2015 Choctaws and the Civil War The Civil War brought on trying times to not only the American people but also the tribes. The tribes were given a choice of joining the Confederacy or the Union. This decision would change all the lives of the tribal people. What would happen if they chose the side that lost? How would that impact them? These questions flood the brains of the tribes. When it was time for the Choctaw to make a decision they chose the Confederacy. The Choctaw people were valiant and hardworking soldiers
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For many‚ the breakdown of Native societies in America was a swift downfall‚ however‚ the dependency between American Indians and Euro-Americans was a slow and purposeful demise. The Choctaw Tribe‚ a once sovereign and strong nation that inhabited the Southeastern region of the United States‚ became poisoned by the introduction of European influence. The 15th century brought along a new pursuit of treasure and slaves‚ as well as Spanish entry into the Gulf Coast. While these Spanish expeditions led
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classified tribes that no one knew about until they were declassified years after the war was over. The Native American code talkers were important because no one could break their code. The tribes included were the Navajo‚ the Comanche‚ and the Choctaw. When a Navajo code talker received a message‚ what he heard was a string of unrelated Navajo words (Naval History). In 1942‚ there were about forty thousand Navajo tribe members (Naval History). As of 1945‚ they were about five hundred and forty
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Thomas Jefferson became one of the wealthiest men in America through the “ownership of land and slaves”(Takaki 56). The value of slaves and land doubled in approximately twenty years due to the “multiplication of [his] slaves...the extension of culture‚ and increased demands for lands”(Takaki 56). The main source of Thomas Jefferson’s wealth was derived from being an active slaveholder and landowner. How did Jefferson treat his slaves? Jefferson treated his slaves in a harsh manner. For instance
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There are many ceremonies in the Choctaw tribe‚ and all are very interesting. The most popular of these is the Head Flattening Ceremony‚ the Bone Picker Ritual‚ and the Sun Ritual. First off‚ the Head Flattening Ceremony. When a male was born the Choctaw would attach a board to the infant’s head. This would flatten the heads of the children. This was common‚ but since the tradition was not passed down throughout the years‚ the purpose or reasoning behind this is not clear. However‚ if I had to
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Apache‚ Arapaho‚ Cahuilla‚ Cherokee‚ Cheyenne‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaw‚ Comanche‚ Dakota‚ Gwich’in‚ Hopi‚ Iroquois‚ Kiowa‚ Kickapoo‚ Ktunaxa‚ Lakota‚ Lenape‚ Lumbee‚ Makah‚ Menominee‚ Mitchigamea‚ Mohawk‚ Mohegan‚ Navajo‚ Odawa‚ Ojibwe‚ Omaha‚ Paiute‚ Pawnee‚ Pennacook‚ Pima‚ Potawatomi‚ Sakonnet‚ Shawnee‚ Shoshone‚ Sioux‚ Spokane‚ Tohono‚ Tolowa‚ Yapui etc. These are just some amongst many of Native American tribes. But I am going to talk about just five tribes. These five tribes are known as Five “Civilized”
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with an elected principal chief‚ a senate‚ and a house of representatives. Because of this system‚ the Cherokee were included as one of the so-called Five Civilized Tribes. The other four tribes were the Chickasaw‚ Choctaw‚ Creek‚ and the Seminoles. In 1832 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Georgia legislation was unconstitutional; federal authorities‚ following Jackson’s policy of Native American removal‚ ignored the
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live in areas west of the Mississippi. Native Americans belong to 561 tribes. The Cherokee tribe of Oklahoma is the largest.” (para.1). The five largest tribes are; 1. Cherokee 308‚000 2. Navajo 219‚000 3. Chippewa 104‚000 4. Sioux 103‚000 5. Choctaw 82‚000 Figure 1. The above shows the top five largest American Indian tribes in the Untied States. As one can see‚ the populations are large‚ yet still the American Indians do not have enough land to sustain their tribes and heritage. Note: From
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Leaders of tribes wrote to the government‚ or the general public how Indians were tortured during that time and criticized inequality they perceived. George Harkins‚ the leader of Choctaw‚ wrote a letter to American people complaining there was “a mountain of prejudice” existed‚ making their voice hard to be heard and degraded the influence of the law (Takaki 86-87). The pro-removal leader in Cherokees wrote to president Jackson addressing
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“Indian problem’ by making them as much as the whites. They encourage them to convert to Christianity and learn to speak and read English. Five different tribes embraced their customs and became known as the “Five civilized tribes”. These included Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ Seminole‚ Creek and Cherokee. Many lands the Native Americans preserved were valuable to the whites. Many white settlers saw a purpose for the land Indians had and would do anything to get it. They wanted to expend growing cotton and slavery
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