“The Washitaw and Tunica families carry the Emperial bloodline. After the U.S. came into our land, these names were altered to Washington and Turner. They also changed the spelling of WASHITAW to OUACHITA, a European misnomer that retained the pronunciation of the original name. The term ‘Washitaw’, colloquially, has come to mean ANCIENT ONES or the Black ones. Clearly printed on the original maps of the Spanish land grants, the river name Rio Negro (river of the Blacks) is simultaneously labeled Rio Ouachita (river of the Washitaw). In the Egyptian (Kemetic) hieroglyphic dictionary, Washitaw appears as WST (USHAUTI, WSHAUTI) AND SBT (SHABTI, SHABAZZ). Pre-Mayan spellings were UAXACTUN / UAXASAKTUN (WAH-HANK-TOON or WAH-SHAK-TOON).

Disclaimer: This should NOT be construed to mean that all Washitaw were/are black or brown, as has been done in recent years by some self-serving black or brown people.

The Washitaw people are of ALL racial colors and characteristics. Just because the Washitaw Empress is of black skin color (though she carries the blood of many races), some have sought to exploit Her Emperial Highness’ skin color for their own ignorant, misguided, political and greed-motivated agendas.