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People->Black Indian: Burial customs practiced by Creek Freedmen
Posted on Wednesday, October 27 @ 01:03:55 PDT (8485 reads)

Burial customs practiced by Creek Freedmen... KEYWORDS: black indians burial customs creek indian burial practices creek funeral death customs of creek indians freedmen burial customs death omen owls foretelling death

AUTHOR: As told by Lucinda Davis, Creek Freedwoman

The Creek sho take on when somebody die!

Long in de night you wake up and hear a gun go off, way yonder somewhar. Den it go again and again, jest as fast as they can ram de load in. Dat mean somebody die. When somebody die, de men go out in de yard and let people know dat way. Den dey jest go back in de house and let de fire go out and don't even tech de dead person till somebody get dar who has a right to touch de dead.

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People->Black Indian: Black Seminole surnames recorded on the Dawes roll
Posted on Wednesday, October 27 @ 00:50:59 PDT (10320 reads)

These lists represent the surnames of freedmen from the Seminole tribe who were adopted through the Dawes Commission, between 1898 and 1916.

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People->Black Indian: Black Creeks adopted through the Dawes Commission between 1898 and 1916
Posted on Wednesday, October 27 @ 00:31:25 PDT (5744 reads)

Black Creeks adopted through the Dawes Commission between 1898 and 1916... KEYWORDS: black creek indians dawes commission dawes roll black indians native american genealogy Black Creeks native american ancestry black native american ancestry genealogy research for native americans creek freedmen of Oklahoma Creek Nation genealogy

These lists represent the names of freedmen who were adopted through the Dawes Commission, between 1898 and 1916.

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People->Black Indian: Black Choctaws adopted through the Dawes Commission
Posted on Wednesday, October 27 @ 00:26:34 PDT (4481 reads)

Black Choctaws adopted through the Dawes Commission... KEYWORDS: black choctaws black indians native american genealogy dawes rolls black native american

This list of surnames represent the names of the freedmen who were adopted through the Dawes Commission, between 1898 and 1916.

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People->Black Indian: Black Chickasaws adopted through the Dawes Commission between 1898 and 1916
Posted on Wednesday, October 27 @ 00:20:32 PDT (3369 reads)

Black Chickasaws adopted through the Dawes Commission, between 1898 and 1916... KEYWORDS: black chickasaws chickasas dawes commission dawes roll native american genealogy black native americans

This list of surnames represent the names of the black Chickasaw freedmen who were adopted through the Dawes Commission, between 1898 and 1916.

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People->Black Indian: Black Cherokee Surnames recorded on the Dawes roll
Posted on Wednesday, October 27 @ 00:12:08 PDT (15922 reads)

Black Cherokee Surnames recorded on the Dawes roll... KEYWORDS: black cherokees black cherokee surnames dawes roll between 1898 and 1916 black indian ancestry

This list of surnames represent the names of the freedmen who were adopted through the Dawes Commission, between 1898 and 1916.

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People->Black Indian: The Freedmen: James Coody Johnson
Posted on Tuesday, October 26 @ 23:56:02 PDT (2926 reads)

The Freedmen: James Coody Johnson ... KEYWORDS:James Coody Johnson freedmen black indians black creek freedmen black indian leader freemen who lived with Indians creek indian history Oklahoma Freedmen African-Native people green peach war Seminole Freedmen

A significant number of Afro-Americans were sold, escaped or fled from slavery and eventually settled in the West, where they were adopted by Indian tribes and accepted into the tribal structure as equals. Many even assumed roles of leadership. Sugar T. George a.k.a. George Sugar was born in approximately 1827, as a slave in the Muskogee Nation. James Coody Johnson was one of the most influential modern era African Americans in Oklahoma history.

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People->Black Indian: The Freedmen:John Myers, Creek Lighthorseman
Posted on Tuesday, October 26 @ 23:48:35 PDT (2961 reads)

The Freedmen:John Myers, Creek Lighthorseman ... KEYWORDS: john myers creek lighthorseman freedmen black indians black creek freedmen black indian leader freemen who lived with Indians creek indian history Oklahoma Freedmen African-Native people green peach war

A significant number of Afro-Americans were sold, escaped or fled from slavery and eventually settled in the West, where they were adopted by Indian tribes and accepted into the tribal structure as equals. Many even assumed roles of leadership. Sugar T. George a.k.a. George Sugar was born in approximately 1827, as a slave in the Muskogee Nation. John Myers served as the personal interpreter to the Creek leader Isparhecher

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People->Black Indian: The Freedmen:Sugar T. George a.k.a. George Sugar
Posted on Tuesday, October 26 @ 23:39:21 PDT (2307 reads)

The Freedmen:Sugar T. George a.k.a. George Sugar ... KEYWORDS: Sugar T. George a.k.a. George Sugar freedmen black indians black Muskogee Nation black indian leader freemen who lived with Indians Muskogee Nation indian history Oklahoma Freedmen African-Native people

A significant number of Afro-Americans were sold, escaped or fled from slavery and eventually settled in the West, where they were adopted by Indian tribes and accepted into the tribal structure as equals. Many even assumed roles of leadership. Sugar T. George a.k.a. George Sugar was born in approximately 1827, as a slave in the Muskogee Nation.

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People->Black Indian: The Freedmen: Silas Jefferson
Posted on Tuesday, October 26 @ 23:31:10 PDT (2394 reads)

The Freedmen: Silas Jefferson ... KEYWORDS:Silas Jefferson freedmen black indians black Muskogee Nation black indian leader freemen who lived with Indians Muskogee Nation indian history Oklahoma Freedmen African-Native people Green Peach War

A significant number of Afro-Americans escaped or fled from slavery and eventually settled in the West, where they were adopted by Indian tribes and accepted into the tribal structure as equals. Many even assumed roles of leadership. Silas Jefferson, was one of the team of dynamic African leaders of the Muskogee Nation.

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People->Black Indian: The Freedmen: John Horse, adviser to Osceola
Posted on Tuesday, October 26 @ 23:25:07 PDT (3905 reads)

The Freedmen: John Horse, adviser to Osceola ... KEYWORDS: John Horse freedmen black indians black Seminole wars black indian leader freemen who lived with Indians black adviser to Osceola Florida indian history Oklahoma Freedmen African-Native people

A significant number of Afro-Americans escaped or fled from slavery and eventually settled in the West, where they were adopted by Indian tribes and accepted into the tribal structure as equals. Many even assumed roles of leadership. John Horse was an advisor to Osceola in Florida in the days of the Seminole wars.

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People->Black Indian: The Freedmen: Harry Island was an official U.S. Interpreter for the Muskogee Cre
Posted on Tuesday, October 26 @ 23:14:23 PDT (1930 reads)

The Freedmen: Harry Island was an official U.S. Interpreter for the Muskogee Creek Nation ... KEYWORDS: Caesar Bruner freedmen black indians black Muskogee Creek Nation black indian leader freemen who lived with Indians Muskogee Creek Nation leaders nuskogee creek indian history

A significant number of Afro-Americans escaped or fled from slavery and eventually settled in the West, where they were adopted by Indian tribes and accepted into the tribal structure as equals. Many even assumed roles of leadership. Harry Island served as one of the official U.S. Interpreters with the Muskogee Creek Nation. He was present during many official hearings during the 1860s and 70s in the years following the Civil War.

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People->Black Indian: The Freedmen: Caesar Bruner was born in Indian Territory as a free man
Posted on Tuesday, October 26 @ 17:56:54 PDT (2073 reads)

The Freedmen: Caesar Bruner was born in Indian Territory as a free man ... KEYWORDS: Caesar Bruner freedmen black indians black seminoles black indian leader freemen who lived with Indians Seminole leaders seminole indian history seminole nation Bruner band

A significant number of Afro-Americans escaped or fled from slavery and eventually settled in the West, where they were adopted by Indian tribes and accepted into the tribal structure as equals. Many even assumed roles of leadership. Caesar Bruner was born in Indian Territory as a free man in the 1830's.

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People->Black Indian: The Freedmen: Dosar Barkus was a leader in a Black Seminole community
Posted on Tuesday, October 26 @ 17:45:52 PDT (2397 reads)

The Freedmen: Dosar Barkus was a leader in a Black Seminole community ... KEYWORDS: Dosar Barkus freedmen black indians black seminoles black indian leader slaves who lived with Indians Seminole leaders seminole indian history seminole nation Sasakwa, Indian Territory

A significant number of Afro-Americans escaped or fled from slavery and eventually settled in the West, where they were adopted by Indian tribes and accepted into the tribal structure as equals. Many even assumed roles of leadership. Dosar Barkus is one such individual who became a leader in a Black Seminole community.

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People->Black Indian: The Freedmen: Cow Tom of the Creek Nation
Posted on Tuesday, October 26 @ 17:35:56 PDT (3744 reads)

The Freedmen: Cow Tom of the Creek Nation... KEYWORDS: cow tom freedmen black indians creek nation black indian leaders slaves who lived with Indians Lower Creeks Upper Creeks traditonal people

A significant number of Afro-Americans escaped or fled from slavery and eventually settled in the West, where they were adopted by Indian tribes and accepted into the tribal structure as equals. Many even assumed roles of leadership. Cow Tom is one such individual. Creek Nation history cannot be written without the name of Cow Tom.

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People->Black Indian: The Freedmen: Abraham the African Seminole Leader
Posted on Tuesday, October 26 @ 17:19:19 PDT (2350 reads)

The Freedmen: Abraham the African Seminole Leader... KEYWORDS: freedmen black indians seminole leader abraham black indian leaders slaves who lived with Indians

A significant number of Afro-Americans escaped or fled from slavery and eventually settled in the West, where they were adopted by Indian tribes and accepted into the tribal structure as equals. Many even assumed roles of leadership. Abraham, the African Seminole is one such leader.

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