Casqui

Casqui was an Indigenous polity of fortified villages in eastern Arkansas, named for its chief at Spanish contact. Its principal town is thought to have stood at Parkin.

A palisaded village stood at Parkin from around 1350 to 1650. In 1541 Casqui followers accompanied Hernando de Soto toward rival Pacaha and looted its village; after the goods were returned, de Soto brought the two chiefs together to make peace. By the 1670s the Quapaw inhabited the area.