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Indian Territory, Five Civilized Tribes Part 1

March 11, 2025 • Wild West Deep Dives

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Howdy and Welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives, this series, we are going to dive into the Five Civilized Tribes, the Cherokee, Muskogee/Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Seminole, their history, customs, culture and traditions. Then look at their removal to Indian Territory, it's history and why Indian Territory became so lawless.

Sources for Part 1;

https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/learn/historyculture/upload/Accessible-Five-Civilized-Tribes.pdf

https://www.fivecivilizedtribes.org/Muscogee-History.html#:~:text=The%20Muscogee%20people%20are%20descendents,of%20their%20elaborate%20ceremonial%20complexes

https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=HA020

https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/learn/historyculture/the-muscogee-nation.htm

https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/learn/historyculture/upload/Accessible-Five-Civilized-Tribes.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcbC7V5KC9o

Earth mounds of Native Americans Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_2mCMxhJWY

Hungry for History?; Turner Hunt Video

https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/yamassee-war/

https://www.britannica.com/event/Yamasee-War