By Muriel H. Wright
Greater than a century and a part in the past Oklahoma used to be selected to turn into the house of the pink guy within the usa. this day, sixty-seven tribes as generally divergent because the 5 Civilized Tribes from the Southeast, the Plains tribes from the West, the Seneca from Ohio, and the indigenous Osage stay inside of its obstacles. extra Indian tribes have retained their personality and identification in Oklahoma than in the other kingdom of the Union. while, the yank Indian in Oklahoma is very revered colleague of his white modern in enterprise, the professions, paintings, tune, and in any other stroll of existence. it really is major that there aren't any reservations within the country. many of the Indians are smooth americans in customs, behavior, and get dressed and feature an analogous lifestyle as the other citizen of the nation. Nowhere else within the usa are available the sort of mixing of the blood and the civilization of the Anglo-American and the yank Indian. This consultant to the Indian Tribes of Oklahoma lists alphabetically the tribes in the kingdom- twenty-nine of that have retained their tribal id within the jurisdiction of a number of the Indian enterprises, and thirty-eight small tribes and fragments of tribes now not well-known individually. No similar paintings has been issued considering Frederick Webb Hodge's guide of yank Indians North of Mexico was once released in volumes in 1910 and 1911. the current encyclopedic therapy of the topic of Oklahoma indians give you the following info for many tribes: starting place of the tribal identify, linguistic inventory, actual features, current situation, numbers, heritage, executive and association, modern existence and tradition, and ceremonials and public dances. additionally, there's a record of instructed analyzing relating each one tribe. quantity 33 within the Civilizations of the yankee Indian sequence
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Indian Office officials and agents replied in full detail to my letters of inquiry relating to Indian matters. Among them are the late John T. Montgomery, superintendent of the former Western Oklahoma Consolidated Agency at Anadarko; Mr. W. O. Roberts, director of the Muskogee Area Office; Mr. William W. Head, director of the Anadarko Area Office; Mr. Royal B. Hassrick, curator of the Southern Plains Indian Museum, Anadarko; Mr. T. B. Hall, superintendent of the Osage Agency; Mr. A. B. Caldwell, educationist, Five Civilized Tribes Agency, Muskogee; Mr.
Bartley Milam and Rev. Eli Pumpkin of the Cherokee Nation, Mr. George H. Roberts of the Pawnee, Mr. Jesse Row- Page xiii lodge of the Cheyenne, Mr. Carl Sweezey of the Arapaho, the late Chief Don Whistler of the Sac (Sauk) and Fox, Mrs. Sallie Tyner and Mr. Dan Nadeau of the Potawatomi, and Hon. William G. Stigler of the Choctaw, member of Congress from the Second Congressional District. Nearer home, I wish to thank the members of the staff of the Oklahoma Historical Society for their interest and assistance.
You have met several," was the reply. " The newcomer was further surprised to learn that this group of five persons represented different tribesCherokee, Choctaw, Osageand that the fair-haired, blue-eyed girl was a part Chickasaw. Most Indians in Oklahoma are modern Americans in customs, habits, and dress, and have all rights and privileges as citizens of the state. Some of the outstanding leaders in business and professional life as well as officials of the state have been and are of Indian descent.
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