This earned the nations the designation of the "Five Civilized Tribes." They adopted this policy of assimilation in an attempt to coexist with settlers and ward off hostility. But it only made ...

Enslavement by Indigenous Tribes Some Native American tribes, particularly the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole), adopted the practice of slavery ...

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.

Mother-daughter beading duo and Cherokee Nation citizens Jennifer Saenz and Vicky Watson, along with designer Debbie Franklin ...