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Chickasaw Removal: The McCaleb's Story

Neal McCaleb, Ambassador At-Large, Chickasaw Nation

Torn from their homes, businesses and fertile fields in Mississippi, the Chickasaws were pushed west into the wilderness known as Indian Territory.

2m 30s

Indian Removal to the Wild West

Neal McCaleb, Ambassador At-Large, Chickasaw Nation

• Historic Figures

After valiantly standing beside him in the War of 1812, the Chickasaw and other tribes were soon betrayed by President Andrew Jackson.

1m 30s

Removal: Negotiating the Best Possible Conditions

Lona Barrick

The Chickasaws were the last tribe to be removed from their homelands in the 1830s.

2m 30s

Ruling the Mississippi: Removal-Era Leverage

Jeannie Barbour

Jeannie Barbour relates how the Chickasaws' strategic location and control of key waterways accelerated their development.

2m 30s

Two Treaties, One Message: Move West

Neal McCaleb, Ambassador At-Large, Chickasaw Nation

The Choctaw Tribe signed the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830.

2m

Until Removal, Treaties Ceding Land

Brad Lieb

• Historic Figures

Brad Lieb talks about the many treaties the Chickasaws negotiated beginning in 1805 and ending with the Treaty of Pontitock Creek.

1m 30s

Humane Treatment of Removal Indians: Military Officers

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

Dr. Daniel Littlefield readily acknowledges that the military officers who accompanied the Chickasaws on removal as the most humane.

2m 30s

Removal-Era Chickasaws Were Unified

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

Dr. Daniel Littlefield explains how Chickasaws remained unified and kept their essential government intact during the removal period.