Allotments After Removal

Lisa Billy

After the Chickasaws arrived in Indian Territory, they essentially had to start over, including reestablishing their government and getting used to a new land. One way the federal government worked to abolish tribal culture was through allotments – a corrupt process in which tribal lands were divided into plots assigned to individuals. 

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