It can also have a limited relevance to the hot-button topic of rights of the slaves owned by the
Five Civilized Tribes even well prior to removal.
If the Muscogee (Creek's) reservation is still intact, the other Indian nations in the
Five Civilized Tribes could have their federal treaties reviewed and likely find that their reservations are still intact as well.
Jackson granted those tribes (which white settlers called the "
Five Civilized Tribes") territory in what is now Oklahoma, calling the land "Indian country" (see map).
(6) The Commission to the
Five Civilized Tribes was appointed by President Grover Cleveland in 1893 to negotiate land with the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole tribes.
The tragic story of the forced migration of the Indian tribes of the southeastern United States to Oklahoma is told with such feeling that one can almost see the tears shed by the
Five Civilized Tribes as they leave behind their ancestral homelands.
The
Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma have wonderful cultural, historic and recreational facilities.
Trail Sisters contributes, albeit rather weakly, given the more detailed and analytical histories provided by others, to the history of relations between people of African descent and the members of one of the "
five civilized tribes"--Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole--who enslaved them.
Says Rochelle, "It is as though the very souls of my ancestors are calling to me, it is a welcoming back, a comfort, a validation." "Silver Coins" is a glimpse into the complex landscape concerning the Freedmen of the
Five Civilized Tribes. Her desire to produce this piece was rooted in a deep-seated pride for her many ancestors: slaves owned by Cherokees and Creeks, who survived the bitter Trail of Tears to help settle the West.
He was also unusual in being a defender of the rights of the
Five Civilized Tribes, believing Native Americans had rights to their land.
(54) Congress also passed specific acts (55) to reverse the effects of previous policies established with the intention of destroying the governance structure of particular tribes, such as the
Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma.
While the focus is on the Creek nation, many of the themes addressed will be applicable equally to the other nations from the
Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory.
The Dawes Commission and the allotment of the
Five Civilized Tribes, 1893-1914.