Gruiformes
Gruiformes (cranes, rails, bustards; class Aves) A diverse order of small to large aquatic and terrestrial birds that comprises 12 families:
Aramidae,
Cariamidae,
Eurypygidae,
Gruidae,
Heliornithidae,
Mesitornithidae,
Otididae,
Pedionomidae,
Psophiidae,
Rallidae,
Rhynochetidae, and
Turnicidae. They are found world-wide.
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 "Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK)")
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Five Civilized Tribes: Century of change: Five Civilized Tribes mark 100th year of the history-making Act of 1906.
Newspaper article from: Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK); 4/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...Act of 1906, also known as the Five Civilized Tribes Act. The tribes are the...tribal leaders reflected on the Five Civilized Tribes' contribution to statehood...Creek Nation members relit the tribe's council fire after removal...
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 "Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)")
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Five Civilized Tribes reflect on pain, growth of 100 years.
Newspaper article from: Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK); 4/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...Gibbs Robinson Apr. 27--TULSA -- Leaders of the Five Civilized Tribes gathered near a historic oak tree Wednesday to remind...state," he said. The Intertribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes held the ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary...
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 "Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)")
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Five Civilized Tribes explore tourism: Focus is on making Oklahoma a visitor destination
Newspaper article from: Indian Country Today (Lakota Times); 3/14/2001; ; 623 words
; ...Indian Country Today (Lakota Times) 03-14-2001 Five Civilized Tribes explore tourism: Focus is on making Oklahoma a visitor...Okla. - Oklahoma as an oasis for tourists? If the Five Civilized Tribes has anything to say about it, Oklahoma may...
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Five civilized tribes and the Osage Nation. (reprint, 1913).(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2006; 462 words
; 1575888912 Five civilized tribes and the Osage Nation. (reprint, 1913) Ed. by C. L. Thomas...Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee and Seminole Nations (known as the Five Civilized Tribes) and the Osage Nation. Each Act of Congress is annotated...
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Cherokee Nation in Talequah donates to Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee
Newspaper article from: THE JOURNAL RECORD; 3/2/2006; ; 343 words
; ...Cherokee Nation has contributed $10,000 to the Five Civilized Tribes Museum in Muskogee. The museum will celebrate its...Traditions tribal week. Throughout the year, the Five Civilized Tribes Museum will feature art shows and showcase...
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Ocmulgee N.M., Georgia--the Intertribal Council of Five Civilized Tribes recently sent a resolution to the Federal Highway Administration to protect the Ocmulgee Old Fields from a proposed four-lane highway that would cut through the sacred site.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Parks; 3/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...The Intertribal Council of Five Civilized Tribes recently sent a resolution to the...sacred site. More than two dozen tribes have expressed concern for this...The United South and Eastern Tribes also addressed the road in a formal...
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Sooner or later: touring Black Oklahoma. (includes a related article on Black Indians and the 'Five Civilized Tribes')(Travel)
Magazine article from: American Visions; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...marshal Bass Reeves, rodeo champ Bill Pickett, and especially the African-American link to the so-called Five civilized Tribes (the Creek, Cherokee, Seminole, Chickasaw and Choctaw) who were disposses of their Southeastern homelands...
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How civilized. (Micmac tribe in Canada was massacred by Europeans; their language had a greater vocabulary than English)(Native People - Spirituality)
Magazine article from: Canada and the World Backgrounder; 9/1/1995; 540 words
; When the first European explorers arrived five centuries ago, there were about 10,000 to 35,000 Micmacs...the world, Micmac surpasses it by far. It is believed to have five times as many words as English. The European settlers set out...
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TRIBE RECOGNITION:JAMES ERNEST GOINS
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 3/18/2009; 700+ words
; ...Goins Chairman Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Committee...Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe. I want to express the Tribe`s appreciation to...Croatans or any other civilized tribe. This was a theme...1924, no less than five separate bills were...
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Tribe shifters come in all shapes and sizes
Newspaper article from: Indian Country Today (Lakota Times); 9/28/1998; 700+ words
; ...under "Other Indian Tribes" (not federally recognized), no Black Seminole tribe was listed. But I needn...if he picked a small tribe, like Euchee, no one...An contraire, smaller tribes are more likely to know...the back, it read, "Five Civilized Tribes." I asked...
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Civilized Tribes, Five
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
CIVILIZED TRIBES, FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES, FIVE. Five Civilized Tribes was a collective name used to describe the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole Indians during the nineteenth century. The term "civilized" stemmed from...
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Five Civilized Tribes
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...claimed the lands of the five tribes in Kentucky...lands, each of the Five Civilized Tribes was given the status...communally held land, each tribe drew up its own constitution...white settlers; the Five Civilized Tribes became increasingly...
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Indians in the Civil War
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Finally, after the war, the Five Civilized Tribes were forced to sign new...Phil Bellfy See also Cherokee ; Civilized Tribes, Five ; Indian Brigade ; Indian Policy...of Choctaw Nation Reaffirms His Tribe's Position .
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Dawes Commission
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Territory. Commonly called the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, it was appointed by President Grover Cleveland...And Still the Waters Run: The Betrayal of the Five Civilized Tribes. 1940. Reprint, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton...
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Boomer Movement
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...The so-called Five Civilized Tribes of American...Indians of other tribes. During the next ten years several tribes were given reservations...assigned to any tribe and came to be...r. See also Civilized Tribes, Five ; Indian Territory...
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