The Choctaw Indians The Choctaw Indians is a tribe of Musksgean stock .The Choctaws were once part of a larger tribe that included the Greeks and Seminoles and are considered one of the five civilized tribes (Cherokees ‚ Greeks‚ Choctaws ‚ Seminoles‚ and Chickasaws) . At one time Choctaw territory extended from Mississippi to Georgia‚ but by the time Europeans began to arrive in North America they were primarily in Mississippi and Louisiana. The Choctaw Indians were into cultivation ‚
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Johnson BBA 300 Intercultural Communications December 13‚ 2011 The MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians The Choctaw Indians of Alabama are a band of Indians that managed to remain behind in the outer regions of north Mobile and south Washington counties after their tribal lands were given up to the United States in 1830. Beginning in 1830‚ the most significant period of their removal from their homelands‚ the majority of the Choctaw tribe was forced along the Trail of Tears settling on reservation lands in
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Whether to Intervene in a Choctaw-Chickasaw War (1723) In 1723‚ the council of the early French Louisiana met to make a decision on whether to intervene in a war that was being fought between two of the Native American tribes‚ the Choctaws and the Chickasaws. This document contains six excerpts from their discussions over the matter and their decision to let the war between the two tribes continue. Three reasons for this decision are promises that were made to the Choctaws‚ the fear that both tribes
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of Choctaw Indians between the 19th and 20th century was no different than any other Indian tribe located east of the Mississippi River. They were treated poorly by the government‚ lived in poverty‚ were scantily educated‚ and many were forced to relocate from their homelands in Mississippi to the Oklahoma Indian territory. But because of the hard work of one Indian Chief‚ Chief Phillip Martin‚ the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians now flourishes. Economic turmoil had gripped the Choctaw Indians
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The Choctaw Tribe The Choctaw Indians were an important tribe‚ and the largest of the Muskogean tribes. The Choctaws have two stories about their origins in their traditional homeland in central Mississippi. One is that their ancestors came from west of the Mississippi River and settled in what is now the homeland. The other is that the tribe is descended from ancestors who were formed by a spirit from the damp earth of Nanih Waiyah‚ a large mound in northeastern Mississippi. Either way‚ the Choctaws
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authorized the United States government to negotiate with the five civilized tribes for their move to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands in the southeast. The Act then forced five Indian tribes‚ the Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ (Muskogee)-Creek and Seminole tribes‚ to move to the Indian Territories‚ in Oklahoma. 1 The Cherokee’s removal is the one most famous and most often remembered. The
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Between 1816 and 1840‚ tribes located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River signed more than 40 treaties surrender their territory to the United States. Tribes such as Cherokees‚ Choctaws‚ Chickasaws‚ Seminoles‚ and Creeks. In early in the 19th century‚ the United States felt threatened by Spain and England‚ who held the western territory. At the same time‚ American settlers asked for more land. Thomas Jefferson proposed the creation of a neutral zone between the United States and
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West. Some tribes agreed peacefully‚ others would not go. At this time‚ there was a great number of Cherokee Indians living to the East‚ but they weren’t the only tribe. There were many tribes needing to relocate. Tribes such as the‚ Chickasaws‚ Choctaws‚ Creeks‚ and Seminoles. In Cherokee alone there was close to twenty thousand Indians that needed to be moved. With the “Indian Removal Act” being passed‚ the Native Americans were very upset and did not want to move. With the Indians refusing to
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forcibly move the Native Americans to a location west of the Mississippi River resulted in the Indian Removal Act in 1830. One of the largest tragedies in history‚ this act of relocating tribes such as the Cherokee‚ Chickasaw‚ Creek‚ Seminole‚ and Choctaw is known as the Trail of Tears. These tribes passed through Cadron during their treacherous relocation. With over 14‚000 Cherokees being relocated and 4‚000 deaths; therefore‚ the Cadron Settlement Park should be a significant
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However‚ it could be justified that his actions were in favor of the people. A famous incident Jackson was involved in was the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The act gave Jackson the power to make “treaties” with the “Five Civilized Tribes”—the Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ Creek‚ Chickasaw‚ and Seminole. However‚ the tribes refused to leave their land‚ and Jackson resorted to using military force. The Cherokee responded by forming their own Constitution and went to court in 1831 to fight for their land. Chief Justice
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