Tilaukait
Tilaukait Cayuse leader of the Whitman massacare.
Tamahas
Portrait of Cayuse leader Tamahas a apart of the Whitman massacre.
Stand Wattie
Portrait of Stand Wattie. They say that he was a man of character and integrity
Oktarharsars Harjo, or Sands
Portrait of Sands also known as Oktarharsars Harjo. He thought that the old U.S. was alive yet and the old treaty was good.
Sequoyah
Portrait of Sequoyah who invented the Cherokee Syllabary. A quote from Sequoyah is " I thought that would be like catching a wild animal and taming it".
John Ross
Portrait of John Ross by John Neagle in 1846. Text below the portrait says" The Cherokee Factions finally united and they resumed their orderly progress".
A Navaho woman and her baby.
Photograph of a Navaho woman and her baby in a cradleboard at Bosque Redondo. Text below the photograph says " Always they begged to return to their homeland".
George Bent and his wife Magpie
Photograph of George Bent with his wife Magpie. Quote below the image says" The writing of this articulate half-blood gives the inside story of the Sand Creek massacre and the events that followed".
Cherijee capitol built
Photograph of the Cherokee capitol which was built in 1869. It was built to replace the one destroyed during the Civil War. Text below the photograph says one of the problems the 5 civilized tribes faced was the physical restoration.
Potawatomi girls of the Indian Territory
Photograph of two Potawatomi girls from the Indian Territory. The photograph was taken in the 1880's by W.S. Prettyman.
Chief Joseph
Photograph of Chief Joseph by F.J. Haynes, Bismarck in Dakota Territory. The photo was taken in November 1877. Below the photograph is a quote from Chief Joseph that says" From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever."
Sitting Bull
Photograph of Sitting Bull.
Satanta
Photograph of Satanta. Under the photo is a quote " This building of houses for us is all nonsense."
Satank
Photograph of Satank with quote "We have warred against the white man, but never because it gave us pleasure."
Little Wolf and Dull Knife
Photo of Little Wolf (standing) and Dull Knife. The photograph is believed to have been taken by William H. Jackson before 1877.
Geronimo
Photograph of Geronimo with the quote "You have never caught me shooting."
Chitto Harjo
Photograph of Chitto Harjo who was a Creek Indian fullblood.
Old Jason Betzinez
Photograph of Old Jason Betzinez who was a part of Geronimo's band. He was greeting members of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Taken on May 3, 1958.
Pleasant Porter
Photograph of Pleasant Porter with quote " This is an important question-one of life or death."
Nighanithat
Photograph of Niganithat also known as He Who Flies First. He was a member of the Kickapoo delegation to Washington. Taken in April 1895.
Map of Indian Reservations
Copy of a map that shows Indian Reservations in the "Lower 48", 1969
Young Apache prisoners of War
Photograph of two Young Apache prisoners of war at Fort Sill. On the left is the daughter of Chihuahua and wife of Asa Dakulgie named Ramona. On the right is Eva a sixteen-year-old daughter of Geronimo
Comanche girls
Photograph of two Comanche girls who just settled in Southwestern Oklahoma. They moved here after the South Plains War. On the right is Mary Parker, the daughter of Quanah Parker.
Quartermaster's storehouse
Photograph of the Quartermaster's storehouse, in Fort Arbuckle, has now been used as a barn.
Dwight Mission
Photograph of Dwight Mission after it was reoccupied after the Civil War
