Anthropologists know from documented research and excavation that several Indigenous tribes lived here in Kentucky approximately 12,000 years ago. Depending on where you are in the state, you reside primarily on Shawnee, Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Osage land.

According to Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Daviess County was home to several tribes, including Eastern Band Cherokee, Shawnee, Osage, and Miami. More than 90,000 Native Americans were represented here in the state in the 2020 Census. As there are no officially recognized reservation lands or lands in trust in Kentucky, there are groups of Indigenous folks currently leading the charge for tribal recognition.

As land is developed, the Kentucky Antiquities Act protects ancient burial plots and archaeological discoveries. These la

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