70 Matching Results

Search Results

Advanced search parameters have been applied.
in subjects: "Osage"  
Results: 1 - 24 next

Alvin Woods' Retreat from Prairie Grove

Description: Article narrates Alvin Woods' actions as he retreated from the Battle of Prairie Grove during the Civil War. He was an interpreter for the 9th Kansas Calvary who served under the Union Army.
Date: Summer 1929
Creator: Phillips, Charles J.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wagoner, I.T. "Queen City of the Prairies"

Description: Article describes the founding and growth of the City of Wagoner in the wake of its upcoming centennial. Brad Agnew discusses the conflict that occurred as one of the towns in Indian Territory attempted to achieve self-determination in a diverse area, the education system that evolved there, and the crime that threatened Wagoner's railroads.
Date: Winter 1986
Creator: Agnew, Brad
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Protestant Missions Among the Osages, 1820-1838

Description: Article chronicles the history of the Osage tribe as told through the establishment of Protest mission schools within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1924
Creator: Wardell, Morris L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Centennial of Fort Gibson

Description: Article details the historical conflicts surrounding Fort Gibson including its establishment and centennial celebration.
Date: Summer 1924
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Three Forks of the Arkansas

Description: Article explains how President Thomas Jefferson established the Three Forks Area of the Arkansas, a region that hosted a large trade network between American Indian and European goods.
Date: Spring 1924
Creator: Foreman, Grant
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Lasting New Deal Legacy: The Civilian Conservation Corps, the National Park Service, and the Development of the Oklahoma State Park System

Description: Article discusses the establishment of the state park system of Oklahoma along with its roots in New Deal policies. Suzanne H. Schrems explores how the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps provided employment opportunities to jobless young men in the 1930s and revitalized Oklahoma's land.
Date: Winter 1994
Creator: Schrems, Suzanne H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Osage Plea for Freedom Revisited

Description: Article explores the history of the Osage Nation and their connections with the Catholic religion. James D. White examines their sense of disconnectedness from their spiritual life with their relocation to Indian Territory and the complications that ensued in the wake of their request for Catholic missionaries to be sent to the area.
Date: Summer 1995
Creator: White, James D.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Osage Oxonian: The Heritage of John Joseph Mathews

Description: Article describes the heritage, life, and career of John Joseph Matthews. Terry P. Wilson begins by providing historical context about the Osage Tribe, then narrows focus to Matthews and his own mixed heritage, education, and literary works.
Date: Summer 1981
Creator: Wilson, Terry Paul
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

An Experiment in Education: The Osage Manual Training School, Views from Letters

Description: Article describes life and schoolwork at the Osage Manual Training School and the problems faced when trying to provide instruction to Osage children. Barbara Speas Havira uses letters from the period to construct a portrait of the experience of educators and students there, as well as negative attitudes towards the Osage people.
Date: Winter 1998
Creator: Havira, Barbara Speas Havira
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Faithful Public Servant: J. George Wright and the Five Civilized Tribes

Description: Article covers the life and career of United States Indian Inspector for Indian Territory, J. George Wright, during the land allotment era. Kent Carter provides more detail on the connections Wright made with the Five Tribes as well as his political struggle with Tams Bixby over the position of Commissioner.
Date: Spring 2003
Creator: Carter, Kent
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

George Catlin and Archaeology: Data Drawn from the Canvas

Description: Article compares artistic evidence of the occupation of historic locations in Oklahoma by American Indian tribes in the form of George Catlin's artwork with the archeological findings in those areas. Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko gleans information about the acculturation within the Osage, Choctaw, Cherokee, and Creek tribes during the removal period.
Date: Autumn 2003
Creator: Catlin-Legutko, Cinnamon
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Osage Removal to Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the process of Osage migration into Oklahoma, from treaties made with the United States government, conflicts with white settlers entering Indian Territory, and eventually establishment of their own community despite many hardships.
Date: Spring 1977
Creator: Thomas, James H.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Hopefield Mission in Osage Nation, 1823-1837

Description: Article describes the establishment and history of the Hopefield Mission, a branch of Union Mission established by Reverend William B. Montgomery, William C. Requa, and his wife. Carloyn Thomas Foreman discusses the hardships faced at the mission while trying to provide agricultural training to the Osage people.
Date: Summer 1950
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
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

Lu tsa ka Le Ah ke ho "Can't Go Beyond": Alloting the Osage Reservation, 1906-1909

Description: Article describes the efforts of the Osage Nation in the early 1900s to create their own system of allotment through the drafting of the Osage Allotment Act and subsequently carrying out its provisions. Louis F. Burns describes the way the tribe protected their territory, as well as the dangers they faced from those seeking the resources on their land.
Date: Summer 1994
Creator: Burns, Louis F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Trip with the "Indian Warrior Troupe"

Description: Article describes the trip taken by a group of Osages billed as the "Warrior Troupe" who traveled to fairs and performed and put on competitions with the locals at the towns they stopped at. Frank F. Finney includes excerpts from the diary of T. M. Finney, one of the men who traveled with them.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chief James Bigheart of the Osages

Description: Article explores the life and contributions of Chief James Bigheart, key politician and organizer of the Osage Nation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Orpha B. Russell discusses how Bigheart fought the allotment bill that would put Osages at a disadvantage, and brought the "headright" method to pass.
Date: Winter 1954
Creator: Russell, Orpha B.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Reminiscences of a Trader in the Osage Country

Description: Article recounts the experiences of James Edwin Finney, a trader who joined a band of Osages which included John N. Florer. Finney describes life and customs of Osage hunters, an encounter with a war party, a list of Osage chiefs and leaders in the 1870s, and the settlement of the Pawnees nearby.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Finney, James Edwin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

John N. Florer: Pioneer Osage Trader

Description: Article discusses the life and career of pioneer Osage trader John N. Florer. Frank f. Finney discusses his family, travels, personal tragedies, and success in the oil business.
Date: Summer 1955
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Catholic Education Among the Osage

Description: Article discusses the history of the Catholic Church within the Osage Nation. Velma Nieberding lists the missionaries who ministered to the Osage people and describes the establishment of missions to provide education and places to worship.
Date: Autumn 1954
Creator: Nieberding, Velma
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Osage Indians and the Liquor Problem Before Oklahoma Statehood

Description: Article describes the devastation caused within the Osage tribe by an addiction to alcohol brought by white traders. Frank F. Finney discusses the dangers of the liquor traffic in Oklahoma and the law enforcement used to control it before statehood.
Date: Winter 1956
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Old Osage Customs Die with the Last Pah-hue-skah

Description: Article discusses the history of the "White Hair" or Pah-hue-skah family lineage of the Osage from the Louisiana Purchase to the period of removal. Frank F. Finney explores the chiefs of this family and the ways they retained Osage traditions throughout history.
Date: Summer 1958
Creator: Finney, Frank F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
Back to Top of Screen