Indian Removal

Indian Removal was a policy of the US Government to move the Native Americans of the Five Civilized Tribes from their homelands in the southeastern United States to Indian Territory, far to the west of the Mississippi River. This was a distance of from a few hundred to 1000 miles depending on the starting location of the tribe. Indian Removal occurred largely during the 1830s under president Andrew Jackson, who had been a notable military campaigner in a war against the Creek.

The number who died during forced relocations is estimated at around 4,000. Some, such as the Seminoles, engaged in lengthy warfare to resist removal. Especially vulnerable were the old, the sick, and the young. This forced movement became known as the Trail of Tears. There are horrifying stories carried down to this day by the descendants of the trailwalkers about brutal treatment by government soldiers, the horrible starvation and cold, and disease and death.

Strangely enough, some escaped removal. For example, the Choctaw Nation of Mississippi is one of the state's largest employers in its gaming casinos. Many individuals and small groups escaped from the process, forming, among others, the Eastern Band Cherokee, based in North Carolina.

The Indian Removal was declared illegal by the United States Supreme Court, but the US government ignored the court's decision. After the decision was handed down by Chief Justice John Marshall, President Andrew Jackson famously said:

"John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it!"

The horrible mistreatment of the indigenous population and the practice of slavery are considered two of the largest stains on the history of the United States.

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Big Mountain 1996 - 2004

It is generally believed that the abuse and Genocide of Americian Indians is something that happened long ago [1] [1]. However, between 1996 and 2004 there have been thousands of Indian deaths [1] [1] [1] as a result of a forced relocation from an area the size of Rhode Island. These deaths are the result of three factors:

1. Many Indian peoples are spritually connected to their land to such an extent that relocation causes them severe psychological harm.[1] They simply give up the will to live.
2. The land to which they are being forced to relocate is contaminated from a massive radioactive spill.[1] The land is extremely toxic with radiation levels as much as 100 times [1] what is considered safe.
3. Starvation; many of the people are subsistence farmers, wholly dependent upon their animals and crops. In many cases, their animals [1] have been confiscated and they have been moved onto land that is not amenable to farming.[1]

This great travesty and miscarriage of justice is all happening for the purpose of a British owned coal mine.[1]

1996 - Short History of Big Mountain - Black Mesa ("Genocide For Profit") [1]

See also

• Trail of Tears
• apartheid
• cultural imperialism
• genocide
• Indian removal (general practice)
• Military history of the United States

External Links

• Critical Resources: Andrew Jackson & Indian Removal Including historical documents
• http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/removal.htm (Text of the Indian Removal Act of 1830)