Native American History Statistics
By the Numbers
Number of Cherokees marched to present-day Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears: 16,000
Number of Cherokees who died on the Trail of Tears: 4,000
Total number of Native Americans removed or scheduled for removal during Andrew
Jackson's presidency:
90,0006
Estimated total land held by the Creeks under the 1790 Treaty of New York: 80,000 square miles
Total land held by all Native Americans on reservations in 1908: 81,270
square miles7
In 1800, estimated Native American population of what would become
the continental United States:
600,0004
In 1900, Native American population of the continental United States: 248,2535