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
Oct 12
Thousands of Mounds, or: Red River Acne
What are these "earth pimples" (acne!) as some researchers have described the circular mounds that appear in all over the Red River Valley?
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Robin Cole-Jett
Sep 22
Census of the Native People of New Orleans Territory, 1805
The census of Native People of New Orleans Territory included descriptions of tribal languages, places, and affiliations.
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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
Jul 22
A 1656 Map of Naguatex and the Gentleman of Elvas
A 1656 map shows villages like Naguatex, which were described in the 1557 book, Gentleman of Elvas, about the de Soto expedition.
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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
May 8
Indian City, USA
Several years ago, I took a road trip and found myself at Indian City, USA. I'm glad I did, because Indian City, USA is no more.
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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
Jan 5
The City of the Dead in Ozan, Hempstead County, Arkansas
Ozan in Hempstead County, Arkansas is a true City of the Dead, a place that connected to the Battle Mound village along the Red River.
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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
Dec 1, 2023
White Creek where Cooke, Denton and Wise Counties Meet
In 1868, a battle between native Plains warriors and American settlers took place at White Creek where Cooke, Denton and Wise counties meet.
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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
Nov 1, 2023
Wegefarth County, no more and never much was
Wegefarth County was platted and promoted in 1873 to white homesteaders to push out native people.
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Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 28, 2023
Sand Springs at Waterloo Lake by Denison
One of the most historic places in Grayson County, Texas is Waterloo Lake in Denison, fed by Sand Springs, a natural watering hole.
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