Articles related to "Five Civilized Tribes"



Indian Territory
After relocation, the Five Civilized Tribes settled into unfamiliar territory in Oklahoma. Gradually, however, they found their new home partitioned by the Americans.
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Indian Removal Act
In 1830, Andrew Jackson rammed a law through Congress that would open the door for the removal of Indian nations to the western expanse.
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Partitioning Indian Territory
The Civil War resulted in internal strife among the Five Civilized Tribes and as they sought to rebuild, they were once more challenged by the post-war United States.
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The Dawes Rolls
The Dawes Rolls is a record of the Native Americans who left their tribes in exchange for homestead land in the late 1800s.
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The First Removal
In September of 1830, the Choctaw Nation ceded 11 million acres of land to the American government in a controversial treaty.
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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.
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Cherokee & the Confederacy
The Civil War was not just a white man's war...it involved dozens of Native American tribes, which fought for their own independence. This is the story of the Cherokee.
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Where Do I Begin? A Native American Genealogy Primer - Part 1
This is the number one question I receive. So many people want to jump in and find their Native American Roots today. However, you must begin with a solid foundation before you can just delve into the native history of your family.
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Dawes Act and Indian Territory
The Dawes Act and its subsequent revisions robbed Native Americans of their newfound homes in Indian Territory. It encouraged white settlement and a land rush followed.
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Dawes Lands in Severalty Act of 1887
Although well intentioned, the Dawes Act resulted in massive land losses for Native American tribes and ultimately resulted in widespread poverty and despair.
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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.
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Wampum Belts and Beads
For many centuries, native people of the Northeast have made, traded and charished the shell known as quahog. This shell was and still is very important to many people.
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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.
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The Resourceful, Adaptable Creek
Creek history and art; first of two parts.
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The Rising Creek
Continuation and update of Creek Nation. Warning about fake arts and crafts.
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