Chickasaw Cartography: Comparing Historical and Modern Maps of the Sovereign Chickasaw Nation

This paper collects sources of maps, treaties, and other relevant writing to explore the location of the Chickasaw Nation since the eighteenth century. In addition, I will use my learning of cartographic aspects and techniques to compare historic spatial depictions of the Indigenous community to that of their current geographic representations. Prior to discussing such findings, it is pertinent to acknowledge that studies on any Native entity are complex, as even a narrow scope often requires researchers to have a broader understanding of the historical, political, and cultural influences at play. Thus, a literature review is necessarily included for accurate descriptions of such.

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Geography and Environmental Studies

Grantor

Texas State University

Year dc:date.issued

2023

Author dc:creator

• Smith, Alexandra

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Giordano, Alberto

• cartography
• Chickasaw Nation
• Native American
• indigenous

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10877/18337

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digital.library.txst.edu:10877/18337