Events with tag - Chickasaw

January 1, 1000

Chickasaw Mississippi River Settlements

The Chickasaw people established their first settlements near the Mississippi River during the late 1600s, building a powerful presence that controlled strategic trading routes and maintained independence until their forced removal in the 1830s.

May 28, 1830

Indian Removal Act

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a devastating U.S. legislation that forced Native American tribes to leave their ancestral lands in the Southeast for territories west of the Mississippi River, resulting in thousands of deaths during the infamous Trail of Tears.