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Albert Praises Tishomingo

Description: Overton James Village. Story of dedication of the Overton James Village in Tishomingo. This complex of houses was sponsored by the Chickasaw Nation and opened by Carl Albert. Newspaper article
Date: 1971
Creator: Rhodes, Linda
Partner: Ardmore Public Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0274.0502]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Jose Gonzalez, village schoolteacher, draws water from the only available supply in the little settlement-a shallow hand-dug well, uncovered and unprotected."
Date: October 7, 1971
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.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Killing of Big Snake

Description: 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.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Clark, J. Stanley
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Chickasaw Queen: In William Faulkner's Story

Description: 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.
Date: Autumn 1971
Creator: Howell, Elmo
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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