Chickasaw

The Choctaw Nation, a proud member of the five civilized tribes, is native to the southeastern section of the United States. They can trace their ancestry back to Mississippi and even some parts of Louisiana and Alabama. Culturally, the Choctaws are a matriarchal society, which mainly survived off agriculture, hunting, and gathering. Specifically, they pride themselves on their history of complete adaptation into the European society. The Choctaw Nation accepted foreign religion, ethics,…

HIE301 The Purpose for Conflicts Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: Short Essay Work presented to Dr. Daigle-Hau by NCdt Labrecque, M February 12, 2016 Royal Military College of Canada Discuss the military alliance between European powers and Aboriginals in Canada. Was one side “using” the other or not? This paper will argue that the military alliance between European powers and Aboriginals in Canada was a diplomatic strategy to take advantage of one another’s strengths. In order to…

state of Alabama in order to get a CCW (concealed carry weapon) permit that you are required to go through a training course. Mobile County does not require this, but I still highly recommend it. As a former Auxiliary Police Officer for the City of Chickasaw, I have been trained in the proper use of a firearm and am more than willing to share that knowledge with anyone who wants to learn…

existing state borders. Although a few of the tribes forced to move went peacefully, majority resisted the relocation policy, but were forcibly removed by the United States Government. Five of the most major tribes that were affected were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and the Seminole. This occurred during the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839. The indians were not allowed time to gather their things, and during this transportation of the Indians to western lands, over 4,000 Cherokee…

During the American Revolution, the U.S. underwent many changes that ultimately shaped their society. It began when the colonists started resisting British control. Britain imposed many rules that took away the colonists’ rights, which led them to declare their independence. With this newfound freedom, the Americans formed a better society by creating a stronger central government, making profits by improving the economy, and expanding people’s rights. These various changes greatly impacted…

Research Question #2 Migration Stories: Mapping Cultural Survival Across Stolen Terrains Leslie Marmon Silko, a Laguna Pueblo author, emphasizes the importance of place in indigenous storytelling--identity is “intimately linked with the surrounding terrain,” whether it be a specific geographical feature or the exact location where a story took place (43). When tribes migrated to find subsistence, exchange goods with other native peoples, or complete a holy journey, their stories often served as…

from the East side of Mississippi. President, Andrew Jackson was a part of the Indian Removal, he got to decide certain situations out on his own. There was five different Indian tribes being at the time, including the Choctaws, the Muskogee, the Chickasaws, the Cherokees, and the Seminoles. These five Indian tribes all lived on their own land that they owned. President Andrew Jackson wanted White settlers from the South side to go out and expand…

“Andrew Jackson: One of the Greatest Presidents” In the life of Andrew Jackson, much debate has caught the surface of whether his leadership skills were the best. Even since the beginning of Jackson’s life, he had to struggle. From growing up in a “Carolinian poverty to rising into a kind of frontier aristocracy” (Dougherty 1), showed the complexity of the type of man he was. As always, he made many successful political changes in the United States, such as helping in the creation of the…

The Trail of Tears In the beginning years of 1830s, close to 130,000 Native Americans occupied a couple million acres of land across the southern states. Their ancestors had cultivated this land for generations. By the end of the 1830s, Native Americans were forced by the government, to uproot their lives and transfer to a specific area set aside as “Indian territory”, now known as Oklahoma. White settlers has stumbled upon the Indians’ land and wanted to grow cotton on their…

Andrew Jackson’s attitude towards the Native Americans was unpleasant. Jackson, like most of the other citizens of the United States wanted the Natives’ land. Even before he became president, he encouraged Indian removal, he “became the political prime mover of the Indian-removal process.” While he was the major general of the Tennessee militia, “He was able, personally to force cessions of land upon tribes, and to begin the process of removal of the Southern Indians to the west of the…