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 ...

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.

Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association Association will host a meeting 1 p.m., Saturday, May 3, at the Martin Luther King Community Center, 300 W.

The Civil War must have been a confusing time for the tribes of Native Americans. Pushed from the east and relegated to Indian Territory, the group known as the Five ...