Many other tribes live in Oklahoma today, because Oklahoma was designated by the US government as "Indian territory." This was part of the American policy of Indian Removal. Some eastern and midwestern tribes signed treaties agreeing to move onto reservations in Oklahoma and Kansas in exchange for undisputed ownership of the new lands. Other tribes refused or resisted and were forcibly moved into Oklahoma by the US Army.
This website starts with a map of the original inhabitants of the area and hyper links to different tribes that lived there.
You then go on to links about the Indian tribes that relocated into Oklahoma by the US government.
Further down the page is a list of federally recognised Indian tribes in Oklahoma today. There are about 25 listed tribes showing their addresses and how to contact them. One of the tribes is the Miami tribe of Oklahoma. On their website http://www.miamination.com/ they have drop down menus about their culture and history, government and Economic development.
Today their nation has over 3.300 citizens. Their existence is in honor of those who walked before them.
Each year their office produces a number of educational tools and materials to benefit their community.
Their History section has pictures dating back to the 1800's of the Miami leaders and explains about how people for many years have been writing books about the history of their people.
Did you know the name "Oklahoma" is a Muskogean Indian word? It comes from the Choctaw words oklah homma, which means "red people."
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