Early America

A New Nation

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As the British gained their edge over France, colonists began pressing for independence. The Revolutionary War confounded the Chickasaws.

Resistance

A Time of Uncertainty

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Chickasaws' lives in their ancestral homelands drew to a sorrowful close.

Territorial Era

Westward Fortitude

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Astute leadership and strategic negotiating put the Chickasaws in charge of their own removal, faring far better than the first four southeast tribes.

A New State

Lasting Impacts on Tribal Rights

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Oklahoma reached statehood in 1907, but tribal rights for the Chickasaw were retained in the new constitution.

Reasserting Sovereignty

Strengthened by Self-Governance

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With the leadership of President Richard Nixon, tribal nations were once again able to assert their sovereignty.

Renaissance

An Era of Growth

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Through centuries of struggle, the Chickasaw remained an unconquered people.