She’s lost track of the number of times she has been asked to quantify her Indian identity, “sometimes by complete strangers.” Blood quantum as a measure of heredity and skin colour, both ...

Even so, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 that targeted the Five Civilized Tribes in the Southeast, including the Cherokees. The passage of the act was motivated by the discovery of ...

This earned the nations the designation of the "Five Civilized Tribes." They adopted this policy of assimilation in an attempt to coexist with settlers and ward off hostility. But it only made ...

The breathtaking venue is where tons of festivals and seasonal events are held. The Five Civilized Tribes Museum is also available for history buffs to visit. Taking a dip in the Arkansas River is ...

And though tribal leaders — including the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes — haven't yet released a set of goals for the upcoming session, they have been vocal about their concerns.

Murray led a convention to propose statehood for the State of Sequoyah, which was to be composed of the Five Civilized Tribes living in the Indian Territory. President Theodore Roosevelt, leery of a ...