Articles related to "Indian Territory"
Belle Starr - Bandit Queen?
Belle Starr - famous Outlaw Bandit Queen or brave, hardened frontier woman? What is fact, what is fiction? Here are some facts to dispel some of the myths.
belle • starr • sam • indian • territory
Belle Starr - famous Outlaw Bandit Queen or brave, hardened frontier woman? What is fact, what is fiction? Here are some facts to dispel some of the myths.
belle • starr • sam • indian • territory
Cherokee & the Confederacy
The Civil War was not just a white man's war...it involved dozens of Native American tribes, which fought for their own independence. This is the story of the Cherokee.
civil war • indian territory • cherokee • stand watie • john ross
The Civil War was not just a white man's war...it involved dozens of Native American tribes, which fought for their own independence. This is the story of the Cherokee.
civil war • indian territory • cherokee • stand watie • john ross
Cherokee Brigadier General Stand Watie
Stand Watie - Cherokee and Confederate General. Was his greed to blame for the removal of the Cherokee from their homeland? He was a courageous war hero, but did he betray his nation?
watie • cherokee • jackson • ridge • elias
Stand Watie - Cherokee and Confederate General. Was his greed to blame for the removal of the Cherokee from their homeland? He was a courageous war hero, but did he betray his nation?
watie • cherokee • jackson • ridge • elias
Cherokee by Blood, Part 2
A continuing look into the resources available when tracing Cherokee ancestry.
cherokee nation • dawes rolls • guion miller rolls • indian territory oklahoma • tribes
A continuing look into the resources available when tracing Cherokee ancestry.
cherokee nation • dawes rolls • guion miller rolls • indian territory oklahoma • tribes
Dawes Act and Indian Territory
The Dawes Act and its subsequent revisions robbed Native Americans of their newfound homes in Indian Territory. It encouraged white settlement and a land rush followed.
dawes act • indian territory • oklahoma statehood • henry l dawes • allotment
The Dawes Act and its subsequent revisions robbed Native Americans of their newfound homes in Indian Territory. It encouraged white settlement and a land rush followed.
dawes act • indian territory • oklahoma statehood • henry l dawes • allotment
Henry Starr
Henry Starr bragged that he robbed more banks than any man in America. His outlaw career was mostly confined to Oklahoma and Kansas, but he was wanted all over the plains.
henry starr • kid wilson • oklahoma • arkansas • kansas
Henry Starr bragged that he robbed more banks than any man in America. His outlaw career was mostly confined to Oklahoma and Kansas, but he was wanted all over the plains.
henry starr • kid wilson • oklahoma • arkansas • kansas
Indian Territory
After relocation, the Five Civilized Tribes settled into unfamiliar territory in Oklahoma. Gradually, however, they found their new home partitioned by the Americans.
indian territory • five civilized tribes • oklahoma • homestead act • confederacy and five civilized tribes
After relocation, the Five Civilized Tribes settled into unfamiliar territory in Oklahoma. Gradually, however, they found their new home partitioned by the Americans.
indian territory • five civilized tribes • oklahoma • homestead act • confederacy and five civilized tribes
Indian Territory - Oklahoma
Franklin Pierce West and his cousin, Sam Starr, meet on opposite sides of the law.
franklin • west • starr • cherokee • briartown
Franklin Pierce West and his cousin, Sam Starr, meet on opposite sides of the law.
franklin • west • starr • cherokee • briartown
Matt Braun's "Kinch Riley" is Irresistible
Matt Braun's Kinch Riley may well be one of the most underappreciated westerns written in modern times. Characters, plot and ending are spellbinding.
kinch riley • indian territory • matt braun • mike mccluskie • sexuality in westerns
Matt Braun's Kinch Riley may well be one of the most underappreciated westerns written in modern times. Characters, plot and ending are spellbinding.
kinch riley • indian territory • matt braun • mike mccluskie • sexuality in westerns
Partitioning Indian Territory
The Civil War resulted in internal strife among the Five Civilized Tribes and as they sought to rebuild, they were once more challenged by the post-war United States.
indian territory • oklahoma • five civilized tribes • dawes general allotment act • cherokee in cviil war
The Civil War resulted in internal strife among the Five Civilized Tribes and as they sought to rebuild, they were once more challenged by the post-war United States.
indian territory • oklahoma • five civilized tribes • dawes general allotment act • cherokee in cviil war
THE ONCE VAST INDIAN TERRITORY
In the 1820s, white settlers in the United States demanded the government move the native Eastern Indian tribes off their land and relocate them in the unlivable Great American Desert.
indians • kansas • great plains • great american desert • caddoan
In the 1820s, white settlers in the United States demanded the government move the native Eastern Indian tribes off their land and relocate them in the unlivable Great American Desert.
indians • kansas • great plains • great american desert • caddoan
Cherokee and Slavery
Review of the history of slavery in the Cherokee Nation.
cherokee nation • slavery in "indian territory • " freedmen • dawes commission • vote on cherokee citizenship
Review of the history of slavery in the Cherokee Nation.
cherokee nation • slavery in "indian territory • " freedmen • dawes commission • vote on cherokee citizenship
J. Warren Reed, Frontier Lawyer
Warren Reed might have gone down in frontier history as just another lawyer. Except that he came up against the mighty Isaac Parker, the Hanging Judge. It would be Parker who would cave in first.
j. warren reed • fort smith • indian territory • cherokee bill • isaac parker
Warren Reed might have gone down in frontier history as just another lawyer. Except that he came up against the mighty Isaac Parker, the Hanging Judge. It would be Parker who would cave in first.
j. warren reed • fort smith • indian territory • cherokee bill • isaac parker
Ohio Company; Proclamation of 1763
King George's arbitrary American line encouraged revolution for many who fought hard in the French and Indian war to secure a 500,000 acre land grant from King George II.
ohio company • proclamation of 1763 • french and indian war • indian territory • causes of the american revolution
King George's arbitrary American line encouraged revolution for many who fought hard in the French and Indian war to secure a 500,000 acre land grant from King George II.
ohio company • proclamation of 1763 • french and indian war • indian territory • causes of the american revolution
Separate States
The idea of a separate Indian Territory came as a direct result of the French and Indian War.
indian territory • royal proclamation of 1763 and • continental congress and • committee on indian affairs • tarde with indian tribes
The idea of a separate Indian Territory came as a direct result of the French and Indian War.
indian territory • royal proclamation of 1763 and • continental congress and • committee on indian affairs • tarde with indian tribes
The Remarkable Desperado Henry Starr
The Cherokee Henry Starr was one of the most unusual outlaws in the folklore of the American West. He was precise, bold and courteous and made robbing banks a vocation
remarkable desperado henry starr • henry starr shoots marshal • bandit king makes movie • cherokee outlaw's dna clue • jail shapes henry starr
The Cherokee Henry Starr was one of the most unusual outlaws in the folklore of the American West. He was precise, bold and courteous and made robbing banks a vocation
remarkable desperado henry starr • henry starr shoots marshal • bandit king makes movie • cherokee outlaw's dna clue • jail shapes henry starr
The Whipple Expedition to the Southwest (Part 1)
Lt. Whipple was hired to survey a possible route for the transcontinental railroad. He was one of three separate expeditions. He explored the southern route through Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California.
amiel whipple • transcontinental railroad • corps of topographical engineers • albuquerque • comanche
Lt. Whipple was hired to survey a possible route for the transcontinental railroad. He was one of three separate expeditions. He explored the southern route through Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California.
amiel whipple • transcontinental railroad • corps of topographical engineers • albuquerque • comanche
Belle Starr - Outlaw Woman
Myths and legends surrounding the life of Belle Starr have been popularized by writers and by Hollywood until it is difficult to discern fact from fiction.
belle starr • bandit queen • outlaw women • old west • legend
Myths and legends surrounding the life of Belle Starr have been popularized by writers and by Hollywood until it is difficult to discern fact from fiction.
belle starr • bandit queen • outlaw women • old west • legend
Searching the National Archives for NA records
Explains some of the types of tribal records available through the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and which records are available for search on line.
native american • archives • records • search • national archives
Explains some of the types of tribal records available through the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and which records are available for search on line.
native american • archives • records • search • national archives
Captain Benjamin L. E. Bonneville
Captain Benjamin Bonneville's adventures in the fur trade of the Rocky Mountains and far West. Hudson Bay's depletion of beaver in Oregon Country.
bonneville and the rocky mountain fur trade • united states military academy members • american history • history of the fur trade • mountain men
Captain Benjamin Bonneville's adventures in the fur trade of the Rocky Mountains and far West. Hudson Bay's depletion of beaver in Oregon Country.
bonneville and the rocky mountain fur trade • united states military academy members • american history • history of the fur trade • mountain men
Fall of Little Turtle
Removed as leader of the alliance he had built, Little Turtle found a new way to lead his people.
little turtle • fallen timbers • anthony wayne • turkey foot • treaty of greenville
Removed as leader of the alliance he had built, Little Turtle found a new way to lead his people.
little turtle • fallen timbers • anthony wayne • turkey foot • treaty of greenville
Fort Bonneville
In 1832, Fort Bonneville is established Captain Benjamin L. E. Bonneville on the Green River near the mouth of Horse Creek. Here, with many objections from Mountain Man Joseph Walker, he erects Fort Bonneville. Because of the objectionable location, the fort is soon dubbed, by fur trappers, as Fort Nonsense and Bonneville’s Folly.
bonneville • green river • fort • joseph r. walker • army
In 1832, Fort Bonneville is established Captain Benjamin L. E. Bonneville on the Green River near the mouth of Horse Creek. Here, with many objections from Mountain Man Joseph Walker, he erects Fort Bonneville. Because of the objectionable location, the fort is soon dubbed, by fur trappers, as Fort Nonsense and Bonneville’s Folly.
bonneville • green river • fort • joseph r. walker • army
Long Chain of Abuses
Since 1787, over 750 land cessions have been authorized by supposed mutual compacts. History demostrates there was little that was mutual about these "treaties."
land cession • treaties • dawes general allotment act • treaty of echota • treaty of greenville
Since 1787, over 750 land cessions have been authorized by supposed mutual compacts. History demostrates there was little that was mutual about these "treaties."
land cession • treaties • dawes general allotment act • treaty of echota • treaty of greenville
Mrs. Dalton’s Boys, part 5
The Daltons now have a $5,000 wanted price—dead or alive, each, on their heads. They pull off more train robberies with the law hot on their heels.
dalton • doolin • coffeyville • kansas • oklahoma
The Daltons now have a $5,000 wanted price—dead or alive, each, on their heads. They pull off more train robberies with the law hot on their heels.
dalton • doolin • coffeyville • kansas • oklahoma
Towns on the Plains: An Introduction, part 1
Towns on the Great Plains were started for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it would be because of a railroad coming through, or because gold had been discovered near by. Some towns lasted through the years and are still there today. Some just dwindled away and became ghost towns.
towns • great plains • prairie • cheyenne • wyoming
Towns on the Great Plains were started for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it would be because of a railroad coming through, or because gold had been discovered near by. Some towns lasted through the years and are still there today. Some just dwindled away and became ghost towns.
towns • great plains • prairie • cheyenne • wyoming
Bob Dalton - Kansas Outlaw
Bob Dalton became the outlaw leader of a family crime gang and terrorized the Kansas territory for two years before meeting a violent end.
bob dalton • the dalton gang • coffeyville • kansas • kansas lawmen
Bob Dalton became the outlaw leader of a family crime gang and terrorized the Kansas territory for two years before meeting a violent end.
bob dalton • the dalton gang • coffeyville • kansas • kansas lawmen
Review of Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie is the fictionalized real-life experiences of a pioneer girl named Laura Ingalls, which takes place in Indian Territory.
author laura ingalls wilder • books by laura ingalls wilder • little house on the prairie series • little house on the prairie • laura ingalls wilder
Little House on the Prairie is the fictionalized real-life experiences of a pioneer girl named Laura Ingalls, which takes place in Indian Territory.
author laura ingalls wilder • books by laura ingalls wilder • little house on the prairie series • little house on the prairie • laura ingalls wilder
Christmas: Little House Style
The Little House Books are accounts of daily life during the pioneer years. However, Laura Ingalls Wilder indulges in extended descriptions regarding the Christmas.
author laura ingalls wilder • books by laura ingalls wilder • little house on the prairie series • by the shores of silver lake • the little house cookbook
The Little House Books are accounts of daily life during the pioneer years. However, Laura Ingalls Wilder indulges in extended descriptions regarding the Christmas.
author laura ingalls wilder • books by laura ingalls wilder • little house on the prairie series • by the shores of silver lake • the little house cookbook
FORT LEAVENWORTH: First U.S. Fort in Kansas
A narrative about the establishment of Cantonment Leavenworth, through the years it served as a bastion of defense in the west and great depot to posts west, to the birth of the Command and General Staff College.
leavenworth • fort • jefferson barracks • cantonment • sherman
A narrative about the establishment of Cantonment Leavenworth, through the years it served as a bastion of defense in the west and great depot to posts west, to the birth of the Command and General Staff College.
leavenworth • fort • jefferson barracks • cantonment • sherman
More Sources for Tribal Information
Listing of addresses for tribal information.
native americans • genealogy • native american genealogy • bureau of indian affairs • lds
Listing of addresses for tribal information.
native americans • genealogy • native american genealogy • bureau of indian affairs • lds
Searching For A Point: Collecting Arrowheads
Looking for and buying Indian arrowheads, and a brief history of Fort Washita.
indian • native american • collectibles • relics • arts and crafts
Looking for and buying Indian arrowheads, and a brief history of Fort Washita.
indian • native american • collectibles • relics • arts and crafts
August-September Releases
Summer in my home is now almost over. I can tell, and not because the air has turned cool, but <i>Winter Kill</i> by Cotton Smith, <i>A Trail To Wounded Knee</i>, and <i>The Wild Bunch</i> have arrived at my door step. Read on Horatio, read on.
zane grey • cotton smith • comanche john • gila city • new releases
Summer in my home is now almost over. I can tell, and not because the air has turned cool, but <i>Winter Kill</i> by Cotton Smith, <i>A Trail To Wounded Knee</i>, and <i>The Wild Bunch</i> have arrived at my door step. Read on Horatio, read on.
zane grey • cotton smith • comanche john • gila city • new releases
The Bozeman Trail
The Bozeman Trail was blazed as a fast way to get to the gold mines in Western Montana. Read about the hardships John Bozeman endured while trying to establish the route.
john bozeman • bozeman • montana • fort hall • jim bridger
The Bozeman Trail was blazed as a fast way to get to the gold mines in Western Montana. Read about the hardships John Bozeman endured while trying to establish the route.
john bozeman • bozeman • montana • fort hall • jim bridger
Movie Star and Writer Will Rogers
Will Rogers is better known for his movie career, but he worked in several Wild West shows and was a gifted entertainer.
will rogers • hollywood • movie star • cowboy • wild west
Will Rogers is better known for his movie career, but he worked in several Wild West shows and was a gifted entertainer.
will rogers • hollywood • movie star • cowboy • wild west
Planning a Civil War Wedding
The first step in planning a Civil War wedding if it has not already been taken, is to choose which side of the conflict to represent.
civil war wedding • victorian wedding • north • south • union
The first step in planning a Civil War wedding if it has not already been taken, is to choose which side of the conflict to represent.
civil war wedding • victorian wedding • north • south • union
Review of Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie follows Pa, Ma, Mary, Laura, and Baby Carrie from their home in Wisconsin on a new adventure to Indian Territory in Kansas.
laura ingalls wilder • little house on the prairie • little house on the prairie series • little house on the prairie television show • review of little house on the prairie
Little House on the Prairie follows Pa, Ma, Mary, Laura, and Baby Carrie from their home in Wisconsin on a new adventure to Indian Territory in Kansas.
laura ingalls wilder • little house on the prairie • little house on the prairie series • little house on the prairie television show • review of little house on the prairie
The Dawes Rolls
The Dawes Rolls is a record of the Native Americans who left their tribes in exchange for homestead land in the late 1800s.
dawes rolls • final rolls • five civilized tribes • native american genealogy • native american history
The Dawes Rolls is a record of the Native Americans who left their tribes in exchange for homestead land in the late 1800s.
dawes rolls • final rolls • five civilized tribes • native american genealogy • native american history
Wildlife Pets For Woodland Indians
In Canadian Indian history and present times, wildlife animals have proven to be wonderful and fantastic household pets. The raccoon continues to be an all-time favorite.
canadian indian history • wildlife pets • wild animal babies • wigwam • wildlife
In Canadian Indian history and present times, wildlife animals have proven to be wonderful and fantastic household pets. The raccoon continues to be an all-time favorite.
canadian indian history • wildlife pets • wild animal babies • wigwam • wildlife
Azad Hind - Free India Movement
The Indian Nationalist Party sought the support of Nazi Germany to free India from British rule.
azad hind • free india movement • german india • world war ii • indian nationalist party
The Indian Nationalist Party sought the support of Nazi Germany to free India from British rule.
azad hind • free india movement • german india • world war ii • indian nationalist party
BLAZING THE SANTA FE TRAIL
William Becknell, the man who opened the Santa Fe Trail and established the first American trade in Spanish New Mexico.
santa fe trail • kansas • william becknell • osage indians • cimarron cut off
William Becknell, the man who opened the Santa Fe Trail and established the first American trade in Spanish New Mexico.
santa fe trail • kansas • william becknell • osage indians • cimarron cut off
Burial Records for 250,000 Union Soldiers
Twenty-seven volumes of Civil War records published from 1865 to 1871 became so rare that these burial records were reprinted in the 1990s.
civil war • civil war burial records • burial records for union soldiers • union casualties of civil war • reprints of civil war burial records
Twenty-seven volumes of Civil War records published from 1865 to 1871 became so rare that these burial records were reprinted in the 1990s.
civil war • civil war burial records • burial records for union soldiers • union casualties of civil war • reprints of civil war burial records
Colonials' Fear of Natives
America's early policy of viewing Native American tribes as a threat lead to a grave injustice and its longest war.
native american • seen as threat • view as "savage" • declaration of independence • articles of confederation
America's early policy of viewing Native American tribes as a threat lead to a grave injustice and its longest war.
native american • seen as threat • view as "savage" • declaration of independence • articles of confederation
Experience Early German Heritage in Texas Hill Country
The German immigrants of the early 1800's brought their work ethic and culture to America. Their decendants in the Hill Country of Texas continue to reflect their values today.
german • texas • pioneer • 1800's • texas history
The German immigrants of the early 1800's brought their work ethic and culture to America. Their decendants in the Hill Country of Texas continue to reflect their values today.
german • texas • pioneer • 1800's • texas history
Hawaii Becomes the 50th State
Hawaii officially became the 50th state in the United States of America on August 21, 1959, but the actual vote took place on March 12, 1959.
hawaii history • 50th state admitted • hawaiian statehood • communism in hawaii • racism toward hawaii
Hawaii officially became the 50th state in the United States of America on August 21, 1959, but the actual vote took place on March 12, 1959.
hawaii history • 50th state admitted • hawaiian statehood • communism in hawaii • racism toward hawaii
Immediate Causes of the Revolutionary War
The immediate or short term causes of the American Revolutionary War began with the 1763 Proclamation Line and ended with the punitive Coercive Acts under Lord North.
causes and effects of the revolutionary war • immediate causes of the american revolution • proximate causes of the revolution • proclamation line of 1763 as a cause of war • tax measures by parliament cause war
The immediate or short term causes of the American Revolutionary War began with the 1763 Proclamation Line and ended with the punitive Coercive Acts under Lord North.
causes and effects of the revolutionary war • immediate causes of the american revolution • proximate causes of the revolution • proclamation line of 1763 as a cause of war • tax measures by parliament cause war
Life of Will Rogers, America's Favorite Son
Born near Claremore Oklahoma, Will Rogers' quotes, rope tricks and radio broadcasts led him to become one of the era's most popular movie stars and political pundits.
life of will rogers • oklahoma humorist • claremore oklahoma • will rogers memorial museum • will rogers quotes
Born near Claremore Oklahoma, Will Rogers' quotes, rope tricks and radio broadcasts led him to become one of the era's most popular movie stars and political pundits.
life of will rogers • oklahoma humorist • claremore oklahoma • will rogers memorial museum • will rogers quotes
Navajo Indian Herbal Medicine
Navajo Indians use more species of wild plants in healing medicine more than any other Native American tribe; plant use is considered central to the Navajo way of life.
navajo indian herbal medicine • healing with plants the native american navajo way • navajo life medicine • practice of navajo herbal medicine • navajo indian conservation of wild plants
Navajo Indians use more species of wild plants in healing medicine more than any other Native American tribe; plant use is considered central to the Navajo way of life.
navajo indian herbal medicine • healing with plants the native american navajo way • navajo life medicine • practice of navajo herbal medicine • navajo indian conservation of wild plants
Ohio Indian Wars
After his first defeat, American President George Washington ordered an even larger invasion of Indian territory in 1791.
little turtle • miami confederacy • ohion indian wars • general arthur st. clair • wabash river
After his first defeat, American President George Washington ordered an even larger invasion of Indian territory in 1791.
little turtle • miami confederacy • ohion indian wars • general arthur st. clair • wabash river
Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Explains Past
A trip to the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City, OR, is like taking a trip back in time. Dioramas, film strips and exhibits make history come alive.
oregon trail • national historic oregon trail interpretive center • recreation of oregon trail journey • oregon history • baker city or
A trip to the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City, OR, is like taking a trip back in time. Dioramas, film strips and exhibits make history come alive.
oregon trail • national historic oregon trail interpretive center • recreation of oregon trail journey • oregon history • baker city or
Over The Mountain Men in Carolinas
Indian Fighters, Colonial Militia, Partisans, Continental Soldiers fight neighbors and Redcoats in this freshly detailed chronicle of America's Revolution in the South
over the mountain men • southern back country • james swisher • revolutionary war in the south • indian fighters
Indian Fighters, Colonial Militia, Partisans, Continental Soldiers fight neighbors and Redcoats in this freshly detailed chronicle of America's Revolution in the South
over the mountain men • southern back country • james swisher • revolutionary war in the south • indian fighters
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