2m

Only Chickasaws Left No Remnant Tribe Behind

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

The Chickasaws were determined to get all of the Chickasaws out of Mississippi and Alabama. Some Chickasaws originally stayed behind to raise cotton.

1m 30s

Foreman Understood the Trauma of Removal

Richard Green

Historian Richard Green cites the extraordinary empathy author Grant Foreman felt for the Southeastern tribes forced from their homelands.

2m

The Last Tribe to Remove: Making Oklahoma Home

Dr. Amanda Cobb-Greetham, Director of Native American Studies, University of Oklahoma

The Chickasaws were the last tribe to be removed and spent a great deal of time finding the right place to settle.

1m

Last to Remove: Chickasaws Were in Charge

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

While the government allowed 30 pounds of personal property to be taken with each person upon removal, the Chickasaw each averaged 450 pounds.

1m

Removal Through the Mississippi Swamps

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

Dr. Daniel Littlefield speaks with authority on previously dimly understood nuances and details about it.