Most stories of this person are based on reports from the French explorer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Yazoo explorer who reportedly journeyed from his home in present-day Mississippi to the Pacific Northwest during the 17th century to trace the origins of his people.
ANSWER: Moncacht-Apé (“mon-kash-tah-PAY”)
[10m] Le Page du Pratz learned about Moncacht-Apé (“mon-kash-tah-PAY”) from contact with these Mississippian people. This group, whose Sun class of chiefs married the lowest class, revolted against the French in the 1720s and destroyed Fort Rosalie.
ANSWER: Natchez people [or Nachee or W-nahk’chee; accept Theloel or Thecoel; accept Natchez revolt]
[10e] Le Page du Pratz’s account of Moncacht-Apé notably omits any mention of this mountain range. Sacagawea bartered with her Shoshone tribe to help Lewis and Clark traverse its Bitterroot subrange.
ANSWER: Rocky Mountains [or Rockies]
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