Indian Territory

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Indian Territory was a region in the United States, primarily in present-day Oklahoma, that served as a government-designated area for the forced relocation and settlement of numerous Native American tribes during the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former territory of the United States
historical region
appliesToJurisdiction United States federal government
borderedBy Arkansas Territory
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
capital Muskogee
Tahlequah
country United States
endCause admission of Oklahoma as a U.S. state
endTime 1907
ethnicGroup Apache people
linked to: Apache tribes

Arapaho people
Cherokee people
Cheyenne people
Chickasaw people
linked to: Chickasaw Nation

Choctaw people
Comanche people
linked to: Comanche

Kiowa people
Muscogee (Creek) people
Osage people
linked to: Osage Nation

Seminole people
linked to: Seminole
hasPart Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Outlet
Cheyenne and Arapaho lands
Chickasaw Nation
Choctaw Nation
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation
Oklahoma Territory (after 1890, adjacent and overlapping processes)
Osage lands
linked to: Osage Nation

Seminole Nation
linked to: Seminole

Unassigned Lands
lands of the Five Civilized Tribes
linked to: Indian Territory
hasUse Native American reservation area
area for relocation of Native American tribes
historyOfTopic Native American sovereignty
U.S. westward expansion
forced relocation of Native Americans
legislatedBy Indian Removal Act of 1830
Organic Act of 1890
locatedIn North America
present-day Oklahoma
linked to: Oklahoma
partOf United States of America
replacedBy State of Oklahoma
significantEvent Civil War in Indian Territory
Curtis Act of 1898
Dawes Act implementation
Indian Removal
Trail of Tears
startTime 1830s

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Oklahoma! settingLocation Oklahoma Territory
subject linked to: Oklahoma! (stage production)
linked to: Indian Territory
Green Grow the Lilacs settingLocation Indian Territory
Northwest Indian War conflictIn Northwest Territory
linked to: Indian Territory
Oklahoma admittedToUnionFrom Indian Territory
subject linked to: U.S. state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma statehoodFrom Indian Territory
subject linked to: U.S. state of Oklahoma
Kaw forcedRemovalTo Indian Territory
Indian Territory hasPart lands of the Five Civilized Tribes
linked to: Indian Territory
Trail of Tears location Indian Territory
Choctaw Nation relocatedTo Indian Territory
Chickasaw Nation relocatedTo Indian Territory
Creek (Muscogee) Nation currentPrimaryLocation Indian Territory (historical)
linked to: Indian Territory
Wild West hasPart Indian Territory
Seminole forcedRelocationTo Indian Territory
Oologah, Indian Territory, United States historicalJurisdiction United States Indian Territory government
linked to: Indian Territory
Pawnee relocationDestination Indian Territory
Cherokee Nation wasRelocatedTo Indian Territory
subject linked to: Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
True Grit (2010 film) setIn Indian Territory
Sooner State associatedWithHistory Indian Territory
Creek (Muscogee) relocatedTo Indian Territory
Ponca forcedRelocation Indian Territory
Kaw City, Oklahoma isInEthnographicRegion Indian Territory (historical)
linked to: Indian Territory
Robert Latham Owen wasAdmittedToTheBar Indian Territory
Kaw people forcedRemovalTo Indian Territory
Oklahoma Territory predecessor Indian Territory (in part)
linked to: Indian Territory
Oklahoma Territory borderedBy Indian Territory
Western Theater of the American Civil War includedStateOrRegion Indian Territory (partly, in some definitions)
linked to: Indian Territory
Missouri Territory followedBy Indian Territory
Civil War in Indian Territory location Indian Territory
Curtis Act of 1898 appliesToJurisdiction Indian Territory
Unassigned Lands locatedIn Indian Territory
Unassigned Lands previouslyPartOf Indian Territory
Organic Act of 1890 appliesToJurisdiction Indian Territory
Organic Act of 1890 relatedTo Indian Territory
New Mexico Territory borderedBy Indian Territory
Cheyenne and Arapaho lands locatedIn Indian Territory
Cherokee Outlet partOf Indian Territory
Choctaw people removalDestination Indian Territory
Major Ridge residence Indian Territory
Sequoyah placeOfBirth Cherokee territory
linked to: Indian Territory
Five Civilized Tribes removedTo Indian Territory
subject linked to: “Five Civilized Tribes”
Kansas Territory borderedBy Indian Territory
Treaty of Payne’s Landing appliesToTerritory Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma)
linked to: Indian Territory