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the indian removal act was signed which was the thing that started the trail of death.
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The Treaty of the Yellow River, concluded on August 5, 1836.
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August 5, 1838, was the deadline for the Potawato-
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not really on the first This year is when The indians began leaving their land.
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November 4, 1838. They had traveled around 660 miles in two months.
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In 1909 the State of Indiana created a statue in memory of the
chief at the point where the Potawatomi “Trailof Death” began in Twin Lakes, Indiana.