### q5 well-known Native American tribes formed as a result of European encroachment > Nations like the Cherokee emerged from the remnants of the grand mound complexes, shattered either through environmental change, or the disastrous effects of the indigenous slave trade. > > From this shatterzone previously distinct populations began to consolidate and form coalescent societies. The Creeks, Cherokees, Chickasaws, and Choctaws grew in power as alliances of strength and convenience allowed formerly disperse groups to stand against European encroachment. The story of Cherokee origins is complex, and linked to this shatterzone created by the slave, deerskin, and firearm trade. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fgy1qsj183e6jzvpt3ydhvhr) - [[Mississippian Culture#q5 well-known Native American tribes formed as a result of European encroachment|View in Vault]]