returned the looted items and issued an apology in order to stave off retribution.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Pacaha (2008 words)

	CRATE - Project 2001 - Quicktime VR
		One of the many artifacts that were found at Casqui where headpots, these headpots were believed to be modeled after the deceased and to house their ashes.
		One of the weapons used by the Casqui were bows and arrows, reconstructed here is a quiver with several arrows inside.
		Another essential part of the Casqui home was the fire pit which was located in the center of the house.
	www.cast.uark.edu /cast/crate/project2001/quicktime/index.htm (311 words)

	University of Arkansas - Daily Headlines
		Until recently, many historians and anthropologists have accepted the journal accounts as accurate depictions of life and society among the Pacaha and Casqui tribes, whose civilizations flourished from approximately 1450 to 1600 AD and included large settlements in northeast Arkansas and near Memphis, Tenn.
		By examining the way the Pacaha and Casqui buried their dead, Mainfort and Fisher-Carroll have allowed the tribes to speak for themselves.
		However, Mainfort points out that the Pacaha and Casqui tribes likely had a moderately hierarchical social structure, which enabled them to complete public architectural projects such as mounds and buildings.
	dailyheadlines.uark.edu /926.htm (852 words)

	Spain In America
		Casqui replied that he would not refrain from coming even if they cut off his head.
		Casqui came and spoke to the Governor as follows:--as it was reported by the interpreter Johan Ortiz and the other Indian interpreters that the Governor and the Christians had--"How is it, my Lord, possible, that after having given me the pledge of friendship
		Pacaha said to Casqui: " You know well that I am a greater lord than you, and of more honourable parents and grandparents, and that to me belongs a higher place." Casqui replied as follows: "True it is that you are a greater lord than I, and that your forbears were greater than mine.
	groups.msn.com /SpainInAmerica/fromrangel.msnw (13375 words)

	Foreigners Bring Disease to the Inhabitants of Casqui » The Arkansas News
		PROVINCE OF CASQUI - In this year 1545, the specter of death hangs over this once-populous region located in the fertile valley of the Great River.
		In this home to some of the largest and most densely settled agricultural communities in the southeastern part of the continent, estimates of population losses in some villages range as high as 90 percent.
		The Casquins showed the Spaniards the road to their enemies to the north, the people of Pacaha, and the Spaniards led a raid on the rival village.
	www.oldstatehouse.com /educational_programs/classroom/arkansas_news/detail.asp?id=453&issue_id=32&page=7 (494 words)

	Page 164
		While at the town of Casqui, De Soto preached to the residents and had a large cross built from two pine trees.
		This cross was erected on top of a large mound at the village and was worshipped by Casqui and his subjects.
		The native towns in the area are described in the chronicles as being surrounded by moats with log palisade walls.
	www.csasi.org /1999_october_journal/pg-164.htm (676 words)

	Pacaha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Casqui tribe is thought to have lived at a site near Parkin, Arkansas and the location of the present day Parkin Archaeological State Park.
		Chief Pacaha was younger than the Casqui chief however and seemingly had more to lose from the continued aggressive Casqui attacks.
		The Casqui received advance warning of the planned attack and returned the looted items and issued an apology in order to stave off retribution.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacaha (640 words)

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		Chief Casqui and his people had escorted de Soto from Vincennes to Terre Haute, improving the bridge at Busseron Creek along the way between cities on unfriendly terms.
		De Soto sent word to Pacaha that he was coming with Chief Casqui and expected Pacaha to be there when they arrived.
		The governor immediately entered and together with the men of horse charged ahead where the Indians were fleeing; and at another town situated a quarter of a league (half a mile) from that place captured many Indians.
	members.lycos.co.uk /brisray/th/thist3.htm (1103 words)

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		But Casqui got wind of this resolve and came with fifty Indians of his in fine array, and he brought a clown for display, who said and did much that was amusing, making those who saw him laugh a good deal.
		Pacaha said to Casqui: "You know well that I am a greater lord than you, and of more honourable parents and grandparents, and that to me belongs a higher place." Casqui replied as follows: "True it is that you are a greater lord than I, and that your forbears were greater than mine.
		And Monday, August 1, they came to another village, which is on the river of Casqui, which is a branch of the great river of Pacaha, and this branch is as large as the Guadalquivir.
	www.mith2.umd.edu /eada/html/display.php?docs=ranjel_relation.xml&action=show (12216 words)

	News & Featured Releases: Arkansas Media Room
		Named for its chief, Casqui, the native village was an important social, political and religious center when the Spaniards arrived.
		Casqui reportedly met De Soto and offered food and lodging.
		The 600-man force that landed in Florida in 1539 had dwindled to about 400 by June 18, 1541, when the river crossing was made on four crude barges.
	www.arkansasmediaroom.com /news-releases/listings/display.asp?id=232 (1171 words)

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		Parkin as the Capital of the Casqui Province
		While at the town of Casqui, DeSoto preached to the residents and had a large cross built from two pine trees.
		It is located on the east bank of the St. Francis River, and a large earthen mound is situated near the river.
	asms.k12.ar.us /armem/speidel (706 words)

	The Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial In Arkansas - News -Parkin Archeological State Park
		In 1541, Hernando De Soto met the Native Americans along with their chief, Casqui, during his expedition that began in Florida with his search for gold.
		Although he found no gold here, this encounter with the village of Casqui is remembered for one of the few peaceful encounters with Native Americans.
		The ceremony was performed by request of Casqui in hopes of alleviating the drought that had a stronghold on the Native American village for seven years.
	www.lapurchase.org /news_articles/news_082202.html (511 words)

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		And presently came many Indians that belonged to Pacalia, and brought an Indian instead of the cacique, which was discovered by the cacique's brother, which was taken prisoner.
		That day came an Indian from the Cacique of Casqui, and said that his lord would come the next day to excuse himself of the error which he had committed, in going away without license of the Governor.
		The Governor willed the messenger to signify unto him, that if he came not in his own person, he would seek him himself, and give him such punishment as he deserved.
	memory.loc.gov /master/rbc/rbfr/0008/01900174.txt (409 words)

	Media Information
		The Parkin site is also important because many scholars believe it is the Native American village of Casqui, visited by the expedition of Hernando de Soto in the summer of 1541.
		The encounter at Casqui was one of the few friendly contacts recorded between the de Soto expedition and American Indians.
		When the expedition arrived in the area, the chief and many residents of Casqui walked over a mile from the village at Parkin to greet de Soto.
	www.arkansasstateparks.com /media/fact_sheets_detail.asp?id=7 (552 words)

	Parkin Archaeological State Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Parkin Archaeological State Park has preserved the site on the St. Francis River where a 17-acre Native American village called Casqui was located from 1000 to 1550 A.D. The Park helps to give an interpretation of what the artifacts represent.
		Scholars say the Native American village of Casqui was visited by Hernando de Sotoâs expedition in 1541.
		The State Park is made up of a research laboratory, and the visitorâs center with an exhibit area, auditorium, and gift shop.
	www.byways.org /browse/byways/10408/places/12647/index.html (145 words)

	Official Report
		Those 3 tribes, the Alabamo, Casqui and Coste all lived next to each other in that unique language group - as we know today thanks to Native American linguistic studies - NOT scattered from the Carolinas to Arkansas, as Dr. Swanton supposed (see "Indians of the Southeastern U.S.," Map 10, Tribal Movements...
		he shows the "Casqui" Tribe moving north and east from Arkansas toward the Ohio River in historic times, against the KNOWN movement of ALL tribes around them...
		He never knew that those three tribes had moved DOWN from the northeast well before they were described in the late 1600's.
	1st-history-of-the.us /inset999.html (811 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		There was another fish which sometimes the Indians brought us, of the bigness of a hog; they called it the pereo fish; it had rows of teeth beneath and above.
		The Cacique of Casqui sent many times great presents of fish, mantles, and skins.
		He told the Governor that ho would deliver the Cacique of Pacalia into his hands.
	memory.loc.gov /master/rbc/rbfr/0008/01890173.txt (329 words)

	Canku Ota - June 19, 2004 - This Date In North American Indian History
		There has been a drought in the area, and the padres offer to help.
		A large cross is erected and the Spaniards join in prayer.
		The CASQUIs will become allies of the Spanish.
	www.turtletrack.org /Issues04/Co06192004/CO_06192004_ThisDate.htm (1195 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		"and on Saturday they entered his (Casqui's) town; and he had very good huts, and in the principal hut, over the door, were many heads of fierce bulls (bison), as in Spain they put heads of wild boars or bears at the doors of the houses of the hunters." (Account by Rodrigo Rangel)
		"In Casqui, and Pacaha, they saw the best villages seen up to that time, better stockaded and fortified and the people were of finer quality." (Account by Gentleman from Elvas.)
		"(Casqui) came with fifty of his Indians in very fine array, and he brought a jester in front of himself for grandeur, who, saying and doing witty things, gave occasion for much laughter to those who saw him." (Account by Rodrigo Rangel.)
	asms.k12.ar.us /armem/speidel/EXCERPT.HTM (343 words)

	Attractions/Driving Tours < Arkansas Delta Byways promotes tourism Great River Road Crowleys Ridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Based upon reconstructions of the Hernando DeSoto expedition route and the finding of historic 16th century Spanish artifacts in the area, it is believed that the expedition visited the site in the spring of 1541 as it was traveling through present day Arkansas.
		It is also possible that Parkin is the Province of Casqui described in DeSoto's journals.
		The Parkin Site, which covers 17 acres and consisted of a large ceremonial mound and village site that was enclosed by a wide ditch on the north, south, and east perimeters, was listed on the National Historic Register October 15, 1966.
	www.deltabyways.com /tours/detail.asp?attr_id=569 (160 words)

	University of Arkansas Press Listings
		David H. Dye hypothesizes a route across the river and the alluvial plain by linking the narrative accounts with geography and archaeological knowledge.
		Phyllis A. Morse asserts that the Parkin site is the location of the capital of Casqui, one of the polities visited by de Soto.
		Charles M. Hudson repostulates his version of the expedition route, which in 1988 severely challenged the De Soto Commission theory of 1939.
	www.uapress.com /titles/fa99/young_desoto.html (392 words)

	Fort Benjamin Harrison Historical Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		(ca 1100 - 1450 A.D.) Was this the land of Casqui and Pacaha reportedly described by
		In 1541, De Soto and his army are reported to have entered the town of the lord of Casqui (Vincennes), "...
		After leaving Casqui, they arrived at the esteemed town of Pacaha, (Terre Haute).
	groups.msn.com /FortBenjaminHarrisonHistoricalSociety/indianahistorytimeline.msnw (1881 words)

	The Grave of Tubal Cane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		If the usual trend holds up, Tubalcane will turn out to be an English transliteration of an antique French word just as "cowan" turned out to be the seventeenth century french "couhann." For more of that stuff read my synopsis of John Robinson's Born in Blood, or better yet, read the book.
		Parkin itself is thought to be the location of the Casqui, the large city that DeSoto visited during his exploration of the trans-Mississippi.
		By the time the second group of European explorers came through here the place was deserted.
	users.aristotle.net /~russjohn/things/tcane.html (249 words)

	The Final Report of the Official Commission
		The DeSoto Trail theory used to substantiate DeSoto's Mississippi transit came directly from Schoolcraft's 1857 report.
		Those three tribes, the "Alabamo, Casqui and Coste" all lived next to each other in that unique language group, as we know today thanks to Native American linguistic studies, not scattered from the Carolina Mountains to Arkansas, as Dr. Swanton supposed (in "Indians of Southeastern U.S.," Map 10, Tribal Movements...
		Swanton describes the "Casqui" Tribe moving north and east from Arkansas toward the Ohio River in historic times and, likewise, the "Alabamo" and "Chicasa" moving northward through Alabama and Mississippi, against the known movement of all tribes around them...
	www.floridahistory.com /inset99.html (1930 words)

	County History
		What is now St. Francis County was inhabited by Native American Indians for hundreds of years before the first white man laid any claims.
		No one knows when they arrived, but there is evidence of Native American settlements in Eastern Arkansas as far back as 1000 A.D. Parkin Archeological State Park preserves and interprets a 17-acre site of a Casqui Village thought to be the site visited by the expedition of Hernando de Soto.
		Spaniard Hernando De Soto was probably the first white man to visit what is now Eastern Arkansas.
	www.sfcmuseum.org /history.htm (668 words)

	Crowley's Ridge State Park
		Mississippians built heavily fortifified towns and developed to high levels the arts of pottery making, shell engraving, weaving, sculpting and wood carving.
		Evidence indicates that one of the more important group of Mississippians were the people of the Province of Casqui.
		Their capitol was located along the St. Francis River in what is now Parkin Archeological State Park.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ar/county/greene/crowleysridgestatepark.htm (524 words)

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