1m 30s

Removal Begins: Departure for Chickasaw Bluffs

Richard Green, Author & Former Chickasaw Nation Historian

Richard Green describes the four-district, four-captain structure in place as the first group of 4,600 Chickasaws departed their homeland.

2m 30s

A Vivid Passage on Proud Chickasaws

Richard Green, Author & Former Chickasaw Nation Historian

Richard Green reads an excerpt from a chronicler’s account from the removal period describing the strikingly beautiful procession of Chickasaws.

2m 30s

Chickasaw Removal: The Treaty of Pontitock

Richard Green

In 1832, the Chickasaws signed the Treaty of Pontitock with the U.S., agreeing to vacate their homeland.

1m

Chickasaws: Signatories to the Choctaw Removal Treaty

Stephen H. Greetham, Executive Officer & General Counsel, Chickasaw Nation

• Historic Figures

Stephen Greetham describes the circumstances that led the Chickasaws to sign the Choctaw Removal Treaty, or the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.

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

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 30s

High Ground: Fascinating Removal Roads

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

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

1m 30s

Removal Landmarks in Little Rock

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

Author Dr. Littlefield describes two historic points of interest along the Chickasaw removal route.