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

Imagining the Agony of Removal

LaDonna Brown

LaDonna Brown reflects on the unimaginable concept of her ancestors being wrenched from their homelands and from all that they knew.

1m

Daily Journals of Removal Officers

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

Dr. Daniel Littlefield points to the requirement for the military officers to keep daily journals to justify their accounts during removal.

2m 30s

Chickasaws Largely Escaped the Smallpox Epidemic

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

• Historic Figures

We know the Chickasaw experience differed greatly from the other tribes, in a multitude of interesting ways.

1m

The Heritage Trails: Driving Interest in Removals

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

Dr. Littlefield predicts a major upswing in research on Indian Removals.

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.

2m

Removal: Benjamin Love

Tom Love

Tom Love's forebear, Benjamin Love, was on the commission sent by the federal government to scout out the state of Oklahoma just prior to removal.