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Christian Gotelied Priber: Utopian Precursor of the Cherokee Government
Article narrates how Christian Gotelieb Priber went about establishing a utopian society called the Kingdom of Paradise in colonial America among the Cherokee people. The article compares how historians, the Cherokees, and the people of that time, viewed his philosophy.
Date:
Autumn 1970
Creator:
Strickland, Rennard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1855-1860
Article chronicles what life was like inside of the Cherokee Nation before the Civil War. The article focuses on how tribe members interacted with authority figures, mission schools, architecture, and finances.
Date:
Autumn 1971
Creator:
Holland, Reid A.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
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.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Rock Falls Raid, An Analysis of the Documentary Evidence
Article narrates the legal and political battles fought over settlement of the Cherokee Outlet that accumulated into the creation of Rock Falls, a townsite that forced a confrontation between cattlemen and government agencies.
Date:
Spring 1971
Creator:
Savage, William W., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Trial of Ezekiel Proctor and the Problem of Judicial Jurisdiction
Article narrates the events surrounding the "Tragedy of Goingsnake," a shootout that resulted in nine deaths and numerous wounded. The shootout resulted from a judicial jurisdiction dispute regarding the trial of Ezekiel Proctor, a Cherokee man charged with the murder of Polly Kesterson.
Date:
Autumn 1970
Creator:
Littlefield, Daniel F., Jr. & Underhill, Lonnie E.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Building of the Railroads in the Cherokee Nation
Article chronicles how railroad companies overcame legal and territorial disputes to expand their businesses into the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Summer 1971
Creator:
Self, Nancy Hope
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Homesteading the Strip
Article chronicles how the United States government opened the land called Cherokee Strip for settlement and the ensuing struggles of the settlers and the American Indians who lived there.
Date:
Autumn 1973
Creator:
Lucas, Robert C. & Gilstrap, Lucille
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Intruders at Chilocco
Article details how the United States government created the Chilocco Indian School within contested borders of the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Summer 1972
Creator:
Savage, William W., Jr.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History