Choctaw Nation: Difference between revisions

Inter tribal conflict with the Creek and [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]].   

==== Brief Timeline  ====

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/choctaw/chostawhist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Choctaw  tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/mississippi/choctawindianhist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America].  

Oklahoma: Latimer and Pushmataha counties  

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*[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment&nbsp;Records]]

*'''1847''' Muster Roll of Big Black River Band (arrived at Fort Coffee)&nbsp;[http://www.accessgenealogy.com www.accessgenealogy.com]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  

*'''1847''' Ha Cubbees Band Muster Roll&nbsp; (arrived at Fort Coffee) [http://www.accessgenealogy.com www.accessgenealogy.com]

*&nbsp;[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cho0011.htm 1783] January 3, at Hopewell&nbsp;  

*August 28, 1866, at Washington&nbsp;

In 1936, the Oklahoma Historical Society and University of Oklahoma requested a writer's project grant from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in which interviews would be conducted with early settlers in Oklahoma who had lived on Indian land. More than 100 writers conducted over 11,000 interviews and were asked to "call upon early settlers and (record) the story of the migration to Oklahoma and their early life here."<ref>.” Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998.</ref> The [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/ University of Oklahoma Western History Collection] has digitized the Indian Pioneer Papers which consists of approximately 80,000 indexed entries arranged alphabetically by personal name, place name, or subject. <ref>The University of Oklahoma Western History Collections http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/</ref> An index to the Indian Pioneer Papers may also be found at [http://www.okgenweb.org/pioneer/ OkGenWeb Oklahoma Genealogy.] A separate index of Indians interviewed, including the Choctaw, may be viewed at: [http://goodoowah.50megs.com/indpio/ “Indians in the Indian Pioneer Papers”] Some of the surnames from the Choctaw tribe found in the collection are: Anderson, Baker, Beam (Stevens), Bond, Homer/Homma (Latimer), Jones (Choate), Kemp, Labor (Airington), Moore, Miashintubbee.  

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*[http://www.choctawnation.com/ Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma] Official Website

*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.