Here is one explanation of how the term "Indian Territory" came into use: _http://www.answers.com/topic/indian-territory_ (http://www.answers.com/topic/indian-territory) _Encyclopedia _ (http://www.answers.com/library/Encyclopedia-cid-1809589217) "Indian Territory, in U.S. history, name applied to the country set aside for Native Americans by the Indian Intercourse Act (1834). In the 1820s, the federal government began moving the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Choctaw, and Chickasaw) of the Southeast to lands W of the Mississippi River. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 gave the President authority to designate specific lands for them, and in 1834 Congress formally approved the choice. The Indian Territory included present-day Oklahoma N and E of the Red River, as well as Kansas and Nebraska; the lands were delimited in 1854, however, by the creation of the Kansas and Nebraska territories. Tribes other than the original five also moved there, but each tribe maintained its own government. As white settlers continued to move westward, pressure to abolish the Indian Territory mounted. With the opening of W Oklahoma to whites in 1889 the way was prepared for the extinction of the territory, achieved in 1907 with the entrance of Oklahoma into the Union. The terms "Indian country" and "Indian territory" are often used interchangeably, although Indian territory usually has the more specific meaning outlined above — that is, the region in the West where American Indians were compelled to relocate in the nineteenth century. Indian country is an expression generally used today to describe (collectively or individually) the many self-governing American Indian communities throughout the United States. This usage is reflected in many places, such as in the title of the American Indian newspaper _Indian Country Today_ (http://www.answers.com/topic/indian-country-today) . In the United States legal system, Indian country is a legal term that describes American Indian reservations and trust lands. _[1]_ (http://tribaljurisdiction.tripod.com/id7.html) . " Sincerely, Fran Bolton

That makes sense... dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 12:14 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] Indian Territory > Here is one explanation of how the term "Indian Territory" came into use: > _http://www.answers.com/topic/indian-territory_ > (http://www.answers.com/topic/indian-territory) > _Encyclopedia _ (http://www.answers.com/library/Encyclopedia-cid-1809589217) > > "Indian Territory, in U.S. history, name applied to the country set aside > for Native Americans by the Indian Intercourse Act (1834). In the 1820s, the > federal government began moving the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Creek, > Seminole, Choctaw, and Chickasaw) of the Southeast to lands W of the > Mississippi River. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 gave the President authority to > designate specific lands for them, and in 1834 Congress formally approved the > choice. The Indian Territory included present-day Oklahoma N and E of the Red > River, as well as Kansas and Nebraska; the lands were delimited in 1854, > however, by the creation of the Kansas and Nebraska territories. Tribes other than > the original five also moved there, but each tribe maintained its own > government. As white settlers continued to move westward, pressure to abolish the > Indian Territory mounted. With the opening of W Oklahoma to whites in 1889 the > way was prepared for the extinction of the territory, achieved in 1907 with > the entrance of Oklahoma into the Union. > > The terms "Indian country" and "Indian territory" are often used > interchangeably, although Indian territory usually has the more specific meaning > outlined above — that is, the region in the West where American Indians were > compelled to relocate in the nineteenth century. > Indian country is an expression generally used today to describe > (collectively or individually) the many self-governing American Indian communities > throughout the United States. This usage is reflected in many places, such as in > the title of the American Indian newspaper _Indian Country Today_ > (http://www.answers.com/topic/indian-country-today) . > In the United States legal system, Indian country is a legal term that > describes American Indian reservations and trust lands. _[1]_ > (http://tribaljurisdiction.tripod.com/id7.html) . " > Sincerely, > Fran Bolton > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna' WHINE?? Don't post it to the list. Write to me, the listowner, at [email protected] >