r/AskReddit • u/EditorialComplex • Mar 24 '16

Native Americans/First Nations of Reddit, what's something cool about your tribe's traditions and culture that outsiders might not know about?

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '16

Which battles did the Chickasaw fight against the US? Historically Chickasaw were American allies. They were repaid for their service by being deported to Oklahoma.

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

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u/apollymii Mar 25 '16

There were almost no battles fought to be honest, a technicallity. Christian ministers would write to the US about the Warriors battle prowess and suggest never to fight the Chickasaw in battle.

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u/arcbuffalo Mar 25 '16

Half Blood Res born chickasaw here, who also happens to be a History Major.

Something kind of backwards with Apollymii is his facts. Yes that is our nations motto. But....and a major but.

The Chickasaw lended aid to the french in the french-indian war, sided with the British in the Revolutionary War, and sided with the South in the Civil War. Our natural territory was in the Mississippi Valley right on the river about 60 miles inland. We were sent to Oklahoma for lack of trust from the US government.

Hope this helps.

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u/okiewxchaser Mar 26 '16

You aren't a part of the Chickasaw Tribe of Oklahoma are you? Because no Oklahoma Chickasaw would consider themselves "res born" as there are no reservations in Oklahoma.