where did the chickasaw live before the trail of tears
Chickasaw The Chickasaw (/ˈtʃɪkəsɔː/ CHIK-ə-saw) are an indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands. Their traditional territory was in the Southeastern United States of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee.[2] They are of the Muskogean language family and are federally recognized as the Chickasaw Nation.