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The Wilderness Legacy of James Otto Lewis

Description: Article describes the journey and works of James Otto Lewis, an official artist who joined the commissioners of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to councils and treaty signings and documented the events. His collection of portraits of tribe chiefs is included.
Date: Winter 1976
Creator: Campbell, Janet & Franks, Kenny A. (Kenny Arthur), 1945-
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chickasaw Colonization in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the history of Chickasaw people, including the troubles they faced with loss of land in treaties with the United States government, liquor traffic, and removal west. Blue Clark provides context to their history as a warrior nation and the ways they established new communities despite being under duress.
Date: Spring 1976
Creator: Clark, Blue
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

America's Exiles

Description: Article discusses the history of voluntary as well as involuntary migration of American Indian tribes westward with the encroachment of white settlers, and the impact of treaties created with the United States government.
Date: Spring 1976
Creator: Gibson, Arrell M.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Mosquito Dance

Description: Article explores the music and story behind behind the Mosquito Dance, a Cherokee-Natchez tradition. Charlotte Heth also examines the music of the Horse Fly Dance, a similar melody.
Date: Winter 1976
Creator: Heth, Charlotte
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Cherokee Colonization in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the history of Cherokee settlement, the clashes that occurred with the United States government and other tribes, and the ways the Cherokee Nation adapted after forced migration to a new land.
Date: Spring 1976
Creator: Holm, Tom
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Choctaw Colonization in Oklahoma

Description: Article describes the history of Choctaw leadership, government, migration, and establishment of communities in Oklahoma despite the hard conditions they faced and difficult relations with the United States government.
Date: Spring 1976
Creator: Jordan, H. Glenn
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Notes and Documents, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 54, Number 2, Summer 1976

Description: Notes and Documents section from Volume 54, Number 2, Summer 1976. It includes a document from the Laws of the Choctaw Nation, an announcement of a convention meeting, an announcement of a new board member election, an excerpt from the El Reno News about the invention of a "tornado destroyer," an excerpt from the McAlester News Capital about the selling of Mexican wagons by Zack Miller, and an account of shooting matches held in the Tahlequah district in Indian Territory times.
Date: Summer 1976
Creator: Laws of the Choctaw Nation
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

Oklahoma's First Book: "Istutsi in Naktsoku"

Description: Article explores the history behind Oklahoma's First Book, Istutsi in Naktsoku, an elementary school primer in a written form of the Creek language by Reverend John Fleming. Guy Logsdon explores the process of alphabetizing the Creek language and the impact of mission work on the Osage, Cherokee, and Creek Nations.
Date: Summer 1976
Creator: Logsdon, Guy
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

The Cherokee Script Issuance of 1862

Description: Article describes the Cherokee script issuance of 1862 by the Cherokee Council and National Committee. James F. Morgan also provides historical context about Cherokee leadership and factionalism during this time.
Date: Autumn 1976
Creator: Morgan, James F.
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 54, Number 1, Spring 1976

Description: For the Record section from Volume 54, Number 1, Spring 1976. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 23, 1975. It also includes a gift list for the third quarter of 1975 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Spring 1976
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

For the Record, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 54, Number 2, Summer 1976

Description: For the Record section from Volume 54, Number 2, Summer 1976. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 29, 1976. It also includes a gift list for the fourth quarter of 1975 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS.
Date: Summer 1976
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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