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Indian Chieftain on the Dawes Commission and other topics

Here are some excerpts from interesting articles in the Vinita newspaper, the Indian Chieftain, during territorial days. The period from 1866 to 1907, the process that led from collectivism and oligarchy to private ownership and democracy, would be worth a book-length study. And is it still possible to find "bacchanalian...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 4, 2024 1:05 AM

Early Oklahoma in the archives

Here are some interesting publications relating to early-day Oklahoma on the websites of the National Archives and the Internet Archive. The National Archives has an online sample of documents from their Center for Legislative Archives about Oklahoma's path to statehood including: Survey Map of Oklahoma and Indian Territory showing distances,...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 10, 2009 9:43 PM