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The Drive for Removal Begins with Jefferson

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

• Historic Figures

The Mississippi legislature was relentless about pushing for removal, and President Andrew Jackson was a leading proponent.

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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.

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.

2m 30s

Intrusion, Friction: Settlers in Mississippi

Jeannie Barbour

Jeannie Barbour describes the sophistication of Chickasaw business enterprises in the ancestral homelands before removal.

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Removal: Negotiating the Best Possible Conditions

Lona Barrick

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

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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.

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Corruption Hidden and Truth Written

Richard Green

Tribal historian Richard Green explains how a young researcher and historian named Angie Debo became immersed in the subject of Indian lands.