Article describes the history of Anglo-American intrusion and colonization of Creek lands within Indian Territory in Oklahoma, as well as the response of the Creek Nation in the face of interference, forced relocation, and allotments. Douglas A. Hurt describes the way the Creeks strengthened their communities during a time of unrest.
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Article describes the history of Anglo-American intrusion and colonization of Creek lands within Indian Territory in Oklahoma, as well as the response of the Creek Nation in the face of interference, forced relocation, and allotments. Douglas A. Hurt describes the way the Creeks strengthened their communities during a time of unrest.
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24 p. : ill.
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Abstract: In the nineteenth century Native Americans in the Indian Territory faced dispossession, forced re-settlement, and interference in tribal customs and politics. Douglas Hurt explores the case of the Creek Nation as its members dealt with Anglo intrusion and colonization through resistance, modification, and development of a sense of place centered on community and ceremonies.
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The Chronicles of Oklahoma
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Hurt, Douglas A."The Indian Home is Undone": Anglo Intrusion, Colonization, and the Creek Nation, 1867-1907,
article,
Summer 2005;
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
(https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2016941/:
accessed June 27, 2024),
The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org;
crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.