Farewell Letter to the American People
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Choctaw
The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States...
Chief George W. Harkins
George W. Harkins
George W. Harkins was an attorney and prominent chief of the Choctaw tribe during the Indian removals. Elected as principal chief after the national council deposed his maternal uncle, Greenwood LeFlore, in 1834 Harkins was elected judge of the Red River District in Indian Territory...
in 1832. The letter denounced the removal of the Choctaw
Choctaw
The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States...
Nation to Oklahoma. The letter is still considered one of the most important documents in Native American history.