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Original homeland on the northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, western Kentucky and eeastern Arkansas.  
'''Various spellings''': Chickasaw, Chickesaw
 
'''Original homeland '''on the northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, western Kentucky and eeastern Arkansas.  


The Chickasaw Nation is primarily associated with the state of Oklahoma<ref>Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 [http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/lists/FederallyRecognized2002.pdf Available online]</ref>.  
The Chickasaw Nation is primarily associated with the state of Oklahoma<ref>Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 [http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/lists/FederallyRecognized2002.pdf Available online]</ref>.  


Member of t<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260586495468_602" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260586495468_64" />he&nbsp;Five Civilized Tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek and Seminole <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260586557328_418" />  
Member of t<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260586495468_602" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260586495468_64" />he&nbsp;Five Civilized Tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek and Seminole <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1260586557328_418" />


Linguistic group: Muskhogean  
'''Linguistic group:''' Muskhogean  


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== History  ==
== History  ==
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'''1822:''' some moved west of the Mississippi  
'''1822:''' some moved west of the Mississippi  


'''1832: ???'''  
'''1832:&nbsp;???'''  


'''1837:''' removed to Indian Territory  
'''1837:''' removed to Indian Territory  
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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  ==
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'''Correspondence and Census'''  
'''Correspondence and Census'''  


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'''Treaties'''
'''Treaties'''  


*Juanary 10, 1786, at Hopewell,
*Juanary 10, 1786, at Hopewell,  
*october 24, 1801, at Chickasaw Bluffs
*october 24, 1801, at Chickasaw Bluffs  
*December 17, 1801
*December 17, 1801  
*July 23, 1805
*July 23, 1805  
*January 7, 1806, in Cherokee treaty
*January 7, 1806, in Cherokee treaty  
*August 9, 1814, Creek treaty
*August 9, 1814, Creek treaty  
*September 20, 1816, at Chickasaw council house
*September 20, 1816, at Chickasaw council house  
*October 19, 1818, at Chickasaw Old Town
*October 19, 1818, at Chickasaw Old Town  
*August 31, 1830, at Franklin
*August 31, 1830, at Franklin  
*October 20, 1832,a at Chickasaw council house (Pontitock)
*October 20, 1832,a at Chickasaw council house (Pontitock)  
*October 22, 1832, supplementary
*October 22, 1832, supplementary  
*May 24, 1834
*May 24, 1834  
*January 17, 1837, at Doaksville
*January 17, 1837, at Doaksville  
*June 22, 1852, at Washington
*June 22, 1852, at Washington  
*November 4, 1854, at Doaksville
*November 4, 1854, at Doaksville  
*June 22, 1855, at Washington
*June 22, 1855, at Washington  
*September 13, 1865, at Fort Smith
*September 13, 1865, at Fort Smith  
*April 28, 1866, at Washington
*April 28, 1866, at Washington  
*July 4, 1866, Delaware treaty
*July 4, 1866, Delaware treaty


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== References  ==
== References  ==


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==== Bibliography  ====
==== Bibliography  ====
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:Volume 1 -- Not yet published  
:Volume 1 -- Not yet published  
:Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234303751&referer=brief_results WorldCat 234303751]<br>  
:Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234303751&referer=brief_results WorldCat 234303751]<br>
:Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>  
:Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>
:Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; Family History&nbsp;Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.4].  
:Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; Family History&nbsp;Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.4].  
:Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; Family History Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.5].  
:Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; Family History Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.5].  
:Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493742&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493742]; Family History Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.6].  
:Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493742&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493742]; Family History Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.6].  
:Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493311&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493311]<br>  
:Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493311&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493311]<br>
:Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13240086&referer=brief_results WorldCat 13240086]; Family History Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.8].  
:Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13240086&referer=brief_results WorldCat 13240086]; Family History Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.8].  
:Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26140053&referer=brief_results WorldCat 26140053]; Family History Library book&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.9].  
:Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26140053&referer=brief_results WorldCat 26140053]; Family History Library book&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.9].  
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:Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256516416&referer=brief_results WorldCat 256516416]; Family History Library book &nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.11].  
:Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256516416&referer=brief_results WorldCat 256516416]; Family History Library book &nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.11].  
:Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39401371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 39401371]; Family History Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.12].  
:Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39401371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 39401371]; Family History Library book&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.12].  
:Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48209643&referer=brief_results WorldCat 48209643]<br>  
:Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48209643&referer=brief_results WorldCat 48209643]<br>
:Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/254277176&referer=brief_results WorldCat 254277176]  
:Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/254277176&referer=brief_results WorldCat 254277176]  
:Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256517503&referer=brief_results WorldCat 356517503]; Family History Library book &nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.15].  
:Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256517503&referer=brief_results WorldCat 356517503]; Family History Library book &nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 970.1 H191h v.15].  
:Volume 16 -- Not yet published  
:Volume 16 -- Not yet published  
:Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43957746&referer=brief_results WorldCat 43957746]<br>  
:Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43957746&referer=brief_results WorldCat 43957746]<br>
:Volume 18 -- Not yet published  
:Volume 18 -- Not yet published  
:Volume 19 -- Not yet published  
:Volume 19 -- Not yet published  

Revision as of 17:20, 5 February 2010

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Various spellings: Chickasaw, Chickesaw

Original homeland on the northern Mississippi, western Tennessee, western Kentucky and eeastern Arkansas.

The Chickasaw Nation is primarily associated with the state of Oklahoma[1].

Member of the Five Civilized Tribes: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek and Seminole

Linguistic group: Muskhogean


History[edit | edit source]

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

1729: Natchez Revolt, the Natchez joind the Chickasaw

----: During the French and Indian War were allies of the British

1786: Hopewell Treaty; northern boundary of the Ohio River.

1809-11: Tecumseh, a Shawnee chief, tried to unite Indians against the United States

1822: some moved west of the Mississippi

1832: ???

1837: removed to Indian Territory

1855: treaty separating land of Chickasaw and Choctaw.

Brief History[edit | edit source]

Reservations[edit | edit source]

Additional References to the History of the Tribe[edit | edit source]

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his 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 The Indian Tribes of North America.

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Chickasaw Nation Headquarters
P.O. Box 1548
Ada, OK 74821
Phone: 580.436.2603

Records[edit | edit source]

Agency Records[edit | edit source]

Correspondence and Census

Tribe Agency Location of Original Records Pre-1880 Correspondence M234 Roll Number FHL Film Number Post-1885 Census M595 Roll Number FHL Film Number
Chickasaw Chickasaw Agency,         1824-70 Washington D.C. Rolls 135-48 - - -
Chickasaw Choctaw Agency, 1855-74 Washington D.C. Rolls 169-96 - - -
Chickasaw Muskogee Area Office, 1870-1952 Fort Worth - - - -
Chickasaw Union Agency,     1875-1914 Washington D.C. and Fort Worth Rolls 865-77 - - -

Treaties

  • Juanary 10, 1786, at Hopewell,
  • october 24, 1801, at Chickasaw Bluffs
  • December 17, 1801
  • July 23, 1805
  • January 7, 1806, in Cherokee treaty
  • August 9, 1814, Creek treaty
  • September 20, 1816, at Chickasaw council house
  • October 19, 1818, at Chickasaw Old Town
  • August 31, 1830, at Franklin
  • October 20, 1832,a at Chickasaw council house (Pontitock)
  • October 22, 1832, supplementary
  • May 24, 1834
  • January 17, 1837, at Doaksville
  • June 22, 1852, at Washington
  • November 4, 1854, at Doaksville
  • June 22, 1855, at Washington
  • September 13, 1865, at Fort Smith
  • April 28, 1866, at Washington
  • July 4, 1866, Delaware treaty

Important Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 134, 12 July 2002 Available online

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
  • Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 Available online.
  • Klein, Barry T., ed. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. WorldCat 317923332; Family History Library book 970.1 R259e.
  • Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. WorldCat 37475188; Family History Library book 970.1 G131g.
Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands
  • Sturtevant, William C. Handbook of North American Indians. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– .
Volume 1 -- Not yet published
Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- WorldCat 234303751
Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- WorldCat 255572371
Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- WorldCat 19331914; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.4.
Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.5.
Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.6.
Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311
Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.8.
Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; Family History Library book  970.1 H191h v.9.
Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.10.
Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; Family History Library book  970.1 H191h v.11.
Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.12.
Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- WorldCat 48209643
Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- WorldCat 254277176
Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 356517503; Family History Library book  970.1 H191h v.15.
Volume 16 -- Not yet published
Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- WorldCat 43957746
Volume 18 -- Not yet published
Volume 19 -- Not yet published
Volume 20 -- Not yet published
  • Swanton John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 Available online.
  • Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. WorldCat 14718193; Family Hisotry Library book  970.1 W146e 2006.