Oklahoma History Academic Standards

OKH.4.1 Compare the governments among the American Indian nations and the movement for the state of Sequoyah.

The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

Donald Fixico, "American Indians"
Richard Mize, "Sequoyah Convention"
Kenny L. Brown, "Progressive Movement
Dianna Everett, "Indian Territory"
William D. Pennington, "Twin Territories (term)"
Linda D. Wilson, "Statehood Movement"
Dianna Everett, "Enabling Act, 1906"
Dianna Everett, "Apache Tribe of Oklahoma"
Howard Meredith, "Caddo (Kadohadacho)
Rennard Strickland, "Cherokee (tribe)"
John H. Moore, "Cheyenne, Southern"
James P. Pate, "Chickasaw"
Clara Sue Kidwell, "Choctaw (tribe)"
Lisa A. Kraft, "Citizen Potawatomi"
Thomas W. Kavanagh, "Comanche (tribe)"
Theodore Isham and Blue Clark, "Creek (Mvskoke)"
Jon D. May, "Iowa"
William E. Unrau, "Kaw (Kansa)"
Annette Kuhlman, "Kickapoo"
Benjamin R. Kracht, "Kiowa (tribe)"
Pamela Koenig, "Miami (tribe)"
Burl E. Self, "Modoc"
Louis F. Burns, "Osage (tribe)"
Jon D. May, "Otoe-Missouria"
John R. Lovett, "Ottawa"
Douglas R. Parks, "Pawnee (tribe)"
Glen Roberson, "Peoria (tribe)"
Mark van de Logt, "Ponca"
Timothy James McCollum, "Quapaw (tribe)"
Timothy James McCollum, "Sac and Fox"
Andrew K. Frank, "Seminole (tribe)"
Jon D. May, "Seneca-Cayuga"
Pamela A. Smith, "Shawnee, Absentee"
Pamela A. Smith, "Shawnee, Eastern"
Pamela A. Smith, "Shawnee Tribe (Loyal Shawnee)"
Jon D. May, "Tonkawa (tribe)"
Rick Stansfield, "Wyandotte (tribe)"
Carolyn Garrett Pool, "Wichita"

Research Center Resources

Rennard A. Strickland, The Indians in Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1981)
Robert E. Smith, Oklahoma's Forgotten Indians (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1981)
Arrell Morgan Gibson, Between Two Worlds: The Survival of Twentieth Century Indians (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1986)

Audio/Visual

Online Primary Sources

"American Indian Constitutions and Legal Materials: US South," Library of Congress
Map of the State of Sequoyah, Geological Survey, U.S. State of Sequoyah. (St. Louis, MO: Aug. Gast Bank Note & Litho. Company Map Publishers, 1905), Library of Congress
Joseph Benson Foraker, Proposed State of Sequoyah: Mr. Foraker Presented the Following Memorial from Citizens of Indian Territory, Praying for Admission into the Union Upon an Equal Footing with the Original States, and Also Presenting the Form of a Constitution for the Proposed State, to Be Known As the State of Sequoyah. (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1906)
"A Memorial to the Congress of the United States on Behalf of the State of Sequoyah, 1905," HathiTrust
"Resources Related to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities at the National Archives," DocsTeach

Additional Resources

O"klahoma Indian Tribe Education Guides," State Department of Education
"Native Knowledge 360ᵒ Lessions and Resources," National Museum of the American Indian
"Back in Time: State of Sequoyah," OETA
McCaleb, Neal. "The Proposed State of Sequoyah." Chickasaw TV
"Cherokee Almanac: State of Sequoyah," Osiyo TV
List of Native nations in Oklahoma with links to official websites


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