Why Did The Wichita Tribe Relocate From The Northern Part Of Oklahoma To The Southern Red River Valley?
The Wichita tribe relocated from Northern Oklahoma to the southern Red River valley to escape the Apache. Lovely’s Purchase Treaty traded hunting land for the Osage for cash and gifts for the Cherokee. Why did the Wichita tribe migrate? Lured by French trade goods and harried by enemy Osages, the Wichita moved south to the …
