30s

Treaty of Old Town Map

The Chickasaw Nation

This map illustrates the land that was ceded after lingering negotiation between the United States and the Chickasaw chiefs.

2m 30s

Jackson Refused to Help Quell Removal Outcry

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

• Historic Figures

Dr. Littlefield describes Andrew Jackson as the leading proponent of Indian Removal and the dynamics of the time, as tribes began to fight back.

3m

The Diminishing Chickasaw Domain

Richard Green

Richard Green emphasizes how painful it was for Chickasaws to even contemplate leaving their ancestral homeland.

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

Removal: Negotiating the Best Possible Conditions

Lona Barrick

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

2m

The Tribe's Plan to Reenter Mississippi: Early Interest

Richard Green

• Historic Figures

Richard Green reports that in about 1978, Gov. Overton James responded to an invitation to tour the tribe's ancestral homelands in Mississippi.