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"Yakni Achukma, The School with a Soul": A History of the Goodland Indian Orphanage
Article describes the founding and history of Goodland Indian Orphanage, one of the few mid-nineteenth century schools for Native American children that promoted inclusion of their culture and language along with assimilation initiatives. Ruby Wile includes personal recollections of the LaCroix family, four Choctaw children who lived at the Presbyterian institution.
Date:
Winter 2002
Creator:
Wile, Ruby
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Choctaw Chief's House: Oral Tradition and Historical Inaccuracies
Article introduces credible witness reports and documentary evidence, including construction specifications, to support the conclusion that Choctaw Chief Thomas LeFlore's house near Wheelock Mission was the structure built according to the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, rather than the house located near Swink, Oklahoma.
Date:
Winter 2003
Creator:
Coleman, Louis
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Sobering News: Choctaw Temperance Reporting and Civic Journalism
This article compares modern "civic journalism" with its nineteenth-century counterpart by examining editorial positions on the temperance movement as printed in the pages of the Choctaw Telegraph and the Choctaw Intelligencer. The two journals campaigned against alcohol in the Choctaw Nation.
Date:
Autumn 2006
Creator:
Mize, Richard
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History