Takatoka

Takatoka, ("Degadoga", "Tatoka") (c.1755 – 1824), was the second Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation—West (from 1813 until 1817) established in the old Arkansaw Territory,

Life

Takatoka[1][2] was an 1810 Cherokee emigrant to the Arkansaw area of the Louisiana Territory. Takatoka rose to the office of principal chief after the departure of his predecessor, The Bowl. The Bowl had been a past Chickamauga leader who had led Takatoka and several hundred followers into 'the west' to escape the influence and constant expansion of the United States.

Takatoka served as war chief of the western Cherokee during the Cherokee-Osage War (1817-1823), having been replaced as principal chief by Tahlonteeskee. He became ill and quickly died in an Illinois farmhouse while en rout to Washington D.C. during a diplomatic mission.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gore, Oklahoma: Tahlonteeskee - Oldest Capital in Oklahoma; webpage; Leisure and Sports Review; accessed November 2015
  2. 1 2 Takatoka (1755?–1824); Dictionary of Arkansas History and Culture; accessed November 2015.

Further reading

Preceded by
The Bowl		 Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation West
1813–1817 		Succeeded by
Tahlonteeskee
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