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The "Rise and Fall" of Indian Colleges in Indian Territory: Indian University, Henry Kendall College, and Other Colleges, 1880-1907

Description: Article details the growth of several colleges for American Indians in pre-statehood Oklahoma. Steven J. Crum provides the history of these institutions, including their founding by missionary groups and their eventual decline with the dissolution of Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 2015
Creator: Crum, Steven J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Okmulgee Constitution: A Step Towards Indian Self-Determination

Description: Article describes a series of meetings held in the 1870s by a general council comprised of delegates from twelve Indian tribes to draft a constitution setting up a territorial government, the Okmulgee Constitution. Although the constitution itself was never adopted, the council meetings still allowed the tribes to confront issues they were facing and provided an example of their self-determination to the national government.
Date: Autumn 1980
Creator: Nolen, Curtis L.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Regionalism at the University of Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the influence of William Bennet Bizzell, former president of the University of Oklahoma, in promoting Southwest regionalism. Richard Lowitt explores how regional literature and art flourished under his tenure, and examples of materials that were created and preserved during this time.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Lines Written on an Indian Face

Description: Article pays homage to a portrait of an Indigenous woman's face that rests on the side of a building's wall in a small town in Oklahoma by reflecting on the community's history.
Date: Spring 1944
Creator: Moore, Jessie Randolph
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Thomas Wildcat Alford

Description: Article details the life of Thomas Wildcat Alford as a leader of his people, the Absentee Shawnee tribe, describing the difficulties he faced progressing the land allotment and assimilation process of his people while he also trying to preserve the traditional culture and ways of life he grew up with.
Date: Summer 2017
Creator: Kyes, Rebecca A.
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Indian Removal

Description: Article details the origins of Indigenous tribes' names and their geological history before they were removed to Indian Territory.
Date: Winter 1933
Creator: Fensten, Jos J.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Two Historic Indian Burials from Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Description: Article discusses the archeological findings and implications of two discovered American Indian burial sites in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. Charles Bareis explains the details of the artifacts discovered and how they could reflect burial customs and possibly be created by the Creek people.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Bareis, Charles
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