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Campus Life on Ancestral Land

Immersing themselves in Vanderbilt’s intellectual and social life, the Cherokee and Chickasaw students studied history, literature, classical languages, engineering, divinity, and law. They lived on campus, served as class officers, were football and track stars, joined literary societies, participated in Greek life, argued in moot courts, and earned prizes for academic performance. When they left Vanderbilt, they all returned to Indian Territory.