The Choctaws in Oklahoma: From Tribe to Nation, 1855-1970University of Oklahoma Press, 2007 - 320 pages The story of a people overcoming colonization |
Contents
The Choctaws in 1855 | 3 |
The Treaty of 1855 | 15 |
The Civil War in Indian Territory q | 57 |
The Treaty of 1866 | 72 |
Strings of Little Houses | 87 |
Iron Horses and Indian Maidens | 102 |
The Net Proceeds Case | 121 |
Selfishness and Civilization | 137 |
A Family History | 176 |
Oklahoma | 183 |
After Statehood | 193 |
Terminating the Choctaws | 206 |
Epilogue | 219 |
Notes | 225 |
Bibliography | 285 |
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