The Indian Citizen July 23, 1903; letter of John Proviso to Green McCurtain and G.W. Dukes; regarding public debate between McCurtain and former governor Dukes over corruption, tribal politics, etc.
Editorial on Choctaws and Chickasaws from original in the F.S. Barde Collection at Oklahoma Historical Society. discusses tribal dispute over governor's office by rival claimants (after death of Green McCurtain), per capita payments, etc.
Star-Vindicator September 1, 1877; copy of letter from S.W. Marston Indian Agent to James J. McAlester, August 28, 1877 regarding an order concerning tribal citizenship for intermarried whites.
Minco Minstrel July 19, 1895; resolution by Choctaws to act apart from the Cherokees, Creeks, and Seminoles in dealing with the U.S. on the issues of tribal government, allotment, etc.
Bill No. 5. An act favorable to vesting authority in the Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation to make final disposition of all tribal affairs after the expiration of the tribal government. Passed Senate June 31, 1905. Passed House and approved...
Bill No. 34. A memorial to the Congress of the U.S. relating to legislation in behalf of the tribal schools. Passed Senate November 22, 1905. Passed house November 23, 1905. Approved November 24, 1905.
Bill No. 45. An act creating a Board of Commissioners with the authority to represent the Choctaw people in all matters affecting their interests as a tribe after the expiration of the tribal government. Passed House and Senate November 23, 1905....
Bill No. 45. An act creating a board of commissioners with authority to represent the Choctaw people in matters affecting their interests as a tribe after the expiration of the tribal government. Passed Senate November 23, 1905. Passed House and...
A letter from J. George Wright, U.S. Indian Inspector, to E.H. Wilson, National Secretary, advising that executive action on the memorial asking that per capita payment be made after tribal property is disposed of is not required. January 2, 1906.
A letter from Wright to Wilson advising executive action on the Bill No. 34, asking that legislation be enacted continuing tribal schools until the end of the scholastic term in May 1906, is not required. January 11, 1906.
A letter to E.H. Wilson, national secretary of Choctaw Nation, enclosing an act of the National Council to appropriate $20,272.60 for the necessary expenses of tribal government for the year ending September 30, 1907. Dated May 7, 1907.
A letter to E.H. Wilson referring to the act approved by the Principal Chief October 16, 1907, making an appropriation to defray expenses of tribal government for the year commencing October 1, 1907. This act was approved by the President, November...
Bill No. 9. A memorial of the Choctaw Council protesting against the use of tribal funds in the administration of Indian affairs by the government. Passed and approved October 11, 1909.
A letter from Ryan, acting commissioner, to E.H. Wilson, National Secretary, advising the President's approval on November 23, 1909, of an appropriation made for salaries of trained tribal officers. Dated December 2, 1909.
Indian advocacy organization. Minutes of annual conferences, newsletters, and other publications concerning Indian education, civil rights, tribal council proceedings, and various Indian youth programs.
Tribal historian. A typewritten manuscript (ca. 1985) by Black entitled ""Ceremony of the Earth People,"" and regarding the history and religious ceremonies of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians from the time of first contact with...
Indian chief. Typescripts of news articles (1870-1907) relating to mining and grazing leases, Dawes Commission proceedings, tribal government, and politics of the Seminole Nation, along with editorials concerning John F. Brown, a businessman and...
Printed materials 1870-1907 .25 foot Indian chief. Typescripts of news articles (1870-1907) relating to mining and grazing leases, Dawes Commission proceedings, tribal government, and politics of the Seminole Nation, along with editorials...
Indian chief. Typescripts of correspondence (1875-1879) relating to Choctaw participation in the proposed Indian Union growing out of the Okmulgee Council; published speeches (1877-1878); Choctaw Tribal Council proceedings (1873-1878); accounts of...
Indian tribal agency. A manuscript allotment list (1867) prepared by the federal government when the Delaware Indians moved from their reservation in Kansas to settle along the Caney River, Indian Territory, along with a printed Delaware allotment...
Collector. Quapaw tribal records (1891-1904) relating to governmental affairs, tribal schools, labor contracts, and farm leases, along with legal documents (1900) pertaining to the settlement of the estate of George Bingham, an early settler among...
Indian chief. Typescripts of correspondence (1900-1901) written during Dukes's tenure as principal chief of the Choctaw Nation and relating to leases, stock raising, and Choctaw Indian schools, together with speeches (1900-1902); biographical...
Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1894-1906), including speeches and letters, by and about Gardner, a principal chief of the Choctaws, and also relating to such issues as slavery, financial affairs, tribal factionalism, and the...