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Articles related to "Choctaw"
Jena Choctaw Indians Receive 41 Acre Donation The Jena Choctaw Indians, formerly a landless tribe in Louisiana, receive a donation for a new home. jena choctaw indians • louisiana • grant parish • alexandria • pineville
The Natchez Trace Parkway: Perfect for Slow Cruising The Natchez Trace Parkway blends into the region’s bucolic natural setting as it winds casually for 450-miles from Nashville, Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi. It holds stories about heroes, leaders and outlaws, and was once the most heavily traveled byway in the Old Southwest. Don’t hurry when traveling on the Natchez Trace Parkway. This is a lazy road. ####### natchez • trace • parkway • mississippi • tennessee
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS THIS SUMMER Here's a list of a few fairs, festivals, and events going on this summer in Mississippi. mississippi • mississippi events • mississippi happenings • mississippi activities • summer
Code Talkers Using their language as code, Native Americans provided the key to victory in both world wars. code talkers • code breakers • choctaw • navajo • comanche
Tecumseh's Mission Having already set out on his mission of unification, Tecumseh now sought to establish a base of operations to serve as the capital of his new nation. tecumseh • tenskwatawa • prophetstown • william henry harrison • shawnee
The Indian Removal Act Examined Having, through a variety of methods, convinced tribal leaders to cede their lands, the U.S. government enacted a policy of mass removal to a new frontier...Oklahoma. indian removal act • land cessions • trail of tears • cherokee • seminole
Trail of Tears In response to the Indian Removal Act, the United States government relocated the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Choctaw tribes to a new territory in Oklahoma. trail of tears • indian removal act • five civilized tribes • cherokee • choctaw
Black Native Americans There is a culture of Native Americans that few know about – that of the mixed peoples of African and Native descent. They are the offspring of two rich cultures that are more alike than different. african • american • black • negro • indian
The Whipple Expedition to the Southwest (Part 1) Lt. Whipple was hired to survey a possible route for the transcontinental railroad. He was one of three separate expeditions. He explored the southern route through Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California. amiel whipple • transcontinental railroad • corps of topographical engineers • albuquerque • comanche
Non-Violent Protest Native Americans fought for civil liberties through politcal activism, founding groups like the Four Mother's Society and the Congress of American Indians. activism • grass roots • society of american indians • four mother's society • national congress of american indians
GARLIC-HERB OF THE YEAR FOR 2004 Garlic has been chosen as Herb of the Year for 2004. This is one of the most widely used culinary and medicinal herbs. garlic • herb of the year • medicinal herbs • kirghis • ancient egyptians
Myth and Folklore: Birthwort Birthwort. The very name has the reek of folklore; a plant (‘wort’) useful in childbirth, and perhaps other female conditions. Actually, it has had a much wider range of applications. myth and folklore: birthwort • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • biology
Searching the National Archives for NA records Explains some of the types of tribal records available through the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and which records are available for search on line. native american • archives • records • search • national archives
THE ONCE VAST INDIAN TERRITORY In the 1820s, white settlers in the United States demanded the government move the native Eastern Indian tribes off their land and relocate them in the unlivable Great American Desert. indians • kansas • great plains • great american desert • caddoan |
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