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| Treaties |
| | The Treaty
of Mount Dexter ceded the remaining strip of their southern territory,
4,142,720 acres, to the United States in exchange for the clearing of
debts and the establishment of annuities; the U.S. government agreed to
pay $48,000 per year, to be distributed according to the will of the
chiefs. |
| | Major Eaton and Colonel Coffee the U.S. commissioners, arrived at Dancing Rabbit Creek on September 15, 1830, along with approximately 6, 000 Choctaw men, women, and children, who were soon encamped on the "little creek where the rabbits dance." The Choctaw leaders, at that time, were Greenwood LeFlore, Moshulitubbee, and Nittakechi. |
| | Treaties,
and Laws of the United States; and except such as may, and which have
been enacted by Congress, to the extent that Congress under the
Constitution are required to exercise a legislation over Indian Affairs. |
| www.choctaw.org /history/treaties.htm (7245 words) |
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