Tula'ark

Tula was an Indigenous country in the wooded uplands of western Arkansas, where hunters and farmers lived among the valleys and ridges. Its people stood near the meeting of the southern Plains and the riverine societies farther east. Their resistance confronted Hernando de Soto’s expedition when it reached the region in 1541. After clashes with Tula warriors, the Spaniards turned southeast and sought winter quarters in the Arkansas River valley.