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The National Congress of American Indians

Description: Article discusses instances of nation-wide organization of indigenous tribes before delving into the establishment of the National Congress of American Indians. N. B. Johnson describes how the Congress supports the rights of American Indians and advocates legislation on behalf of the tribes.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Johnson, N. B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Our Debt to the Iroquois

Description: Article describes the history of the federation of the Six Iroquois Nations: the Mohawks, Onondagos, Senecas, Oneidas, Cayugas, and Tuscaroras. J. F. Page describes how this group formed a basis of organization that white settlers would imitate, and whose agricultural practices also enlightened early Americans.
Date: Winter 1951
Creator: Page, J. F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Indian Territory United Nations: The Creek Council of 1845

Description: Article discusses the meetings of delegates from the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, Kickapoo, Shawnee, Caddo, Wichita, Quapaw, Osage, Kiowa, and Pawnee tribes in council to discuss the issues of Indian Territory in the nineteenth century. A. M. Gibson includes a record of the proceedings by Cherokee Agent Pierce M. Butler and edited by newspaper editor William P. Ross.
Date: Winter 1961
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Grand Celebration: An Indian Delegation to Washington

Description: Article describes the visit of a delegation of Indian chiefs to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and Washington, hosted by superintendent Richard H. Pratt to promote the recruitment of students for his newly-established Indian Industrial School. Edward L. Clark, the author's grandfather, traveled with the delegation as an interpreter.
Date: Summer 1988
Creator: Clark, Wahnne C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 66, Number 1, Spring 1988

Description: Notes and Documents section from Volume 66, Number 1, Spring 1988. It includes a document about the history of a 100-Year-Old Ponca drum that belonged to the Pa-data society and was passed from the Poncas to the Osage, along with a description of the ceremonies that involved its use.
Date: Spring 1988
Creator: Rice, Florine Collins
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Natchez Way

Description: Article examines remnants of the Natchez tribe traditions through documentation and a search for Natchez descendants, some who fled to Oklahoma and joined Chickasaw, Creek, and Cherokee communities.
Date: Summer 1987
Creator: Drechsel, Emanuel
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 4, Winter 1956-57

Description: Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 34, Number 4, Winter 1956-57. It includes additional information for Chronicles articles, a document about the history of Chickasaw education, some notes on the history of the Wyandot tribe, and an address delivered by Dr. Heman Humphrey about the rights of American Indians.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975; Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967; Nieberding, Velma & Humphrey, Heman
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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