The Civil War must have been a confusing time for Native Americans. Pushed from the east and relegated to Indian Territory, ...

The Cherokee nation was one of the "Five Civilized Tribes" in the southeast, and Andrew Jackson planned their removal along with all other tribes existing east of the Mississippi River.

Pushed from the east and relegated to Indian Territory, the group known as the Five Civilized Tribes were pressured from both Confederate and Union forces to join in the war. Although divided ...

Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association Association will host a meeting 1 p.m., Saturday, May 3, at the Martin Luther King Community Center, 300 W.