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From: DAG <>
Subject: Re: East Texas Indian Reservations?
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 18:07:42 -0600


Might try looking in the Hand Book of Texas, online through Texas State
Historical Association. Cherokees had land in East Texas while Houston
president. When Lamar became president, Cherokees driven out of East
Texas and their chief, Chief Boles (sp?) was basically murdered.
Interesting story. Houston extremely close to Cherokees, married into
tribe for a time. His political benefactor, Andrew Jackson, forced the
Cherokees off their and the other "Civilized Tribes" into Oklahoma.
Texas president Mirebeau Lamar hated all Indians and did his best to
drive them out of Texas. That is one reason why Texas has only two
current reservations, the Alabama Coushatta in Livingston, and the Tigua
Indians near El Paso.

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