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The Dawes Commission (open access)

The Dawes Commission

Article chronicles the impact the Dawes Commission had the Oklahoma Territory and the Indigenous people who called it home. This commission was created through an act of Congress to convince the tribes to cede their lands to the federal government.
Date: Spring 1931
Creator: Brown, Loren N.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Academy (open access)

The Choctaw Academy

Article is a continuation of the author's attempts to document the establishment and history of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school dedicated to the education of American Indian youths.
Date: Winter 1931
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History