The colonists in Colonial Georgia had a fairly good relationship with the Native Americans. This started when James Oglethorpe negotiated with the Yamacraw tribe for land so he could establish a series of defensive forts. Oglethorpe also negotiated a second time with the tribe to see if they would be willing to move their village up river so he could have more land for forts. Oglethorpe became very good friends with Chief Tomochichi, who was the chief of the Yamacraw tribe. The colonists and Natives got along quite well.