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Chief Red Bird

Description: Photograph of Cheyenne Chief Red Bird protesting the use of his picture on Liberty Magazine. Photo by Betty Terrel. Printed by Oklahoma Card Co., Oklahoma City, OK. Published by Veatch's Drug Store, Watonga, OK.
Date: unknown
Creator: Terrel, Betty
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Tradition of the Cheyenne Indians

Description: Article chronicles the history of the Cheyenne tribe as told to the author by a member of the tribe. This history was allegedly passed down through generations through oral storytelling and describes how the tribe adapted their lifestyle before colonization.
Date: Autumn 1928
Creator: Seger, John H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Cheyenne Transporter

Description: Article chronicles the history of The Cheyenne Transporter, a newspaper active in Indian Territory. The newspaper supplied safe travel routes and recommendations for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians living in the area along with religious news articles and notices regarding livestock.
Date: Summer 1968
Creator: Bass, Althea
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Fall 2011

Description: Notes and Documents column including a short document titled "The Twenty-Five Indians: A Revealing Ledger from the Genevieve Seger Collection" that describes a ledger book dating back to 1886 which lists the names of the first colonists to leave the Darlington (Cheyenne-Arapaho) Agency to establish an agricultural colony on the Washita River. The ledger, given to the Oklahoma Historical Society by Genevieve Seger, provides evidence that twenty-eight Arapahos set out to establish the colony.
Date: Autumn 2011
Creator: Welge, William D.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Medicine Lodge Peace Council

Description: Article narrates one teenage boy's experiences while attending the Medicine Lodge Peace Council. This committee was charged with settling peace negotiations between the United States and the Cheyenne's after a three year long war.
Date: Summer 1924
Creator: Foreman, Grant
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

My Experience with the Cheyenne Indians

Description: Article is a speech given by Henry C. Keeling at the 34th annual meeting of the Kansas State Historical Society held on December 7, 1909. In the speech, Keeling talks about his experiences as a post trader at the Cantonment Post within the Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1925
Creator: Keeling, Henry C.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Ending of a Cheyenne Legend

Description: Article describes the events and damage of the Geary storm, a series of tornadoes that swept Geary, Oklahoma in 1961. Chrystabel Berrong Poteet describes the Cheyenne legend of this area and posits that the storm effectually ended it.
Date: Spring 1963
Creator: Poteet, Chrystabel Berrong
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Edmund Gasseau Choteau Guerrier: French Trader

Description: Article chronicles the life of Edmund Guerrier, a trader who was fluent in English, French and several Native American languages. He helped to facilitate many land negotiations and treaties between the Native populations and the United States' government.
Date: Winter 1969
Creator: Barde, Fred S. & Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Battle of the Washita Centennial, 1968

Description: Article narrates the centennial celebration of the Battle of Washita. The battle resulted in the Peace Chief Black Kettle and his wife being killed by soldiers of the 7th US Cavalry as the attempted to cross the river. The battle ground is now a National Historic Site.
Date: Winter 1968
Creator: Thetford, Francis
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Pursuit of Dull Knife from Fort Reno in 1878-1879

Description: Article chronicles the pursuit of Northern Cheyenne people who fled Fort Reno for their homelands in the Dakotas. The people were relocated to Fort Reno after the Red River War, but soon fell ill with disease and homesickness. The pursuit resulted in the creation of additional military forts inside of Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Summer 1968
Creator: Wright, Peter M.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Edwin Williams

Description: Article chronicles the journey of a caravan of men that rode from Abilene, Kansas to the Cheyenne and Arapaho reservations located within the valley of the North Canadian River, a 250-mile journey, carrying the first steam powdered saw-mill. Included is a description of the installation process of the mill.
Date: Autumn 1932
Creator: Thoburn, Joseph B. & Collins, Hubert E.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Big Jake's Crossing

Description: Article explores the history of "Big Jake's Crossing," a way station on the Washita River where the author's father, Mr. G. W. Miller, set up a ferry for the use of travelers. Bess Rogers offers her own personal recollections of the time and frontier life.
Date: Spring 1960
Creator: Rogers, Bess
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 2017-18

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document translated by Levi Wilkins and annotated by John Truden written by Mennonite missionary S. S. Haury about the shooting of Running Buffalo, the conflict that precipitated it, and how the conflict was resolved.
Date: Winter 2017
Creator: Wilkins, Levi & Truden, John
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Indians' Friend John H. Seger: Continued from June

Description: Article continues to chronicle the life and accomplishments of John H, Seger by explaining his contributions to the running of Fort Reno and helping migrating Cheyenne tribesmen. Segar was the principal and owner of the Seger Indian Trading School where he managed the education and training of Cheyenne and Arapaho youths.
Date: Autumn 1933
Creator: Peery, Dan W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The First Allotment of Lands in Severalty Among the Oklahoma Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians

Description: Article explains the author's opinions regarding the Land of Severalty Act and how he believed the law was a success. This law, otherwise known as the Dawes Act, called for American Indian lands to be allotted to individuals instead of tribes.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Meserve, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1850-1936
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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