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Tubbee and His Nieces: Choctaw-White Intermarriage and "Indianness" in the Choctaw Intelligencer

Description: Article reconstructs widespread views of Choctaw-White Intermarriage in 1851 through a small-scale investigation of a series of letters to the editor published in the Choctaw Intelligencer that relayed the contrasting messages of one older Choctaw "Tubbee" and his nieces.
Date: Summer 2011
Creator: Mize, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Broken Thread: The Choctaw Spinning Association, 1937-1943

Description: This article details the process of reinstituting the art of spinning wool among the Choctaw as part of a project led by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to increase the income of Choctaw women through traditional native craft and analyzes the program's unfortunate demise.
Date: Winter 2008
Creator: Petty, Christina
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Black, White, and Read: The Muskogee Daily Phoenix's Coverage of the Sequoyah Statehood Convention of 1905

Description: Article provides a portrayal of the Sequoyah Statehood Convention, a gathering of the leaders of the "Five Civilized Tribes" in Oklahoma to propose the creation of a state separate from Oklahoma Territory, Sequoyah. Richard Mize's account relies on the newspaper coverage by the Muskogee Daily Phoenix, and highlights the voice and opinions of the paper's editor, Clarence B. Douglas.
Date: Summer 2004
Creator: Mize, Richard
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Choctaw Chief's House: Oral Tradition and Historical Inaccuracies

Description: Article introduces credible witness reports and documentary evidence, including construction specifications, to support the conclusion that Choctaw Chief Thomas LeFlore's house near Wheelock Mission was the structure built according to the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, rather than the house located near Swink, Oklahoma.
Date: Winter 2003
Creator: Coleman, Louis
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 Poor Red Man and the Great Father: Choctaw Rhetoric, 1540-1860

Description: Article examines the rhetoric of written speeches by Choctaw leaders addressing Euro-American government officials in a post-contact era to determine the nature of the language used. Stephen P. Van Hoak argues that rather than indicating dependency, the Choctaws used self-abasing and respectful language to promote diplomacy and at times protest mistreatment.
Date: Autumn 2003
Creator: Van Hoak, Stephen P.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Inside the Store, Inside the Past: A Cultural Analysis of McAlester's General Store

Description: Article discusses the life and entrepreneurship of James J. McAlester, owner of McAlester's General Store, a prominent establishment in the Choctaw Nation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Linda C. English takes a closer look at the growth and change of the store through its records.
Date: Spring 2003
Creator: English, Linda C.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

"Yakni Achukma, The School with a Soul": A History of the Goodland Indian Orphanage

Description: Article describes the founding and history of Goodland Indian Orphanage, one of the few mid-nineteenth century schools for Native American children that promoted inclusion of their culture and language along with assimilation initiatives. Ruby Wile includes personal recollections of the LaCroix family, four Choctaw children who lived at the Presbyterian institution.
Date: Winter 2002
Creator: Wile, Ruby
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Toll Roads and Railroads: A Case of Economic Conflict in the Choctaw Nation, 1870-1876

Description: Article chronicles the dispute between the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad and businessman Robert L. Ream when their land claims for a railroad and a toll road conflicted. David Bowden provides commentary on how the construction in the area impacted the Choctaw, Creek, and Cherokee Nation citizens in the area.
Date: Winter 1996
Creator: Bowden, David
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Last Choctaw Execution: A Case of Law and Disorder

Description: Article explores the history of government in the Choctaw Nation and the last execution, the shooting of County Sheriff Joe Hoklotubbee by Silon Lewis and group of men from the National Party. James C. Milligan and L. David Norris examine the crime that occurred in the Choctaw Nation, what exacerbated the lawlessness in the area, and law enforcement practices.
Date: Winter 1995
Creator: Milligan, James C. & Norris, L. David
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Herman F.C. Ten Kate, Jr.: An Adventurous Dutch Ethnologist in Indian Territory, 1883

Description: Article illustrates the journeys of Herman Ten Kate, Jr., a Dutch ethnologist who traveled among the tribes of Southwest Oklahoma collecting artifacts and studying the lifestyles of various people groups. Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr. provides details about the scholar's life through a timeline of his experiences.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Veenendaal, Augustus J., Jr.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Alice Lee Elliott Memorial Academy: A School for Choctaw Freedmen

Description: Article explores the history of Oak Hill Industrial Academy (also known as Alice Lee Elliott Memorial Academy) one of the only schools that provided education to Choctaw freedmen and other black citizens in the area of Valliant, Oklahoma. Joy McDougal Smith traces the history of the school, from its establishment to closing, and includes details about the people who taught and studied there.
Date: Autumn 1994
Creator: Smith, McDougal Joy
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Spring 1994

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Berlin B. Chapman, a professor and historian who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1994. It also includes a document about the Pitchlynn family of the Choctaw tribe, and examines the accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson Pitchlynn through excerpts of correspondence.
Date: Spring 1994
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L. & Curry, Bobby R.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Winter 1993-94

Description: Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Muriel H. Wright, a historian who wrote and edited numerous articles for The Chronicles of Oklahoma and who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1993.
Date: Winter 1993
Creator: Blackburn, Bob L.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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