Indian Territory
Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States government for the relocation of Native Americans who held original Indian title to their land as an independent nation. The concept of an Indian territory was an outcome of the U.S. federal government's 18th- and 19th-century policy of Indian removal. After the American Civil War (1861–1865), the policy of the U.S. government was one of assimilation.Indian Territory later came to refer to an unorganized territory whose general borders were initially set by the Nonintercourse Act of 1834, and was the successor to the remainder of the Missouri Territory after Missouri received statehood. The borders of Indian Territory were reduced in size as various Organic Acts were passed by Congress to create organized territories of the United States. The 1906 Oklahoma Enabling Act created the single state of Oklahoma by combining Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory, ending the existence of an unorganized independent Indian Territory as such, and formally incorporating the tribes and residents into the United States.
Before Oklahoma statehood, Indian Territory from 1890 onward comprised the territorial holdings of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, and other displaced Eastern American tribes. Indian reservations remain within the boundaries of U.S. states, but are largely exempt from state jurisdiction. The term "Indian country" today is used to signify lands under the control of Native nations, including Indian reservations, trust lands on Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area, or, more casually, to describe anywhere large numbers of Native Americans live. Provided by Wikipedia
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1Published 1905Guthrie, Okla. State captial Co., [1905]1 online resource (49 pages)“...Indian Territory...”
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2Published 1905[Muskogee, I.T.] [Phoenix Print. Co.], [1905]1 online resource (67 pages, 1 unnumbered page) : color map.“...Indian Territory...”
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3Published 1900[South McAlester, Ind ter.?] : [publisher not identified], [1900?]1 online resource (18, 21 pages)“...Indian Territory. Convention...”
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4Published 1871Lawrence : Excelsior Book and Job Rinting Office, 1871-1875.1 online resource (7 volumes)“...Indian Territory. General Council...”
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5Published 1875Lawrence, Kan. : Republican Journal Steam Print. Establishment, 1875.1 online resource (114 p.)Also issued in microfiche.“...Indian Territory. General Council...”
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6Published 1899St. Paul, Minn. : West Publishing Co., 1899.1 online resource (lxxxiv, 1149 pages)“...Indian Territory...”
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7Published 1894Washington : Government Printing Office, 1894-1907.1 online resource (14 volumes)“...Mine Inspector for Indian Territory (U.S.)...”
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8Published 1900Parsons, Kan. : Foley Railway Print. Co., 1900-1909.1 online resource (7 v.)Also issued in microfiche.“...United States. Court of Appeals (Indian Territory)...”
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9Published 1907Washington : Government Printing Office, 1907.1 online resource (77 pages)“...United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Affairs in Indian Territory...”
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