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Latest News
Sacred Mounds is a Finalist in Screencraft's Cinematic Book Writing Competition! Winner to be announced April 20, 2022.
New Print Edition !
A new edition of Sacred Mounds will be published by PHir Publishing, TX, with a release date of April 30, 2022. Kindle versions can be pre-ordered now. The audio version is available on Amazon.
Graphic Novel
Chickasaw Artist Dustin Mater created this sample page to demonstrate what a graphic novel version of Sacred Mounds might look like. It shows the traditional game of Tchung-key in progress: One player throws a disc and immediately his partner throws a spear, attempting to land it as close to where the disc lands as possible!
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Images
Drawings of the Natchez made by expedition priests in the 18th century

The Great Sun Being Carried in a Litter

Warriors partaking of the Black Drink

Planting
Famous Mounds

Monks Mound, Missouri


Map of Mounds - each dot represents a present or former site!
More News & Events
Coming Soon!
We're honored to announce that the Portuguese language version of Sacred Mounds will be published by Grupo Narrativa in Portugal.
Book Trailer
Aerial views of the mounds, first drawings of The Natchez; banging the drum for "Sacred Mounds"! Watch the video here.
Online Reading
Secrets of the mounds revealed! Watch the video of the reading here. ​
Online Book Launch!
With Jim Metzner, Hutke Fields, Principal Chief of the Natchez Nation, singer-songwriter Tim Hill and Flautist Steve Gorn. Watch the video of the event here.