The State of Sequoyah: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Quest for an Indian State

by Donald L. Fixico

Few people today know that the forty-sixth state could have been Sequoyah, not Oklahoma. The Five Tribes of Indian Territory gathered in 1905 to form their own, Indian-led state. Leaders of the Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Muscogees, and Seminoles drafted a constitution, which eligible voters then ratified. In the end, Congress denied their request, but the movement that fueled their efforts transcends that single defeat. Researched and interpreted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806194634
• ISBN13: 9780806194639
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 206 Pages