From Indian Territory to White Man's Country: Race, Nation, and the Politics of Land Ownership in Eastern Oklahoma, 1889-1940University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2002 - 351 pages |
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Page 80
... called on the federal govemment to respect the rights of Indian people and to hurry them on the way to what these reformers called “ civilization . " The focus on the rights of Native people was sincere , and left its name on the most ...
... called on the federal govemment to respect the rights of Indian people and to hurry them on the way to what these reformers called “ civilization . " The focus on the rights of Native people was sincere , and left its name on the most ...
Page 142
... called the Freedmen " natives . " Freedmen similarly sct themselves apart from the immigrants by referring to them in English as “ State Negroes " or more pejoratively by calling them by the Muskogee word " wvcenv " when speaking ...
... called the Freedmen " natives . " Freedmen similarly sct themselves apart from the immigrants by referring to them in English as “ State Negroes " or more pejoratively by calling them by the Muskogee word " wvcenv " when speaking ...
Page 308
... called “ the modem version " of the organization . The rapid change in Indian policy and the widespread discussion in eastern Oklahoma of the OWA energized the kind of mobilization that centered on Hanna but enjoyed scattered support ...
... called “ the modem version " of the organization . The rapid change in Indian policy and the widespread discussion in eastern Oklahoma of the OWA energized the kind of mobilization that centered on Hanna but enjoyed scattered support ...
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