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Living in the Land of Death : the Choctaw Nation, 1830-1860 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Akers, Donna
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2004]
Series:Native American series (East Lansing, Mich.)
Subjects:
Jackson, Andrew, > 1767-1845 > Relations with Choctaw Indians.
United States. > Indian Removal Act of 1830.
Choctaw Indians > Relocation.
Choctaw Indians > Social conditions.
Indians, Treatment of > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Indians of North America > Government relations > 1789-1869.
United States > Race relations.
United States > Politics and government > 19th century.
United States > Social conditions > To 1865.
Table of Contents:
  • A brief history of the Choctaw people to 1817
  • History, change, and tradition
  • The physical and spiritual world of the Choctaw people
  • After Doak's stand: Indian territory in the 1820s
  • A perfect picture of chaos
  • A new life in the land of death: decade of despair
  • Making death literal
  • Cultural continuity and change.