Chickasaw

The Trail of Tears is one of the most memorable moments in history. In 1838 and 1839, Andrew Jackson made the Indian removal policy. The Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi river and to migrate to an arena in present-day Oklahoma. The Indians suffered starvation, harsh weather conditions, and many kinds of sicknesses. Nearly 125,000 Native Americans lived on land in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida. President George Washington wanted to…

The changing nation of the U.S. reflects a growing sense of national pride and identity in many ways. After the war of 1812, in the U.S. everyone is high on nationalism because of the defeat of the British. During James Monroe’s presidency, called The era of good feelings, is where everyone is high on nationalism and The government makes questionable decisions because everyone has too much nationalism they don't want to go against what the government is saying. Andrew Jackson knows the…

A few of these individuals are: Naomi Lang (Maheetahan meaning Morning Star)-the first Native American Woman to compete in the Winter Olympic Games (2002) in ice skating, John Herrington- from the Chickasaw Nation is a retired NASA astronaut that logged over 330 hours in space according to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Some of the issues still facing Native Americans today in American society according to an article American…

federally recognized tribe has accepted you, there should be no question whether or not you should be considered a Native. In my own personal case, one of my great-great Grandparents was a full-blooded Choctaw princess and another was a full-blooded Chickasaw Indian, however, my family has somewhat lost touch with this side of my family, making it extremely difficult for me to be actively involved with either…

Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it.” In 1838, two years after Jackson left office, the “Trail of Tears” happed where 1,000s of Indians were forced to trek to now a day Oklahoma. The five main tribes were Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw. Some Cherokee escaped to the Smoky Mountains where the government gave up and made a reservation. Some Seminoles in Florida escaped from soldiers by guerilla warfare and hiding in the everglades. By the end of the 1830s…

The Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles, referred to as the "Five Civilized Tribes", occupied land in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. They ultimately stood in the way of the expansion into the neighboring states. “And be it further enacted, That…

During the early 1800s, land, in general, was of precious value to most Americans as farming was the key to success. Along with moving westward, land was seen as a new opportunity for American settlers to build a better life. The land was already occupied by Native Americans though, therefore, the American settlers pushed for the federal government to pass laws that gave them rights over the lands. Then, Indian Territory kept getting smaller and smaller due to the federal government laws that…

Shayne Bhatia US History Dr. Alves Period 1 From the time America gained its independance all through the 20th century, Americans only cared about expanding their territory, forcibly taking away land from groups they oppressed. Families of natives that had been thriving in one location from generation to generation would be weary seeing a bunch of new people wander to their land. It would take time, but the families would become trusting and accepting towards the strangers. Sadly, white…

These five great nations were civilized Indian nations and was adopting a lot of the white’s way of lives while still maintaining their own culture. These nations where the Cherokee, the Seminole, the Choctaw, the Creek, and the Chickasaw. When these five nations or tribes learned about the Indian removal act they were infuriated. They had already done many things in the past to become more civilized or more like the whites in order to stay in their homes and keep their lands. But…

Native Americans have been oppressed, discriminated against, and mistreated since the Europeans first came to America. Countless Native Americans have died at the hands of white settlers. One of the worst times of their mistreatment, however, was during the removal from their homelands to the land east of the Mississippi. The “Nunna dual Tsuny,” as the Cherokee call it, refers to trails they walked during the forced mass movement of Cherokee people to Indian Territory in Arkansas and Oklahoma.…