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From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2

Description: The second part of this two-part article continues the evaluation of the problems in Indian healthcare and the campaign led by Senators Fred Harris and Dewey Bartlett to correct a record of neglect. The healthcare problem after 1970 was linked to a new federal policy of tribal self-determination.
Date: Spring 2008
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Rex Brinlee: The Man and His Escape

Description: This article tells the story of notorious criminal Rex Brinlee, who is best known for his multiple escapes from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. The article interweaves the details of his crimes with larger state events, including the McAlester Prison Riot.
Date: Summer 2013
Creator: Reavis, Jack Anthony
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1855-1860

Description: Article chronicles what life was like inside of the Cherokee Nation before the Civil War. The article focuses on how tribe members interacted with authority figures, mission schools, architecture, and finances.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Holland, Reid A.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Homesteading the Strip

Description: Article chronicles how the United States government opened the land called Cherokee Strip for settlement and the ensuing struggles of the settlers and the American Indians who lived there.
Date: Autumn 1973
Creator: Lucas, Robert C. & Gilstrap, Lucille
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Intruders at Chilocco

Description: Article details how the United States government created the Chilocco Indian School within contested borders of the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Summer 1972
Creator: Savage, William W., Jr.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alice Ross Howard

Description: Article chronicles the life of Alice Ross Howard, a distant relative of Chief John Ross of the Eastern Cherokee Nation. The article follows Howard and her family as they escape from the Civil War to the North and return to rebuild their lives within the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 1945
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Trial of Ezekiel Proctor and the Problem of Judicial Jurisdiction

Description: Article narrates the events surrounding the "Tragedy of Goingsnake," a shootout that resulted in nine deaths and numerous wounded. The shootout resulted from a judicial jurisdiction dispute regarding the trial of Ezekiel Proctor, a Cherokee man charged with the murder of Polly Kesterson.
Date: Autumn 1970
Creator: Littlefield, Daniel F., Jr. & Underhill, Lonnie E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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