Living in the Land of Death : the Choctaw Nation, 1830-1860.

Living in the Land of Death : the Choctaw Nation, 1830-1860.

With the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Choctaw people began their journey over the Trail of Tears from their homelands in Mississippi to the new lands of the Choctaw Nation. Suffering a death rate of nearly 20 percent due to exposure, disease, mismanagement, and fraud, they limped into Indian Terr...

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Main Author: Akers, Donna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2004.
Series:American Indian studies.
Subjects:
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845 > Relations with Choctaw Indians.
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845
United States. > Indian Removal Act of 1830.
Indian Removal Act of 1830 (United States)
To 1899
Choctaw Indians > Relocation.
Choctaw Indians > Social conditions.
Indians, Treatment of > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Indians of North America > Government relations > 1789-1869.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Choctaw Indians > Relocation
Choctaw Indians > Social conditions
Indians of North America > Government relations
Indians, Treatment of
Politics and government
Social conditions
United States > Politics and government > 19th century.
United States > Social conditions > To 1865.
Southern States
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Ch. 1
  • A Brief History of the Choctaw People to 1817; Ch. 2
  • History, Change, and Tradition; Ch. 3
  • The Physical and Spiritual World of the Choctaw People; Ch. 4
  • After Doak's Stand: Indian Territory in the 1820s; Ch. 5
  • A Perfect Picture of Chaos; Ch. 6
  • A New Life in the Land of Death: Decade of Despair; Ch. 7
  • Making Death Literal; Ch. 8
  • Cultural Continuity and Change; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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