Dawes Roll Allottees To Be Honored
Eight living monuments to Oklahoma and United States history will be honored in a ceremony in the Capitol Blue Room on Monday.
Those being honored are American Indian original allottees who will be recognized by Governor Henry and the House. They are the only living allottees that could be located and identified.
The recipients of this award and honor will be: Martha Berryhill, Age 107, Muscogee Creek Nation; Eva Cheek Gilbert, Age 105, Cherokee Nation; Asa Glenn Purcell, Age 102, Cherokee Nation; Dorothy Arnote West, Age 105, Choctaw Nation; Georgia Mae Roebuck Self, Age 103, Choctaw Nation; Irene Exodus Roberts Mills, Age 103, Choctaw Nation; Ruby Lee Trammell Brewer, Age 102, Choctaw Nation; Daisy Hawley Blackbird, Age 105, Chickasaw Nation.
As original signees of the Dawes Roll each member was allotted 160 acres of land. This land was assigned within the territories of their tribe in Indian Territory.
Rep. Jerry McPeak, D- Warner, is the organizer of the event. “When I realized that we were letting these people slip from our sight right here in Oklahoma, I became motivated to give them the recognition that they deserve,” said McPeak. “They are history that we can see and people who have seen so much.”
Governor Henry, as well as the Chiefs, Chairman, Governors and representatives of the Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Peoria and Sac and Fox tribes, will bring gifts and citations for the allottees. Later in the day the allottees will be recognized on the Floor of the House.
“We are privileged to honor tribal members who have lived such an important part of our history,” stated Representative Scott BigHorse, D- Pawhuska. “This is something that should have been done years ago when so many more could have been recognized.”
Those being honored are American Indian original allottees who will be recognized by Governor Henry and the House. They are the only living allottees that could be located and identified.
The recipients of this award and honor will be: Martha Berryhill, Age 107, Muscogee Creek Nation; Eva Cheek Gilbert, Age 105, Cherokee Nation; Asa Glenn Purcell, Age 102, Cherokee Nation; Dorothy Arnote West, Age 105, Choctaw Nation; Georgia Mae Roebuck Self, Age 103, Choctaw Nation; Irene Exodus Roberts Mills, Age 103, Choctaw Nation; Ruby Lee Trammell Brewer, Age 102, Choctaw Nation; Daisy Hawley Blackbird, Age 105, Chickasaw Nation.
As original signees of the Dawes Roll each member was allotted 160 acres of land. This land was assigned within the territories of their tribe in Indian Territory.
Rep. Jerry McPeak, D- Warner, is the organizer of the event. “When I realized that we were letting these people slip from our sight right here in Oklahoma, I became motivated to give them the recognition that they deserve,” said McPeak. “They are history that we can see and people who have seen so much.”
Governor Henry, as well as the Chiefs, Chairman, Governors and representatives of the Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Peoria and Sac and Fox tribes, will bring gifts and citations for the allottees. Later in the day the allottees will be recognized on the Floor of the House.
“We are privileged to honor tribal members who have lived such an important part of our history,” stated Representative Scott BigHorse, D- Pawhuska. “This is something that should have been done years ago when so many more could have been recognized.”
Labels: American Indians, Brad Henry, Dawes Roll Allottees, Jerry McPeak, Scott BigHorse
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