Indian Territory, Five Civilized Tribes Part 2

Howdy and welcome back to Wild West Deep Dives, this week, we are going to dive into the Choctaw and Seminole Tribes, their history, culture, removals and life after the fact, then go into a bit of history of Indian Territory! 

Next week, we will discuss why Indian Territory was so lawless and some famous Outlaws and Lawmen

Sources for Part 2;

https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=CH033

https://www.choctawnation.com/biskinik/iti-fabvssa/fort-tombecbe-and-early-choctaw-treaties/#:~:text=Treaty%20of%20Mobile%2C%201784%20(Spain,the%20Choctaw%2C%20the%20United%20States. 

https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/choctaws-in-alabama/

https://wakelet.com/wake/68FCeeAPIZ9Jsnjxi1fje

Map of the movement of the tribes to Indian Territory

https://www.ou.edu/gaylord/exiled-to-indian-country/content/choctaw

https://dos.fl.gov/florida-facts/florida-history/seminole-history/

https://www.fsu.edu/seminole-tribe/history.html

https://dos.fl.gov/florida-facts/florida-history/seminole-history/

https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/removal-six-nations/seminole/map#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20forcibly%20removed,the%20Miccosukee%20Nation%20of%20Florida. 

https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=SE011

https://guides.lib.fsu.edu/fsuandseminoles/briefhistory#:~:text=Forced%20Removal%20and%20War&text=Most%20Seminoles%20refused%20to%20leave,the%20larger%20Trail%20of%20Tears. 

https://www.okhistory.org/research/removal

Timeline of Indian Removal and Territory https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=LA014

https://boardingschoolhealing.org/education/us-indian-boarding-school-history/

https://www.doi.gov/priorities/strengthening-indian-country/federal-indian-boarding-school-initiative

https://ospi.k12.wa.us/sites/default/files/2023-10/timeline.pdf

https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-timeline

Chapters

• 1:06 Choctaw
• 18:54 Seminole
• 29:27 History of Indian Territory