2m 30s

"Indian Removal": A Book by Grant Foreman

The Chickasaw Nation

Originally published in 1932, Grant Foreman's "Indian Removal" remains a respected source in the field.

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.

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

Chickasaws Overrun and Defrauded by Settlers

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

“Chickasaw Removal” author Dr. Daniel Littlefield describes the years before the tribe was removed in 1837.

1m 30s

Next Book: The Dawes Commission

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

Dr. Littlefield looks ahead at his next publication on the Dawes Commission, the creation of the policy and how tribes had to learn to negotiate.

2m

Removal Treaty: Self-Governance and Title

Stephen H. Greetham

• Historic Figures

In 1830, the Choctaw Nation agreed to relocate its people to the west of the Mississippi River but insisted on maintaining the sovereign nation.