Historical Sketch of Col. Samuel Checote, Once Chief of the Creek Nation (open access)

Historical Sketch of Col. Samuel Checote, Once Chief of the Creek Nation

Article details the life of Colonel Samuel Checote, the colonel of the first Creek regiment that served with the Confederacy during the Civil War. Before the Civil War, Checote was a Methodist preacher within the Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1926
Creator: Lambert, O. A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Okmulgee Constitution (open access)

Okmulgee Constitution

Article chronicles the events that took place at the first session of the General Council of the Indian Territory that was held in Okmulgee. This session discussed the terms set forth by the United States' House of Representatives that specified the federal government as the highest authority within Indian Territory.
Date: Autumn 1925
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History