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"With Great Difficulty and Labour": The Emigration of the McIntosh Party of Creek Indians, 1827-1828
Article outlines the travails of the first Creek emigrants to the trans-Mississippi region that is now Oklahoma, whose journey preceded the removal of the Creek Nation.
Date:
Winter 2007
Creator:
Haveman, Christopher D.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Shortchanged: Uncovering the Value of Pre-Removal Cherokee Property
This article estimates the value of the Cherokee's land and other property that was lost due to the tribe's removal to Indian Territory. Economist Matthew Gregg has performed a detailed mathematical analysis of land sale records in Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia around the time of removal. He arrives at an assessment that is consonant with Cherokee Chief John Ross's 1838 figure.
Date:
Autumn 2009
Creator:
Gregg, Matthew T.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History