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The Cheyenne Transporter (open access)

The Cheyenne Transporter

Article chronicles the history of The Cheyenne Transporter, a newspaper active in Indian Territory. The newspaper supplied safe travel routes and recommendations for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians living in the area along with religious news articles and notices regarding livestock.
Date: Summer 1968
Creator: Bass, Althea
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Pursuit of Dull Knife from Fort Reno in 1878-1879 (open access)

The Pursuit of Dull Knife from Fort Reno in 1878-1879

Article chronicles the pursuit of Northern Cheyenne people who fled Fort Reno for their homelands in the Dakotas. The people were relocated to Fort Reno after the Red River War, but soon fell ill with disease and homesickness. The pursuit resulted in the creation of additional military forts inside of Oklahoma Territory.
Date: Summer 1968
Creator: Wright, Peter M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History