Post-Removal Goals: Education

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

Dr. Amanda Cobb-Greetham, Director of Native American Studies at the University of Oklahoma, explains that during the post-removal era, the Chickasaws quickly recognized the need to educate Chickasaw children and teach them English so they could compete in their new home.

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