Digging for Insight into Chickasaw Removal

Dr. Daniel Littlefield

Dr. Dan Littlefield speculates on why there are no known documents written by the Chickasaws. Unfortunately the existing accounts are Anglo-biased and male-oriented. He notes this condition asks the researcher to dig deeper. By digging, he found the Chickasaws were undoubtedly in charge of their own removal.

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Corruption Hidden and Truth Written

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Removal Research for a Chickasaw Account

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Dr. Littlefield, who published "Chickasaw Removal" from the Chickasaw Press, is the most in-depth account to date.

Jackson Refused to Help Quell Removal Outcry

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Dr. Littlefield describes Andrew Jackson as the leading proponent of Indian Removal and the dynamics of the time, as tribes began to fight back.

Struggle on Arrival in Indian Territory

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Richard Green describes the wilderness and shortages of food and water that awaited the Chickasaws and Choctaws on arrival in their new homeland.

Removal: Benjamin Love

Tom Love
Tom Love's forebear, Benjamin Love, was on the commission sent by the federal government to scout out the state of Oklahoma just prior to removal.

Our Cover Design for "Chickasaw Removal"

Jeannie Barbour, former Chickasaw Press Director
Jeannie Barbour describes the all-Chickasaw collaboration that produced this strikingly effective book cover.