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The Journal of John Lowery Brown, of the Cherokee Nation En Route to California in 1850
Article transcribes the journal of John Lowery Brown as he and a band of Cherokee men traveled from Oklahoma to California during the Gold Rush.
Date:
Summer 1934
Creator:
Wright, Muriel H. (Muriel Hazel), 1889-1975
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gleanings from the By-Ways of Oklahoma Folk Lore
Article narrates the author's interactions with the people of Whitmire, Oklahoma. While residing in this village, he was exposed to the townspeople's local culture through songs and stories.
Date:
Spring 1926
Creator:
Caldwell, Mable
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Simon Ralph "S.R." Walkingstick: A Cherokee Leader
Article traces the life and genealogy of S. R. Walkingstick to show the ways in which one Cherokee family contributed to the tribal and state community.
Date:
Summer 2018
Creator:
McCullagh, James G.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Old Baptist Mission and Evan Jones
Article describes the work of Evan Jones at Old Baptist Mission in Oklahoma. Evan Jones was a minister to the Cherokees who opposed Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy as well as slavery, and whose translation work led to books of the bible and his own newspaper being printed in a written version of the Cherokee language.
Date:
Summer 1989
Creator:
Mahnken, Norbert R.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Death and Burial of Major Ridge
Article chronicles the day three men killed Elias Boudinot, Major Ridge, and John Ridge who were part of the "treaty party" within the Cherokees who favored signing relocation treaties. Their killers were part of the Ross party who were opposed to the tribe's relocation.
Date:
Spring 1973
Creator:
Ballenger, T. L.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Civil War Battle of Barren Creek Indian Territory, 1863
Article narrates the events surrounding the Civil War Battle of Barren Creek, a small Union victory that took place in the central part of the Cherokee Nation.
Date:
Spring 1970
Creator:
Ramp, Lary C.
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History