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The Otoe and Missouria Reservation: Part I & II (open access)

The Otoe and Missouria Reservation: Part I & II

Article chronicles the establishment and dissolution of the Otoe and Missouria Reservation, the sixth and last reservation established in the Cherokee county.
Date: Summer 1948
Creator: Chapman, Berlin B.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gridiron Pioneers at the Cherokee National Male Seminary, 1896-1909 (open access)

Gridiron Pioneers at the Cherokee National Male Seminary, 1896-1909

Article tells the story of Cherokee National Male Seminary's football team and its players who shaped the legacy of the team and the future of the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 2014
Creator: McCullagh, James G. & Schmidt, Stephanie
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Reverend Theodore Manneseh Rights, His Sons, and the Cherokee National Male Seminary (open access)

Reverend Theodore Manneseh Rights, His Sons, and the Cherokee National Male Seminary

Article investigates the education of three sons of Theodore M. Rights, a Moravian missionary to the Cherokee Nation, at Cherokee National Male Seminary and discusses the controversy surrounding the graduation of the second son, Eugene Jesse Rights.
Date: Winter 2016
Creator: McCullagh, James G.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Tahlequah Arrow, (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 92, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1910 (open access)

The Tahlequah Arrow, (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 24, No. 92, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 29, 1910

Weekly newspaper published in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news, along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
An Historical Analysis of the Theatre at Tsa La Gi (open access)

An Historical Analysis of the Theatre at Tsa La Gi

This study is an examination of the theatre project at Tsa La Gi, a Cherokee cultural center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The thesis is organized into three areas: the drama, the theatre design, and the production techniques. Chapter I reports the process of the formulation of Trail of Tears and analyzes its success. Chapter II describes and interprets the process of the design of the physical theatre. Chapter III reports the techniques used in play production at Tsa La Gi and interprets their effects. Chapter IV presents conclusions about the success of the theatre project. This report accepts evidence that the theatre project at Tsa La Gi is a highly successful one, both economically and artistically.
Date: August 1974
Creator: McMahan, Barbara M.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cherokee National Female Seminary Principal Teacher Etta Jane Rider and Her Assistant Teachers, 1901-04 (open access)

Cherokee National Female Seminary Principal Teacher Etta Jane Rider and Her Assistant Teachers, 1901-04

Article provides a biographical tribute to Etta Jane Rider, principal teacher of the Cherokee National Female Seminary from 1901-1904, and to the assistant teachers who joined her in educating young Cherokee women.
Date: Winter 2018
Creator: McCullagh, James G. & Davis, James S.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2 (open access)

From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2

The second part of this two-part article continues the evaluation of the problems in Indian healthcare and the campaign led by Senators Fred Harris and Dewey Bartlett to correct a record of neglect. The healthcare problem after 1970 was linked to a new federal policy of tribal self-determination.
Date: Spring 2008
Creator: Lowitt, Richard, 1922-2018
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Advocate. (Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr.), Vol. 26, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 16, 1902 (open access)

The Cherokee Advocate. (Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr.), Vol. 26, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 16, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 1902
Creator: Butler, George O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Northeastern's Seminary Hall (open access)

Northeastern's Seminary Hall

Article chronicles the history of the building that hosted Seminary Hall, the first co-educational public seminary school in the world, located on the Northeastern State College campus.
Date: Winter 1973
Creator: Halliburton, R., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alice Ross Howard (open access)

Alice Ross Howard

Article chronicles the life of Alice Ross Howard, a distant relative of Chief John Ross of the Eastern Cherokee Nation. The article follows Howard and her family as they escape from the Civil War to the North and return to rebuild their lives within the Cherokee Nation.
Date: Autumn 1945
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Around Tahlequah Council Fires: The Life of Oklahoma Historian T. L. Ballenger (open access)

Around Tahlequah Council Fires: The Life of Oklahoma Historian T. L. Ballenger

Article describes the life of Tom Lee Ballenger, a professor at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah who spent a lifetime educating students and researching the history of Oklahoma. The title of the article is taken from an anthology Ballenger wrote about the capital of the Cherokee Nation and the people who established it.
Date: Autumn 1982
Creator: Agnew, Brad
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Colored High School of the Cherokee Nation (open access)

The Colored High School of the Cherokee Nation

Article discusses the call for and establishment of a high school for freedmen in the Cherokee Nation in 1890, the rights black freed persons had in early Indian Territory, the students who attended the school, and records of the school.
Date: Winter 1952
Creator: Ballenger, T. L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 22, 1904 (open access)

The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 22, 1904

Weekly newspaper published in Tahlequah, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news, along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1904
Creator: Hudson, Waddie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 29, 1904 (open access)

The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 18, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 29, 1904

Weekly newspaper published in Tahlequah, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news, along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 1904
Creator: Hudson, Waddie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Final Campaign: The Confederate Offensive of 1864 (open access)

The Final Campaign: The Confederate Offensive of 1864

Article details the campaign of Confederate Major General Samuel Bell Maxey against the federal army at Forts Smith and Gibson in Indian Territory. Tom Franzmann attests that the campaign is often overlooked in Oklahoma history and requires a more thorough exposure to determine its effectiveness.
Date: Autumn 1985
Creator: Franzmann, Tom L.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Park Hill's Ross Cemetery (open access)

Park Hill's Ross Cemetery

Article relates the results of the survey that took place in Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 by Lois E. Wilson Albert and members of the Oklahoma Anthropological Society to thoroughly document the Ross Cemetery at Park Hill for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. The Ross Cemetery contains the remains of members of one of the most prominent Cherokee families of the nineteenth century.
Date: Spring 2013
Creator: Wilson Albert, Lois E.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 4, 1904 (open access)

The Tahlequah Arrow. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 4, 1904

Weekly newspaper published in Tahlequah, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news, along with advertising.
Date: June 4, 1904
Creator: Hudson, Waddie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Cherokee County Democrat (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 17, 1916 (open access)

Cherokee County Democrat (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 17, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Tahlequah, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 17, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
When the Cherokee Nation was a Mormon Sanctuary (open access)

When the Cherokee Nation was a Mormon Sanctuary

Article outlines the migration of Mormons from Texas to Utah in the mid-1800s, focusing on the period they spent living in the Cherokee Nation before deciding whether to continue their trek or stay and settle in Indian Territory.
Date: Summer 2017
Creator: LeBaron, Allen
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Tahlequah Arrow (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 118, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 30, 1916 (open access)

The Tahlequah Arrow (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 118, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 30, 1916

Weekly newspaper published in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news, along with advertising.
Date: December 30, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Tahlequah Arrow (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 89, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 20, 1916 (open access)

The Tahlequah Arrow (Tahlequah, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 89, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 20, 1916

Weekly newspaper published in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news, along with advertising.
Date: May 20, 1916
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Advocate. (Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr.), Vol. 25, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 27, 1901 (open access)

The Cherokee Advocate. (Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr.), Vol. 25, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 27, 1901

Weekly newspaper from Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: April 27, 1901
Creator: Leoser, William T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Cherokee Advocate. (Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr.), Vol. 28, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 22, 1904 (open access)

The Cherokee Advocate. (Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr.), Vol. 28, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 22, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1904
Creator: Melton, W. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Indian Sentinel. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1898 (open access)

The Indian Sentinel. (Tahlequah, Indian Terr.), Vol. 9, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1898

Weekly newspaper published in Tahlequah, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 22, 1898
Creator: Parks, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History