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They say the wind is red : the Alabama Choctaw-- lost in their own land /

They Say the Wind is Red tells the history of the Choctaw Indians who managed to remain in Alabama when other southeastern Indians were forcibly removed to the West in the 1830s. This small band lived mostly hidden from public view in the swamps and piney woods of Mobile and Washington counties. Oft...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matte, Jacqueline Anderson
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montgomery, AL : NewSouth Books, [2018]
Edition:Revised edition.
Subjects:
Choctaw Indians > Alabama > History.
Choctaw Indians > Alabama > Social conditions.
Choctaw Indians.
Choctaw Indians > Social conditions.
Alabama.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Appendix A: 1851 Petition.
  • Appendix B: 1855 Choctaw Census.
  • Appendix C: MOWA Homesteads.
  • Appendix D: MOWA Tribal Leaders, 1979 to Present.
  • Appendix E: Elders' Conference, 15 May 1986, Reed's Chapel Church.