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The country purchased by the Five Indian Nations was known as the Indian Teritory and comprised of the land now occupied by the state of Oklahoma, with the exception of the extreme northeastern corner now included in Ottawa County. When they arrived in their new home, each of the Five Nations organized their own governments [...]
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Before the beginning of the 19th Century, the leaders in the United States decided that what ever lands the government could not conquer, should be bought. Through various treaties with these Indian nations, commissioners appointed to represent the United States succeeded in purchasing many of these valuable tracts of land severely reducing the boundaries of [...]
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