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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.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Peace on the Plains

Description: Article discusses the establishment of the United States Dragoons and chronicles the history of their first mission, a peace delegation to visit the Kiowas and Wichitas, who were then referred to as Comanche and Pawnee Picts. George H. Shirk provides historical background to the journal kept by a First Lieutenant in the Dragoons, Thompson B. Wheelock.
Date: Spring 1950
Creator: Shirk, George H.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Wichita-Kiowa Relations and the 1874 Outbreak

Description: Article discusses the ethnocentrism that can occur between feuding tribes through the example of Outbreak of 1874, an uprising of Kiowas, and its recounting by an elderly Wichita woman. Karl Schmitt examines the old prejudices that still seem to exist between the two tribes, and whether or not these biases distort the telling of events.
Date: Summer 1950
Creator: Schmitt, Karl
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Early Days of Anadarko

Description: Article traces the history of the city of Anadarko, which grew out of the Wichita Agency and attracted numerous religious denominations, who built churches and schools there. Sara Brown Mitchell describes the town in its early days and its people.
Date: Winter 1950
Creator: Mitchell, Sara Brown
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

A Romance of Pioneering

Description: Article describes the process of settlement on land opened by the Kiowas and Comanches at the turn of the century through the narrative of Lucy Gage, educational advocate and pioneer woman. Gage describes the journey into the territory, the growth of the town and school system, and interactions with the tribes who lived there.
Date: Autumn 1951
Creator: Gage, Lucy
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Wichita Death Customs

Description: Article explores the death customs associated with the Wichita tribe as a source of recorded information to assist archeologists and ethnologists in understanding these cultural traditions and interpret the findings of burial sites. Carl Schmitt provides more specific detail using the accounts of Wichita tribe members and then draws his own conclusions about the practices.
Date: Summer 1952
Creator: Schmitt, Carl
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Go South and Be Free: John W. Williamson's Account of the Pawnee Removal

Description: Article describes the flight of the Pawnees from their homeland in Nebraska to Indian territory, recounted through an introduction by Thomas R. Buecker and R. Eli Paul and a document written by the agent who went with the Pawnees, John W. Williamson. Unlike many tribes, their relocation was voluntary as they had faced disease, white encroachment, and threats from other tribes in Nebraska.
Date: Summer 1987
Creator: Buecker, Thomas R.; Paul, R. Eli & Williamson, John W.
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Go South and Be Free Part II: John W. Williamson's Account of the Pawnee Removal

Description: Article continues the story of the Pawnee tribe's journey from their homeland in Nebraska to Indian territory through the account of John W. Williamson, an agent who travelled with them. The second part of this article picks up Williamson's account at Medicine Lodge Creek and is once again annotated by editors Thomas R. Buecker and R. Eli Paul.
Date: Autumn 1987
Creator: Buecker, Thomas R.; Paul, R. Eli & Williamson, John W.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Jesse Chisholm: Peace-maker, Trader, Forgotten Frontiersman

Description: Article describes the life of frontier trader and explorer Jesse Chisholm, a man who left quite a legacy. Stan Hoig highlights the man's contribution as an interpreter and intermediary for the tribes of the plains in peace-making missions during the Civil War, earning him close relationships and respect.
Date: Winter 1988
Creator: Hoig, Stan
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 30, Number 4, Winter 1952-53

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 30, Number 4, Winter 1952-53. It includes documents about Oklahoma's "Hall of Fame" at the Oklahoma Historical Society, photostats collected by Dr. Grant Foreman and donated to the OHS, an exhibit of Crisler paintings, banking exhibits, and the publication of a paper about Wichita kinship.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975 & Kelley, E. H.
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Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 29, Number 1, Spring 1951

Description: Notes and Documents section for Volume 29, Number 1, Spring 1951. It includes an account of the dedication of the new community center at Bethaba Temple in Muskogee and a description and list of the pioneer missionary enterprises of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita reservations.
Date: Spring 1951
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
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Portrait of a Wichita Village, 1808

Description: Article provides a portrait of a Wichita Village on the Red River through the records of Anthony Glass, a representative of Indian Agent John Sibley, after an invitation was issued by the Wichitan Chief Awakahea in 1808.
Date: Winter 1982
Creator: John, Elizabeth A. H.
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War for Survival: The Wichita Indians during the Civil War

Description: Article describes the turmoil and travel the Wichita tribe faced during the Civil War, as they were relocated to Kansas as war refugees, then eventually made the trek back to their home in Indian Territory under threat of floods, epidemics, and attacks from neighboring tribes. Stan Hoig chronicles their journeys and provides historical context.
Date: Autumn 1984
Creator: Hoig, Stan
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

On the Wichita-Caddo Range

Description: Article tells the story of Big Jim Walker and his nephew, Hank. Big Jim was a rancher who grazed his cattle on the Wichita-Caddo reservation before it was open for settlement.
Date: Summer 1964
Creator: Poteet, Chrystabel Berrong
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Dissolution of the Wichita Reservation: Part 2

Description: Article continues to chronicle how the Cherokee Commission allotted lands in the Wichita Reservation in an effort to dissolve the region for settlement. This article focuses on the Wichita tribe's efforts to receive appropriate allotments within the community.
Date: Autumn 1944
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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