Farewell Letter to the American People

Farewell Letter to the American People

The "Farewell Letter to the American People" was a widely published letter by the Choctaw Chief George W. Harkins in 1832.George W. Harkins, "Farewell Letter to the American People," 1832. The American Indian, December 1926. Reprinted in Great Documents in American Indian History, edited by Wayne Moquin with Charles Van Doren. New York: DaCapo Press. 1995; 151.] The letter denounced the removal of the Choctaw Nation to Oklahoma. The letter is still considered one of the most important documents in Native American history. [http://anpa.ualr.edu/trailOfTears/letters/1831DecemberGeorgeWHarkinstotheAmericanPeople.htm 1831 - December - George W. Harkins to the American People ] ]

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