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Seeking freedom in Indian country : slavery, sovereignty, and resistance within the Five Tribes, 1790-1861 /

Kristen Tegtmeier Oertel's Seeking Freedom in Indian Country is the first comprehensive study of African chattel slavery within the Five Tribes, the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole Nations. Oertel examines how chattel slavery functioned among all Five Tribes before a...

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Main Author:	Oertel, Kristen Tegtmeier, 1969- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2026].
Subjects:	African Americans > Relations with Indigenous peoples > History. African Americans > Indian Territory > History. Slavery > Indian Territory > History. Indian Territory > Race relations > History.

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