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== History == | == History == | ||
Their first recorded encounter with non Indian was with the Spanish explorer De Soto in 1540. | |||
The tribe was divided into several groups for the removal | The tribe had inter tribal conflicts with the Choctaw, Creeks, Cherokee, Illinois, Kickapoo, Shawnee, Mobilians, Osage and Quapaw. | ||
The Chickasaw are the smallest group of the Firve Civilized Tribes. Before removing to Indian Territory the tribe sent (1830) a group to inspect the proposed relocation land. The group rejected the proposed land, which voided the treaty and removal. This same process reoccured in 1832, 1835 and 1836. Finally in 1837 the Chickasaw leaders met with the Choctaw leaders near Fort Towson in Indian Territory and agreed to pay the Choctaw for the part of the Choctaws' region in southern Indian Territory. | |||
The tribe was divided into several groups for the removal leaders included: Colonel A.M.M. Upshaw, John M. Millard, Captain Joe A. Phillips, Dr. C.G. Keenan, W.R. Guy,Chief Ishtehopa, Kin-hi-cha, and Chief Sealy with Leiutenant Governor Morris and Daniel McCurtain an interpreter. Some groups took the overland route and other a water route. The Groups arrived at Memphis November of 1837, from Mephis many took steamships under the direction of Captain Simeon Buckner to Fort Coffee. Some traveled by land directed by Langtree, Welbourne, and John M. Millard | |||
==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
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*'''1822:''' some moved west of the Mississippi | *'''1822:''' some moved west of the Mississippi | ||
*'''1832: ''' | *'''1832: ''' | ||
*1833: Treaty of Pontotoc Creek | *'''1833:''' Treaty of Pontotoc Creek | ||
*'''1837:''' a group of 450-500 removed to Indian Territory | *'''1837:''' a group of 450-500 removed to Indian Territory | ||
*1839: 300 Chicksaw arrive in Indian Territory | *'''1839:''' 300 Chicksaw arrive in Indian Territory | ||
*1841: 145 Chickasaw emigrated | *'''1841:''' 145 Chickasaw emigrated | ||
*1842: 198 imigrated | *'''1842:''' 198 imigrated | ||
*1844: 138 Chickasaw and 56 slaves moved west | *'''1844:''' 138 Chickasaw and 56 slaves moved west | ||
*'''1847:''' Census in Oklahoma Territory | *'''1847:''' Census in Oklahoma Territory | ||
*'''1855:''' treaty separating land of Chickasaw and Choctaw. | *'''1855:''' treaty separating land of Chickasaw and Choctaw. | ||
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==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ||
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chickasaw/chickasawhist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Chickasaw tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/mississippi/chickasawindianhist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America.] | Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chickasaw/chickasawhist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Chickasaw tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/mississippi/chickasawindianhist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America.] | ||
== Tribal Headquarters == | == Tribal Headquarters == | ||