The remarkable story of the money sent by the Choctaw to the Irish in 1847 is one that is often told and remembered by people in both nations.
This gift was sent to the Irish from the Choctaw at the height of the potato famine in Ireland, just sixteen years after the Choctaw began their march on the Trail of Tears toward the areas west of the Mississippi River.
Famine Pots honors that extraordinary gift and provides further context about and consideration of this powerful symbol of cross-.
Michigan State University Press Famine pots: the choctaw-irish gift exchange, 1847-present, paperback/leanne howe
