Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 3, Autumn 1971
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The Killing of Big Snake (Article)
Article details the arrest of Big Snake, a Ponca man who was arrested for allegedly attempting to flea from the Indian Territory back to his ancestral land in the Dakotas.
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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 3, Autumn 1971 (Article)
Notes and Documents section for Volume 49, Number 3, Autumn 1971. It includes a recognition of two awards given to the editor of The Chronicles, an announcement of historic sites opening up within the state, a note on how the organization will incorporate students into its activities, and an announcement of the organization acquiring correspondences from Hezekiah Spencer, a fur trader active during the 19th century.
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Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1855-1860 (Article)
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.
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Quail Hunting: Big Business in Early Oklahoma (Article)
Article chronicles the hunting of bobwhite quail within the Oklahoma Territory. Quail hunting was so widespread that concerns were raised about overhunting of the game bird. The article mentions laws placed to limit the hunting of quails.
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Discrimination and Statehood in Oklahoma (Article)
Article chronicles how competing for land caused the development of racial discrimination with the Oklahoma and Indian Territories. Included at the end of the article is an appendix charting the population of Oklahoma between 1900 and 1920.
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Minutes of the Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, July 22, 1971 (Article)
This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 22, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.
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The Chickasaw Queen: In William Faulkner's Story (Article)
Article details the history of royalty within the Chickasaw Nation before their relocation to Oklahoma Territory by comparing real accounts of the times to the writings of William Faulkner. The article focuses on King Ishtehotopah, the king who gave his formal consent to relocate his people.
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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 49, Number 3, Autumn 1971, periodical, Autumn 1971; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1761003/: accessed September 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.