The Story of the Choctaw Indians: From the Past to the Present
byJoe E. Watkins (Choctaw), PhD, is author of Indigenous Archaeology: American Indian Values and Scientific Perspectives and Sacred Sites and Repatriation and coauthor of The Anthropology Graduate's Guide: From Student to a Career.
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Watkins, Joe. The Story of the Choctaw Indians: From the Past to the Present. Greenwood, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440862670.
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Watkins, Joe. The Story of the Choctaw Indians: From the Past to the Present. Greenwood, 2018. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440862670
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Watkins, J. (2018). The Story of the Choctaw Indians: From the Past to the Present. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440862670
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This book tells the story of the shared history of the three federally recognized Choctaw tribes from before the first European contact in the 1530s and then provides the history and contemporary status of each of the three tribes separately.
• Provides archaeological background of what is now the southeastern United States up until the time of European contact, enabling readers to recognize the depth of indigenous culture in the area• Presents a concise history of the Choctaw from European contact up to 1830, informing recognition of the interrelated histories of the Choctaw with those of the British and Americans
• Analyzes the events that led up to Removal of the tribe to Indian Territory, and the far-reaching impact that the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek of 1830 had on the tribe to provide historical background on the relationship between the federal government and American Indian tribes
• Offers detailed historical insight into the interactions of each of the three separate Choctaw tribes with the federal government
• Collects the histories of the three federally recognized Choctaw tribes in one place so that readers can compare and contrast the pathways the different tribes took and how those paths led them to their contemporary places in American history
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The Story of the Choctaw Indians: From the Past to the Present
Author(s): Watkins, Joe;Contributors: Watkins, Joe;Abstract:This book tells the story of the shared history of the three federally recognized Choctaw tribes from before the first European contact in the 1530s and then provides the history and contemporary status of each of the three tribes separately.
• Provides archaeological background of what is now the southeastern United States up until the time of European contact, enabling readers to recognize the depth of indigenous culture in the area• Presents a concise history of the Choctaw from European contact up to 1830, informing recognition of the interrelated histories of the Choctaw with those of the British and Americans
• Analyzes the events that led up to Removal of the tribe to Indian Territory, and the far-reaching impact that the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek of 1830 had on the tribe to provide historical background on the relationship between the federal government and American Indian tribes
• Offers detailed historical insight into the interactions of each of the three separate Choctaw tribes with the federal government
• Collects the histories of the three federally recognized Choctaw tribes in one place so that readers can compare and contrast the pathways the different tribes took and how those paths led them to their contemporary places in American history
SortTitle: story of the choctaw indians: from the past to the presentAuthor Info:Joe E. Watkins Ph.D.authorJoe E. Watkins (Choctaw), PhD, is author of Indigenous Archaeology: American Indian Values and Scientific Perspectives and Sacred Sites and Repatriation and coauthor of The Anthropology Graduate's Guide: From Student to a Career.
eISBN-13: 9781440862670Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440862670.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440862663Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 160Publication Date: 20181231Series: The Story of the American Indian- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Series Foreword ix10
- Preface xi12
- Acknowledgments xv16
- Introduction xvii18
- Timeline xxv26
- 1. The Deep History of the Choctaw 136
- 2. Interactions with European Cultures 1752
- 3. “A Nation Divided”: Dancing Rabbit Creek and Removal 2762
- 4. New Structures: Post-Removal Choctaw Developments 4176
- 5. Survival, Self-Determination, and Constructing Modern Choctaw Nations 5590
- Termination 5590
- Choctaw Involvement in World War I 5691
- After the War 5893
- The Indian “New Deal” and Reorganization 6095
- Choctaws in World War II 6398
- After World War II 6499
- Self-Determination and Economic Development 67102
- Gaming 71106
- The Abramoff Scandal 74109
- Notable Figures 75110
- Previous Choctaw Chiefs 77112
- 6. Choctaw in the Contemporary World 79114
- The Contemporary Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 79114
- Contemporary Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians 80115
- Contemporary Jena Band of Choctaw Indians 83118
- Federally Recognized versus Nonfederally Recognized Tribes 85120
- Clifton-Choctaw 85120
- The Mowa 88123
- Isle de Jean Charles Band 89124
- Conclusion 90125
- Notable Figures 91126
- Current Choctaw Chiefs 92127
- References 95130
- Further Readings 113148
- Index 115150
- About the Author 119154