Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Boundary conflict resolved by council and treaty

boundary_conflict_resolved_by_council_and_treaty

A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


native american southeast

  • Myths of the Cherokee II--HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHEROKEE / FROM THE FIRST TREATY TO THE REMOVAL--1785-1838 / THE REMOVAL--1838-39 / THE ARKANSAS BAND--1817-1838; lines 6023-6121 confidence: high

    Creeks ceded remaining Georgia lands and agreed to remove to Indian Territory; settlement overlap with Cherokee-assigned land led to collisions, and 1833 Fort Gibson treaties defined Creek and Cherokee boundaries.

    Creek settlement on lands assigned to the western Cherokee causes collisions, after which a joint council and treaties define boundaries and require relocation.

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