Encounter in Indian Territory by Oklahoma artist Charles Banks Wilson. Unit 2 Removals Encounter in Indian Territory by Oklahoma artist Charles Banks Wilson.

Cultural and Religious Conflicts Chapter 5 Cultural and Religious Conflicts The Story of the Indian Sovereignty of Indian Nations Doctrine of Discovery Property Ownership Other Cultural Differences Conflict of Interest The Indian Problem

Cultural and Religious Conflicts Chapter 5 Cultural and Religious Conflicts King Phillip’s War The Quakers Rights of Conquest Solutions to the “Indian Problem” Removal Allotment Public Demands and Action

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How did the government officials justify confiscating Indian lands? How did the purchase of the Louisiana Territory affect the problem of taking Indian lands? How did the old European “doctrine of discovery” influence government and Indian relationships? How did whites and Indians view one another? What three ways did governmental policies encourage acculturation and assimilation of Indians? How did the War of 1812 intensify the problems between the Indian and the white man?

Cherokee relocation is illustrated by Robert Lindneux in his painting Trail of Tears.

Early Cherokee Indian life is re-enacted in Tahlequah at Tsa-la-gi Historic Center.

A mural painting by Fred Olds showing Indian removal is on display in the Chickasha Tribal Museum.