A Gathering of the Tribe contd.
Three pictures from the Annual Crow Festival. One is the traditional celebratory clothing, one is a row of teepees, a child dressed in celebration clothing.
A Gathering of Tribe contd.
Continued text on Battle of Little Bighorn, there are still many questions that remain unanswered, like how many died? Romanticized myths when describing the story.
Super Chief: A fight for land and loot
Philip J. Stevens becomes special chief of the Sioux Tribe. He is the descendent of the warrior "Standing Bear". Fight for the land that was taken from them in South Dakota's Black Hills in 1877.
Picture of Tigua Indian
Photograph of a Tigua Indian in El Paso.
Picture of 4 people
Photograph of two women and two men standing together.
Cherokee Nation
Tribal membership card that was approved through the Cherokee Registration Committee. This proves that you are a member of the Cherokee tribe in Oklahoma.
Junior Editor's Quiz on "Shivaree"
Question on what Shivaree is and answer below. A Shivaree is a celebration with horns and kettles for a couple on their wedding night. It is also known as a form of hazing, where a group vocally dislikes a person. Illustration on the left of …
Remember When?
A republished file talking about Rocky Mountain pie supper, movies showing at the Eagle Theatre, vaccinations, wrestling team, church, birth, and other events from 1948 and 1968.
Writtings
Various books for sale and their prices. Mentions "The Killing of Ned Christie" by Bonnie Stahlman Speer talks about a Cherokee legislator accused of killing a U.S. deputy Marshall. " A Sad and Terrible Blunder" by Roger Darling discusses the battle of Little Bighorn and …
Powow Draws
Newspaper clipping, two images of Indians in lines, dressed in costume, preparations for final dance competitions.
The importance of rawhide
Describes the process of acquiring rawhide from various animals in mid-summer. There are many uses for rawhide such as creating containers, cradles, buckets, baskets, and even ceremonial items. Rawhide is so versatile that Native people still use them today.
A young traditional dancer
Picture of a young dancer wearing a traditional costume, over 200 competitors, the young man shows his talents at the Blood Tribe Education Board's 2nd annual Powwow.
Dancers of all ages
Picture of a young man competing for top prize money at the 2nd annual powwow.
Picture of Natural Landscape
Colorful picture of a field, with overgrown weeds and tall trees, there are clouds with various shapes, and the sun seems to be setting
Family with their horse
Black and white photo of a family standing together with their horse and wagon in the background. There appears to be a husband and wife with 4 children. The next page is a continuation of the photograph and has two other horses and a man …
The Boomers
small text that questions if the Boomers were heroes or outlaws. Then the text changes to how the Indians were told that they could have the land westward, but white men ended up taking the land for themselves. Thomas Jefferson attempted to resolve this conflict …
The Boomers Contd.
At the top of the page, there is a map of the Indian territory from the years 1866-1889. Most of Oklahoma was divided into five different tribes. Below that the text continues from the previous page where the Cherokees were made at their leader for …
The Boomers Contd.
The idea that the Indians have a special area located in the far West, some Indians agreed with the idea while others fired at folks who tried to steal their hunting grounds. In the Boomer Movement, tribes split between Union and Confederate, with new treaties …
The Boomers Contd.
On the right side of the paper is a flyer that tries to attract people to move to Oklahoma Colony. They list various benefits such as 14,000,000 acres of land, free homes, and minerals. The text on the left side talks about how Captain Payne …
The Boomers Contd.
Payne and twenty men set out to settle in Indian Territory, settled at a forested hilltop where they could survey a townsite, they called their place Ewing. Not even a month into the settlement they were arrested by U.S. troops from Fort Reno, but Payne …
Recalling Payne
David Payne had a personality that made it hard to say no to him according to C.P. Wickmiller. He was described as a character; brave as a lion and generous to a fault.
The Boomers Contd.
Henry M. Teller was making a plan to colonize Oklahoma lands and Payne rushed to Congress to petition to make his settlement official. The army was getting tired of Payne and the costs to expel him and his members became heavy. Their plan for Payne …
The Boomers Cntd.
Benjamin Harrison signed a proclamation that declared lands purchased from the Creeks and Seminoles would be opened for settlement based upon the Homestead Act. After this, the gold rush of California and Colorado took place, which attracted high numbers of settlers.
The Last Boomer
Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie was the new leader to unify the split Boomer movement. He was originally going to join Payne, but his journey got postponed. Lillie was invited by Buffalo Bill Cody to join his Wild West Show. He ended up gathering 3,600 people …
Te Ata
Black and white picture of a woman named Te Ata in the 1920's. She started dancing around tribal campfires in the Chickasaw Nation. She ended up in New York stages and other stages around the world telling Indian Tales
