Today, Natchez Indian descendants live in the southern Appalachian Mountains area and in Oklahoma. These studies represent a classic example of historical archaeology, where archaeological findings are compared to written documentation from the French colonization of the Natchez area. During the last quarter of the 20th century, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the National Park Service, the University of Alabama, and Harvard University's Lower Mississippi Survey continued archaeological investigations in the Natchez area. Today, the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians is a National Historic Landmark administered by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, with a museum accredited by the American Association of Museums, partially restored mound area, a reconstructed Natchez Indian house, nature trails, and a picnic pavilion. The site is open seven days a week and offers educational programs for school and adult groups.
Admission is free.
Annual events include the Natchez Powwow, Summer Film Series, Discovery Week, Student Days, and the 11th Moon Storytelling. Jim Barnett is director, division of historic properties, Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Destinations The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi The Grand Village of the Natchez Indians is located within the city limits of Natchez. U.S. Highway 61 South, known as Seargent S. Prentiss Drive, on to Jefferson Davis Boulevard. North 8 miles to the entrance of the Natchez Trace Parkway.