History of Native American settlements in the Lower Mississippi Valley and the impact of the Indian Removal Act of 1883 when discussed in relation to Native American assistance after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 4, Winter, 1975-1976, pp. 347-361
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An examination of the negotiations to remove the Western Cherokee from their homeland in Arkansas through the 1828 Treaty of Washington to the area known as Lovely's Purchase. Lovely's Purchase was named after William Lovely who secured the land from the Osages for the Cherokee people to use as a hunting ground.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1, Winter, 2009, pp. 61-65
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Review essay of: The Choctaws in Oklahoma by Clara Sue Kidwell and How Choctaws Invented Civilization and Why Choctaws Will Conquer the World by D. L. Birchfield.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 77-103
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Argues that as Pope gained a greater understanding of the situation in the Northern Plains, he moved from an attitude of extermination to a desire to provide fair treatment of the "defeated" population.
Book review of: The Color of the Land: Race, Nation and the Politics of Land Ownership in Oklahoma: 1832-1929 by David A. Chang.
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This file contains correspondence, typescripts, article and newspaper clippings concerning the Cypress Hills Massacre of 1873. Shepherd claims to have rediscovered the original site of the massacre through the help of a Metis guide.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 81-84
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Book review of: The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder, and Other True Stories From the Nebraska-Pine Ridge by Stew Magnuson.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 81.