The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-12
WORLD Of
TRADITION
IN RED MEN
OKLAHOMA OUTNUMBERS
ALL STATES IN NOTED IN
DIAN DESCENDANTS


oklahoma. OF the sivty or moro rem
nan' tribes whose suu Of tribal liz
Is iast setting ON the soil Of Oklaho
ma % world OF tradition and history !:
c ciustered
The Cherokees, Sencras Poucas
! Kiowas, creeks Seninoles. Osagcs
| lthoctaws and Chickasaws have pro
dnced characters of national note and
the fame OF some is world wide The
achievements OF Sepuoyah- a noted
| Cnerokee--has not counterpart in all
the worlds history Himself init
crate clinging tenaciously 70 the
Icustoms and beliefs Of his people,
believing simplicity in the conviction
| that bis neoplc were being rapidly
eyter1ninated by the white mans
Governments he conceived the idea
that he could make q talking leaf.
as did the white man, ana in a short
sraco Of time he succeeded IN form
ing an alphabet, each character OF
which represented sound, and p}
IT'S aid any Cherokee, after an incred
tt1fp vfrurt tfrrr-s could read or write
lis native tongue This remarkable
achievement had never been accom-
pllshed before nor has ever been ace
eomplished since
Relatives OF that noted character !
live in eastern Oklahoma well &c
spected and law abiding citizens cf
the state. Near Park Hill in Chero-
Ner county, several relatives OF John
Ross, the illustrious Cherokee chiet-
tain. lives For forty years he alih-
I'd the desinies of his people li's
name occupies more space in Cher0-
ken history than ali other names
His tame viii live as lons
~ the traditions and history Of his
people snryiYc and long after the
lamc OF other DISTINGUISHED rhero-
<ees have been forgotten. Perhaps
10 indian that ever lived had such q
Wide acquaintance and vas 80 nm
.crsalIy esteemed az John Ross
General stand waite, one of me
,roatest modern warriors of the red
nan and perhaps the greatest warrior
# the Civil War period, mas relatives Il
itina in Cherokee county
Among the remnants of the Seneca
ribr are found descendants oi ora
,lanier and Red Jacket cornplanter
lied near philadelphia IN 1885, aseu
X years. ana was one Of very rev
udisns at that early time that re-
eiged pension from the govern
aent Red Jacket was noted sen
,c., orator and charactel and his
ame rests wholly upon his power OF
reech he figures largely IN we
ndian history Of New York
TO Standing Bear, noted Ponca ;
blef. VINO died at the Ponca resrrr9-
ion five Years ago, more than TO 7
ms other indian should be given
le distinction Of dons more 10 all"-
late the wrongs Auirered os the IN e
inns rom the general governments i
,an am other red man. several des b
tndants OF Standing Bear arc living g
! Noble and Kay counties q
Member o the pefr,man 'am,;t, a
mone the Creeks FOR neari. CEN
lry have been leaders Two. Joseph A
and Legns Choteau, we're chiefs t
nd two others. Thomas W ana +
ames were noted Presbyterian MIN {
,tars The character OF this noted J.
amily had wider Influence than =
n, other famils Ia the history oi \
,at tribe and scores Of their re'a-
yes are found in the state today ~
,g in creek. Okmulgoe and Ncln G
osn counties h
Relatives Of Alien Wright David a
olson and p p. PitchlYnn are NUM-
cred among the respected citizens OF
blood OF the state The 7
anne of these three men. together
.rh pusbmataha. are illuminins the
ages OF the history OF the Choctaa
-ibr The four were men of exalted
harscter. unusual ability and hieh
leals and their descendants are
,vo~bl. known throughout the
tate d
40 descendants of Osceola. tHe
otea seminole ehief are posiii ely =.
poNn ,1 live in The state. but rela-
ives ~ Hills Hadio. known as
Francis the Prophet lived in Semi
ole county. Tho brown family OF a
-hom Governor and John r and Rev. r
ackson belong. have long welded an 4
1fluence for good among those In
ians Both men still live and their u
are highly respected cat q
TENS. Il