The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-13
In the Present Boundaries of
the Indian Territory.
FIRST MOVEMENT EARLY
Many Changes Among the
Tribal Holdings Have Occurred

! qulred 10 write thesis on various sub.
jeets. One subject was The Settlement
OF Various Indian Tribes in OIIlahoma
and Indian Territory" This thesis was
written by Miss Minnie R. Gould, who
| went into complete details, telling OF the
Irdian tribes. II is as follows;
The Indians originally occupied all tho
territory in the United States. When the
United States became a nation the boun-
Diary line was extended west 70 the Mis-
| sissippi river. Indian tribes were treated
as other foreign nations and treaties
we're made with them. Gradually the
] tribes were crowded farther and farther
west. In the eastern part of the United
/ States there were four principal tribes
tho Cherokees. the Creeks. the Choc-
taws and the Chickasaws. The Chero-
KEGS lived n the country covered by the
| corners Of the states of North Carolina,
! South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama, Ten
nessee and Virginia. There is yet today
a little band Of Cherokees in Quala res
/ ervation in the Appalachian Mountains,
who have never left their eastern home.
/ The Creeks. who knew themselves as the
/ Muskogees, lived IN westrn Georgia and
Alabama. The Seminoles. branch OF
the MuskoSees, who had mixed with the
negroes. lived TO the south. The Chloe
taws and Chicl1asaws ived in western
Alabama and Mississippi.
By the Louisiana purchase III 1888. all
the Indian territory except Beaver coun-
". came into the possession Of the
United States. The Osages of Missouri
Gained all the land north OF the South
Canadian river westward of Salt Springs
in what is now Blaine county. Oklahoma
IN 1877, the Osages coded all this terri
tory TO the United States. The Quapaws.
about this time. coded 70 the United States
all the land south Of the South Cana
dian river in Oklahoma. In 1851. by thr
treaty of Fort Laramie. the Boundaries
between a number OF Indian tribes we're
finally settled. At that time the Chey-
ennes and Arapahoes gave up all their
claims in western Oklahoma 10 the Uni
tee States.
Before 1920 the Cherokees had received a
cession Of land north Of the Arkansas
river in what is now the Indian territory.
In 1870 the Choctaws coded to the United
States certain lands in Mississippi and
received in lieu lands in the Indian terri
tory. This was practically all the land
that the Quapaws had coded TO the Uni
ted States between the Arkansas and
Canadian rivers on the north and the
Red river on the southwest. 10 the head
waters OF those rivers. The Cherokees
had received land north Of that.
In 1926 the Creek Indians petitoned the
government for lands in the west. Tie
Creeks eeded 70 the United States their
lands IN Georgia and received. acre for
acre. land lying between the South ca
madam and Arkansas rivers In ISIS the
boundaries of the Cherokee nation were
defined. Starting AT Fort Smith. Arilan-
sas. the line ran up the Arkansas and
South Canadian rivers 20 the mouth %
tho North Canadian. then northeast 20
the mouth Of Grand river. then north
twenty-five miles. thence straight west
TO the Texas line. Part Of this was af-
terward known as the Cherokes Outlet,
OF the strip"
In 1891 the Seminoles. who had been
defeated in battle by the forces under
GeneSaI Jackson, ceded their lands "a
Florida 70 the United States. and received
IN return a promise or lands in Indian
territory
In 1892 the Chickasaws ceded lands IN
Mississippi. Tennessee. and Alabama and
were allowed to come west and settle on
Choctaw lands. The Choctaws and chick
asaws are still considered as a division of
the same tribe. A Choctaw Indian can
take land in the Chicasaw country. and
a Chickasaw can take land in the choc-
taw country.
In 1893 the seminoies received grant
Of land along the southern part % the
Creek country.
From 1893 to 1s55 very little was done
with the Indian question. IN 1856 tie
Of the Choctaws and chicks-
saws was defined That Of the Chloe
taws commenced 1t the southeast bound F..
AIRY Of the Indian territory. followed Tho
Red river up a line running due Borth
10 the South Canadian. The Chickasaws I
held the land west ~ this lire between I
the Red ard South Canadian rivers 20 TIE I
esfh meridian By this treaty an the
lands west Of the s5th meridian were +
leased 20 the United States for the ben /
eht of friendly indians
IN ls5s the creeks ceaed TO the Semi I
roles al the land between the North ard I
south Canadian rivers west ~ the s-tA I.
IN 1885 tire Greek bouneary +
was aeaaed. Thear lard was bounded 90 /
the south by The S0rth Canadian river /
AID on the east ard ncrth by the Cher9-
see boundary u extended wsst to the 4
Texas lina and Included old Oklahoma
Then The war cane on Tbs Choctawz
~Lerokfes ana Ch.ckzszWE fsEore5 the
south The Seminoies and rart q the
Creeks syrnpathlzsd sikh The Scrth Tho
Greeks divided In Missouri several
.7ody battles vere fought. - whica tHe
three tribes erst mentioned aides TIE
south
II 1855 ike seninoles cefe5 . the rri-
sd states al their lard betveea -
North and South Canaf1an rivers and
fought from the E-uitsa States saaa-
scres ~ land hing between che N0sth
"a South Canadian AZ the eastern ed ~
heir former pcssesszors. EVhea - SER
noles made fsrtr settlement 90 uesoks.
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