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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
Fort Richardson, the Red River War Fort
More than any other fort at or near the Red River Valley, Fort Richardson embodies American Indian reservation policy.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
Very Busy Fort Belknap
Fort Belknap became an important trading hub for Anglo settlement into the Comanceria.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
Fort Washita
Fort Washita's main purpose was to protect Chickasaw and Choctaw settlers from the Plains Indians and Anglo "land smugglers."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
Fort Arbuckle in the Mountains
Fort Arbuckle was founded by Randolph B. Marcy in 1851 as a Chickasaw Nation garrison.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
Marcy's Expedition to document the the Red River
Randolph B. Marcy, who knew Texas and Indian Territory well, was tasked to lead an expedition to document the Red River in 1852.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
Province Texas Map by Stephen F. Austin
Stephen F. Austin traced a Mexican map of the Province of Texas from 1818 and painted it with water colors.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
Province of Texas Map, 1818
This Province of Texas map by Mexico was drawn and colored in 1818.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
The Yattassee Village along the Red River
A 1721 map places the Yattassee village (spelled Yatachez) on the eastern side of the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
La Harpe and the Nassonite Trading Post
De la Harpe and his men built a wooden trading post at the "abandoned village of the Nassonite chief."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
Bernard de la Harpe and the Unicorn on the Ouachita River
While at the Ouachita River, Bernard de la Harpe claimed to have eaten a unicorn.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 16, 2023
Theft of the Red River Medicine Stone, a giant Meteorite
The Theft of the Red River Medicine Stone, a giant meteorite, may have deeply affected relations between nations in the Red River Valley.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
The Chickasaws and their Nation
Establishing the Chickasaw Nation along the Red River proved to be a long ordeal.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
The Shawnees in the Red River Valley of Texas and Oklahoma
The Shawnees were originally from the Ohio River, not the Red River.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 13, 2023
The Kiowas of the Oklahoma Plains
The Kiowas of the Oklahoma Plains created a unique horse and buffalo hunting culture.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 10, 2023
The Tonkawas: Texas Originals
One of the more fascinating cultures of the original Red River Valley people are the Tonkawas, a very distinct Texas tribe.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 10, 2023
The Academies of the Choctaws and Chickasaws
The academies established by the Choctaws and Chickasaws in Indian Territory were mission schools.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 10, 2023
Cynthia Ann Parker's First Photograph
While in Fort Worth upon her capture in 1860, Cynthia Ann Parker's first photograph was taken while she nursed her daughter.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023
The Osages in the Red River Valley
The Osage Nation claims to have held territory from the Ohio to the Red River Valley of the South.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 8, 2023
The Comanche Empire
The Comancheria — the Comanche Empire — became a formidable force for both the Europeans and Anglo American colonizers.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 5, 2023
Red River Original Tribes
Four major tribes — the Red River Originals — inhabited the Red River Valley of the Southwest before and during European invasion.
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