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Potawatomi Trail of Death
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The Law of July 9, 1832
The Law of July 9, 1832 was a reorganization of the Indian service. The tribe got $20,000 to hold council meetings amoungst the tribes. These happened to try to convince them to move past the Mississippi. -
The Deadline
August 5th, 1838 was the deadline for the Potawatomi Tribe to leave their land. Some tribe members had already left the land, to avoid the choas of the white men. -
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The Start of it All
General Tipton, along with 100 soldiers, arrived at the village and started the preparations for the hike. The preperation was very bad. They started pushing people out and burning homes. -
The March
On September 4th with three cheifs. Chief Menominee and two other chiefs, No-taw-kah and Pee-pin-oh-waw. They were placed in a horse-drawn jail wagon and transported across Indiana, while their people walked or rode horseback behind them. -
The First Death
The first death was of a baby. It died due to heat and lack of food and water. -
The Crossing of the Mississippi
In just over a month of marching, the Potawatomi reached and crossed the Mississippi River and entered Missouri. -
The March Coming to a close...
After taking almsot three months, the tribe makes it to Kansas. The long, terrible journey is almost over. -
The End
The Potawatomia people finally arived to their destination. They marched through three states. A total of 8oo Potawatomia Indians traveled and about 42 passed away. -
The Rebuild
When the Potawatomi people reached there destination they didn't have homes. Winter was coming fast and the people needed help so they asked William Polke to help. He didn't help, but he had his son stay and he returned to Indiana. -
The death of Father Petit
Father Petit died due to sickness. He was a young priest that assisted the tribe in helping them spiritually.
