Barbara- I hunted in those hills in my younger (more agile) days-- when I could still pull a #40 pound test bow and climb trees :- ), and some of the area is still rather remote--. The part that I was in is south and east of Tahlequah. There is a fair sized Game Management Area there, which takes up part of it. There are Cherokees living there (naturally), but you will also see the modern and familiar design of houses built by the Cherokee Housing Authority, so not knowing what era you are talking about, I can't really say if "they still live the same way". But I do know that if I got lost up there, I would be thankful to know enough of the Cherokee language to understand directions given by the local population! The Indian and Pioneer Interviews of Oklahoma (Oklahoma Archives, OK City) should have quite a bit of information on the area, and should be quite interesting. jc > Barbara wrote: Does anyone know any thing about the Cookston Hills some were > near OK/AR Line? <snip>