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American Indian Removal: What Does It Mean to Remove a People?

This online lesson provides perspectives from Native American community members, documents, maps, images, and activities to help students and teachers understand an important and difficult chapter in United States history. Explore the vast scope of removal and its effects on Native Nations.

Resource Information

grades   7 8 9 10 11 12
featured nations
Cherokee, Eastern Band of Cherokee, Kickapoo, Muscogee (Creek), Potawatomi, Seminole, Shawnee
subjects
English Language Arts, Geography, Government and Civics, History, Social Studies
regions
Eastern Woodlands, North America, Northeast, Southeast