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Title
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Death at Jackson County's Doorstep: Potawatomi Trail of Death Crossed Jackson County
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Description
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Article describes the Potawatomi Indians and their forced removal from northern Indiana to eastern Kansas in the fall of 1838. Nearly 1,000 tribe members were forced to walk the Trail of Death from Indiana to Kansas with 42 dying along the way. The Potawatomi are members of the Algonquian family of North American Indians. "Most of the Trail of Death descendants are members of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation with headquarters in Shawnee, Oklahoma." Includes images and diary entries.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
