The Fort Bird Treaty of 1842
After the Battle of Village Creek, the Republic of Texas signed the Fort Bird Treaty of 1842.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 25
The Camp Napoleon Treaty
A Peace Treaty that wasn't supposed to be peaceful was signed by the tribes southern Indian Territory at Camp Napoleon in May 1865.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Aug 21
An ancient Village at Fish Creek, Cooke County, Texas
Discovery of an ancient village at Fish Creek, formerly a channel of the Red River in Cooke County, Texas, explains Cross Timbers people.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jun 12
First Map of the Mississippi
According to Jacques Marquette in 1673, this is the "First Map of the Mississippi River."
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Robin Cole-Jett
May 11
A Tragedy among the French, the Chickasaws and the Choctaws
A Hamlet-Style Transaction between Tishomingo of the Chickasaws and the Choctaws, as related by a French writer in 1749.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 18
A Map of Native America
This French map from 1783 combines European claims and native America.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 12
The Old Southwest
The "Old Southwest," which is dominated by the Red River, is a political rather than a cultural designation.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 14
Satanta at Fort Sill, maybe
This photograph depicts "part of Satanta's Kiowa Band at Sutler's Store, Fort Sill, Indian Territory" by either Soule or Bliss.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 8
Mound City of the Caddo in southwest Arkansas
The Caddo structures were so numerous that Europeans who came to the Red River labeled southwestern Arkansas "Mound City."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 6
The Caddo City of the Dead at Ozan Creek, Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas
Evidence of the Caddo City of the Dead along Ozan Creek at Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas has been almost entirely eliminated.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 3, 2023
What's in a Name? Oklahoma, Muriel Wright, and Chester Howe
Muriel Wright and Chester Howe explained different versions of how the state of Oklahoma achieved its name.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Nov 26, 2023
Rainy Mountain Indian School for the Kiowa and Apache Tribes
From 1893 to 1920, Rainy Mountain Indian School "Americanized" children from the Kiowa and Apache tribes, and now lies as an unmarked ruin.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 15, 2023
Photograph of an Execution in the Choctaw Nation
The only available photographic documentation of an execution carried out by the Choctaw Nation's Lighthorsemen.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 9, 2023
Sketch of the Pawnee (Wichita) Village by George Catlin
The Pawnee/ Wichita village that George Catlin sketched was abandoned by the 1860s.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 26, 2023
End of the Bison: Deliberate Slaughter to Destroy the Plains
The U.S. Army was instrumental in the slaughter of bison to destroy the Plains tribes.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 23, 2023
Polly Ann Colbert, Chickasaw Free Woman
The life of Polly Ann Colbert, a Chickasaw Free Woman, is a history lesson of Indian Territory.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
Indian Territory in the Civil War
The re-taking of forts in Indian Territory was one minor focus of Grant's Vicksburg campaign in the Civil War.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22, 2023
Sang pour Sang
The bones of the Natchez warriorss could be seen there years afterwards at Lake Sang pour Sang — "Blood for Blood."
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 17, 2023
Fort Sill, Still Active
Fort Sill represents the Old West and flourishes as the last remaining, active military post that was built during the Indian wars.
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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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