| Greenwood LeFlore | |
 Greenwood LeFlore
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| Born | June 3, 1800 |
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| Died | August 31, 1865 |
| Residence | Choctaw nation, later Mississippi |
| Nationality | Choctaw, later U. The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States ( Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana) Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States S. citizen |
| Occupation | Tribal chief |
Greenwood LeFlore (June 3, 1800 – August 31, 1865) was an American Indian/European-American leader of the Choctaw and Mississippi senator. A traditional tribal chief is the leader of a Tribe, or the head of a tribal form of self-government Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A wealthy and regionally influential trader with many connections in state and federal government, he was elected chief of the entire Choctaw tribe shortly before the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, becoming the first Principal Chief of a Choctaw Nation that had previously been governed by regional chiefs. See also Choctaw The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was a Treaty signed on September 27, 1830 (and proclaimed on 24 February
LeFlore was a half-breed son of Louis LeFleur, a French trader and explorer from French Canada and a Choctaw woman Rebecca Cravat, niece of Pushmataha. Half-breed is a term used to describe anyone who is Bi-racial. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Canada was the name of the French colony that once stretched along the St Pushmataha (c1760's - 24 December 1824; also spelled Pooshawattaha, Pooshamallaha, or Poosha Matthaw) the "Indian General" [1] At the age of tweleve his father allowed him to go to Nashville to become educated; although never popular with the full-blood tribesmen, he became a powerful man at an early age. [1]
In treaty negotiations, LeFlore used his formidable personal political capital and position as head of a unified tribe not to oppose removal (which he regarded as inevitable), but to secure the largest and most desirable section of Indian Territory land possible. Indian Removal was a nineteenth century policy of the government of the United States to ethnically cleanse Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi The Indian Territory, also known as The Indian Country, The Indian territory or the Indian territories, was land set aside within the United States
In the event, the Choctaw were awarded the largest territory of any removed tribe, located in the fertile, forested southeast corner of what is now Oklahoma. LeFlore received one thousand acres (4 km²) of land in Mississippi for his part in the negotiations on the treaty, and he did not move to Indian territory with other Choctaws. LeFlore's accomplishments in unifying and strengthening the Choctaw people are still honored, but his pragmatic, bottom-line response to their removal from their ancestral lands was and remains controversial. Some Choctaws felt LeFlore wronged them because he was one of the leading chiefs involved in the treaty.
In later years, LeFlore was a Mississippi representative and senator, a fixture of Mississippi high society, and a personal friend of Jefferson Davis. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament. Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Greenwood and Leflore County in Mississippi and Le Flore County, Oklahoma are named for him. Greenwood is the County seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta approximately Leflore County is a County located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U Le Flore County is a County located in the US state of Oklahoma. His magnificent Carroll County home, Malmaison, burned in 1942. Carroll County is a County located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U The novelist James Street modeled two characters in his Dabney family saga on LeFlore. James Howell Street ( October 15, 1903 &ndash September 28, 1954) was a U
See Also
- Apuckshunubbee
- Mosholatubbee
- Pushmataha
- George W. Harkins
- Peter Pitchlynn
- Phillip Martin
- List of Choctaw Treaties
Citations
- ^ a b Campbell, Will [1992]. See also Choctaw Apuckshunubbee (c 1740 - October 18 1824 was a principal chief of the Choctaw Native American tribe See also Choctaw Mushulatubbee ( Choctaw AmoshuliTʊbi, "Warrior Who Perseveres" (1770 - c Pushmataha (c1760's - 24 December 1824; also spelled Pooshawattaha, Pooshamallaha, or Poosha Matthaw) the "Indian General" See also Choctaw George W Harkins (1810 - 1890 was a prominent chief of the Choctaw tribe during the Indian removals Harkins served See also Choctaw Peter Perkins Pitchlynn ( 30 January, 1806 &ndash 17 January 1881) or Hat-choo-tuck-nee ("The See also Choctaw See also Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Phillip Martin (born March 13, 1926) is the democratically See also Choctaw List of Choctaw Treaties is a comprehensive chronological list of historic agreements that directly or indirectly affected the Choctaw (an Providence. Atlanta, Georgia: Long Street Press.
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