International Indian Council (Held at Tallequah, Indian Territory, in 1843)
1843
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 102.8 × 80 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-129762
In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States government moved tribes from the Southeast to Indian Territory, which later became Oklahoma and Kansas. In 1843, Cherokee principal chief John Ross called a meeting of the tribes at Tallequah (also spelled Tahlequah) to “renew their ancient customs, and to revive their ancient alliances.” Hundreds of Native Americans attended, as did several United…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Misses Henry
Registry history
- 1843 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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