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TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | NOV 2018 9
By Andrew Galipeau
The Uchee, or officially Tsoyaha, roughly translated into English as
“Children of the Sun” are one of the oldest and most interesting tribes
of the American Southeast. They were highly accomplished traders that
preferred to live dispersed in paired towns among other ethnic groups
while still retaining their own language, religious customs, and cultural
identity. By far the most interesting thing about the Uchee is the enigma
that is their history.
Due to a devastating tsunami that hit the coast of Georgia and Florida
around 540 AD, much of the very early history of the Uchee was lost
forever. It is said that the Children of the Sun once lived in the “Land of
the Sun.” The land of the sun is most likely the South American coastline,
due to the fact that the Uchee were worshippers of a sun god much like
Amara, the Creek sun god and the Peruvian Goddess of Creation.
So these guys hopped on a boat and landed on Tybee Island at the mouth
of the Savannah River and began to spread inland. This is interesting
because it defies the old cannon that all early people came to America
by crossing the land bridge.
The Uchee could not catch a break. As if having your early records wiped
away by a tsunami caused by a meteor hitting a fault line in the ocean
was not enough, a lot of their history was once again wiped away by tribal
wars, the Indian slave trade, colonial genocide and forced migration.
Also, it is highly possible that when the Uchee set up camp that other
people were also migrating towards the area causing a blending of
cultures.
While much of their history is lost, its still possible to find cultural
artifacts like arrowheads and pottery to this day. Maybe someday we will
get hold of more artifacts to help shed light on the enigmatic Children
of the Sun, but until then keep your eyes peeled to washouts and inland
creek banks, after all it could be you who cracks the case of the Uchee…
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