Levi Colbert

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Levi Colbert was a prominent early 19th-century Chickasaw leader and negotiator known for his role in treaty discussions with the United States government.

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Levi Colbert canonical 2
Levi "Itawamba" Colbert 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chickasaw leader ⓘ
Native American leader ⓘ
person ⓘ
activeYears early 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
advocatedFor Chickasaw sovereignty ⓘ
protection of Chickasaw land rights ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Itawamba ⓘ
Itawamba Mingo ⓘ
Levi "Itawamba" Colbert ⓘ
linked to: Levi Colbert
associatedWith Muscle Shoals region ⓘ
Tuscumbia, Alabama ⓘ
linked to: Tuscumbia
burialPlace near Tuscumbia, Alabama ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
culture Chickasaw ⓘ
linked to: Chickasaw people
dateOfBirth circa 1759 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1834 ⓘ
ethnicity Chickasaw ⓘ
linked to: Chickasaw people
familyName Colbert ⓘ
givenName Levi ⓘ
hasHeritage mixed Chickasaw and European ancestry ⓘ
historicalRegion Old Southwest (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Old Southwest
knownFor leadership during U.S. expansion into Chickasaw territory ⓘ
mediating between Chickasaw people and U.S. officials ⓘ
languageSpoken Chickasaw language ⓘ
English ⓘ
memberOf Chickasaw Nation ⓘ
nativeLanguage Chickasaw language ⓘ
notableFor leadership in Chickasaw politics in the early 19th century ⓘ
negotiations with the United States government ⓘ
role in Chickasaw treaty discussions ⓘ
occupation interpreter ⓘ
negotiator ⓘ
political leader ⓘ
participatedIn negotiations related to Indian Removal policies ⓘ
treaty negotiations with the United States regarding Chickasaw lands ⓘ
placeOfBirth near present-day Muscle Shoals, Alabama ⓘ
placeOfDeath near present-day Tuscumbia, Alabama ⓘ
positionHeld Chickasaw chief ⓘ
principal leader of the Chickasaw Nation ⓘ
residence Chickasaw territory in northern Mississippi and northwestern Alabama ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling George Colbert ⓘ
James Colbert ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colbert County → namedAfter → Levi Colbert ⓘ
Colbert County, Alabama → namedAfter → Levi Colbert ⓘ
Levi Colbert → alsoKnownAs → Levi "Itawamba" Colbert ⓘ
linked to: Levi Colbert