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Tubbee and His Nieces: Choctaw-White Intermarriage and "Indianness" in the Choctaw Intelligencer

Description: Article reconstructs widespread views of Choctaw-White Intermarriage in 1851 through a small-scale investigation of a series of letters to the editor published in the Choctaw Intelligencer that relayed the contrasting messages of one older Choctaw "Tubbee" and his nieces.
Date: Summer 2011
Creator: Mize, Richard
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's African American Rodeo Performers

Description: Article describes the history of African American rodeo performers beginning with the growth of the cattle industry in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, from cowboys and ranch hands to eventual rodeo champions. Roger D. Hardaway highlights the lives and careers of several key performers.
Date: Summer 2011
Creator: Hardaway, Roger D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Riverboat Frontier: Early-Day Commerce in the Arkansas and Red River Valleys

Description: Article outlines the history of riverboats and their passengers on the Arkansas and Red River Valleys, from early French fur traders who bartered with neighboring Native American tribes to the merchants and travelers that traversed the rivers on steamboats. Michael J. Hightower touches on the marks left on the land by those seeking its resources, as well as the natural disasters that befell riverboat pioneers.
Date: Summer 2011
Creator: Hightower, Michael J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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