Article details relations between the Kiowa people and the federal government as attempts were made to relocate the tribe in Oklahoma Territory.

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on October 29, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 28, 1971. This section also includes the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 18, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.

Article recounts Sister Mary Agnes Newchurch's time at a mission schools in Tulsa and Vinita during a year of financial difficulties and misunderstandings with the communities. She was the last surviving member who taught at these communities at the time of her testimony.

Article chronicles how railroad companies overcame legal and territorial disputes to expand their businesses into the Cherokee Nation.

Article details the findings of an archeological dig at Fort Washita conducted in 1971. The article lists what was found at the site and how the scientists procured them.

Article narrates the life of George H. Johnson during the Battle of Washita, where the 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked a Cheyenne camp to push them across the Washita River. The journal entries document Johnson's trials as he and his fellow soldiers marched through the area during a stormy winter.

Article details the history of royalty within the Chickasaw Nation before their relocation to Oklahoma Territory by comparing real accounts of the times to the writings of William Faulkner. The article focuses on King Ishtehotopah, the king who gave his formal consent to relocate his people.

Notes and Documents column including a thankful tribute to all the contributors to the magazine throughout its fifty years with special attention to Gary Hugh McKinney and a list of books accessioned and catalogued by the organization's library.

Notes and Documents column including an announcement for the distribution of the The Chronicles' annual index, a narrative of a colonel's life at Camp Gruber during World War II, and a quote spoken at Guy Quoetone's birthday celebration.

Notes and Documents column including a recognition of two awards given to the editor of The Chronicles, an announcement of historic sites opening up within the state, a note on how the organization will incorporate students into its activities, and an announcement of the organization acquiring correspondences from Hezekiah Spencer, a fur trader active during the 19th century.

Notes and Documents column including a tribute to Senator Robert L. Owen, a report on a fire that destroyed the Historic Colony School, and a note on new additions to the organization's museum and library.

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses William Finley Semple, a lawyer who specialized in land disputes within Choctaw County, and William Penn Couch, a state senator who left to enlist in World War II.