Struggle on Arrival in Indian Territory

Richard Green, Author & Former Chickasaw Nation Historian

Richard Green, author & former Chickasaw Nation Historian, describes the wilderness and shortages of food and water that awaited the Chickasaws and Choctaws on arrival in their new homeland, which was mainly due to the fraud perpetrated by dishonest contractors.

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