Thursday, December 25, 2025

Appreciating Our Community of Researchers During This Holiday Season

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Ulihelisdi danistayohihv! Nettvcakorakko 'safvckepvs! Nittak Hullo Chito Na Yukpa! On this Christmas Day, we face warm memories and cele...
Friday, November 7, 2025

Remembering the Children of the Oil Fields

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Today, is the opening day of the film Sarah's Oil . The film depicts the story of a young girl, Sarah Rector of Taft Oklahoma who was al...
Thursday, November 6, 2025

Renewed Interest in Sarah Rector's Story

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  .  Image from Trailer for MGM Studios Film of Sarah's Oil Exitement has arisen with the recent production of the film Sarah's Oil,...
Friday, September 12, 2025

Searching the Dawes Roll

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  Many have expressed the fact that they have been seeking the actual roll number of their ancestor on the Dawes Roll. For some it is a quic...
Sunday, June 8, 2025

The Four Treaties of 1866

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  Treaties of 1866 all signed in Fort Smith, Arkansas Frequently, one hears many people make reference to the Treaty of 1866, and this is so...
Sunday, April 28, 2024

Freedmen Schools in the Cherokee Nation 1869 - 1907

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  In 2008 I had the privelege of speaking with Dr. James McCullough a professor at the University of North Iowa. He had for several years  t...
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

"Only God Could Seperate Us"

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When reading the interviews of Freedmen seeking to have their names placed on the Dawes Roll, most interviews were simply factual data recor...