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"Civilization May be a Hoax": Oklahomans in the Old World, 1907-1939 (open access)

"Civilization May be a Hoax": Oklahomans in the Old World, 1907-1939

This article describes the views of middle-class Oklahomans who toured Europe between the two world wars and whose travel accounts concluded that the New World--America and Oklahoma--were superior in all aspects of "civilization."
Date: Winter 2007
Creator: Voss, K. Dirk
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Twixt Scylla and Charybdis: Environmental Pressure on the Choctaw to Ally with the Confederacy (open access)

Twixt Scylla and Charybdis: Environmental Pressure on the Choctaw to Ally with the Confederacy

Article describes the conditions that led the Choctaw nation's decision to ally with the Confederate States of America when the United States failed to live up to its treaty promises.
Date: Spring 2007
Creator: Sweeney, Kevin Z.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
So That a Nation May Live: The Pawnee Ghost Dance and Cultural Renaissance (open access)

So That a Nation May Live: The Pawnee Ghost Dance and Cultural Renaissance

This article describes the early development of the Ghost Dance among the Pawnees and traces the ceremony's continuance into the twenty-first century.
Date: Autumn 2007
Creator: Leahy, Todd E.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History