1786
Treaty with the U.S. and Chickasaw (Hopewell) Signed
January 10, 1786

The first treaty signed by the Chickasaw Nation and the United States. It served as a non-aggression pact and formally defined the Homeland boundaries of the Chickasaw Nation.

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1837
Treaty with the U.S., Choctaw and Chickasaw (Doaksville) Signed
January 17, 1837

This critical treaty signed by the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation and the United States, finalized the agreements necessary for the United States' implementation of forced Chickasaw Removal from our aboriginal Homeland. Contrary to Chickasaw negotiation goals, this treaty made the Chickasaw Nation a district within the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory, a confederation of the two Tribes that would last nearly 20 years.

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1970
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling: Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee Nation Treaty Title to Arkansas Riverbed Affirmed
April 27, 1970

In a landmark decision, the ownership of the Arkansas riverbed, which ran through the territories of each tribe, was determined to belong to the tribes rather than the state of Oklahoma.

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1866
Treaty with the U.S., Choctaw and Chickasaw (Reconstruction) Signed
April 28, 1866

At the end of the American Civil War, the Chickasaw Nation and other Five Tribes signed new treaties of friendship and alliance with the U.S., affirming the rights vested under prior treaties. This treaty, signed between the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation and the United States, punitively stripped the two nations of its treaty land west of the 98th meridian. The Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations were the only governments to lose territory following the American Civil War.

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1792
Treaty of Friendship (Natchez)
May 14, 1792

Agreed with the Chickasaw, Choctaw and Spain, this treaty sought to strengthen the friendship between nations and for the Chickasaw to relinquish the areas in which Fort Nogales and Natchez were located.

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1834
Treaty with the U.S. and Chickasaw (Washington, D.C.) Signed
May 24, 1834

This treaty amended the Treaty with the Chickasaws of 1832. It guaranteed federal assistance in removing trespassers from Chickasaw lands and making provisions for the Chickasaw people to assume control over the disposal of their land.

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1852
Treaty with the U.S. and Chickasaw Signed
June 22, 1852

This treaty, signed by the Chickasaw Nation and the United States, sought to expedite the sale of Chickasaw lands in the Tribe's aboriginal Homeland and provided protection for a tribal burial ground near Pontotoc, Mississippi.

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1855
Treaty with U.S., Choctaw and Chickasaw (Separation) Signed
June 22, 1855

This treaty, signed by the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation and the United States, ended the period of the Chickasaw District within the Choctaw Nation and re-established the Chickasaw Nation's powers as an autonomous Tribal government under Federal law. Furthermore, the treaty led to Chickasaw citizens drafting and ratifying the first Chickasaw Nation constitution.

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1784
Treaty with the Chickasaw and Spanish (Mobile) Negotiations
June 23, 1784

Signed between the Chickasaw and Spain which agreed to release Spanish captives held by the Chickasaw and to acknowledge that the Chickasaws were under Spanish protection.

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1861
Treaty with the Confederate States of America, Choctaw and Chickasaw Signed
July 12, 1861

This treaty was signed by the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation, and the Confederate States after the abandonment of Indian Territory by Union troops. The Chickasaws joined with the Confederacy who promised representation in the Confederate government.

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1805
Treaty with the U.S. and Chickasaw Signed
July 23, 1805

By this treaty, the Chickasaw Nation ceded more than 2.25 million acres of its aboriginal Homeland to settle debts of more than $20,000 the United States alleged the Tribe owed to trading companies. This treaty marked the first of several land cession treaties Chickasaws were forced to sign prior to Removal.

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1830
Treaty with the Chickasaw and U.S. (Franklin) Signed (unratified)
August 31, 1830

Signed with the United States to cede Homeland in Mississippi for land west of Arkansas in exchange for payment and goods. After proper examination, a country suitable to the wants and conditions of the Chickasaws was not found, and the treaty was considered null and void.

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1816
Treaty with U.S. and Chickasaw (Chickasaw Council House) Signed
September 20, 1816

This treaty, signed by the Chickasaw Nation and the United States, ceded about 6 million acres of its aboriginal Homeland in present-day Tennessee and Alabama. In exchange, the tribe received a $12,000 annuity for 10 years.

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1843
Treaty of Bird’s Fort Signed
September 29, 1843

Signed with the Republic of Texas, this treaty established peace between the Chickasaw Nation and the Republic of Texas and eight other tribes.

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1818
Treaty with the U.S. and Chickasaw (Old Town) Signed
October 19, 1818

This treaty, signed by the Chickasaw Nation and United States, negotiated the cession of aboriginal Chickasaw lands north of the Mississippi/Tennessee state line.

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1832
Treaty with the U.S. and Chickasaw (Pontotoc Creek) Signed
October 20, 1832

This treaty, signed by the Chickasaw Nation and United States, formally ceded the remaining aboriginal Chickasaw Homeland in return for resettling Chickasaws on equal lands west of the Mississippi River.

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1832
Amendments to Treaty with U.S. and Chickasaw Signed
October 22, 1832

These amendments were made two days following the signing of the treaty which were considered minor matters of clarification.

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1801
Treaty with the U.S. and Chickasaw (Chickasaw Bluffs) Signed
October 24, 1801

Signed with the United States, this treaty granted to the United States the right to build a wagon road through Chickasaw lands.

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1795
Treaty of Friendship (Pinckney’s) Signed
October 27, 1795

This treaty set forth that the Chickasaw lands were a part of the United States and not part of Spanish holdings in the new world.

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1793
Treaty of Nogales Signed
October 28, 1793

Signed with Spain. It provided diplomatic support from Spain regarding Indian land claims, including the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee and Creek, provided for annual distributions of gifts and for appointment of permanent Spanish Indian agents.

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1854
Treaty with the U.S., Choctaw and Chickasaw (Prelude to Separation Treaty) Signed
November 4, 1854

This treaty, signed by the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation and the United States, set boundaries for the Chickasaw District to settle disputes over the exact boundary established by the Treaty of Doaksville between the two nations. This treaty initiated the separation treaty, ratified in 1856.

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1783
Virginia-Chickasaw Treaty (French Lick) Signed
November 6, 1783

Signed with the State of Virginia to strengthen friendship, peace and trade relations between the two.

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