Indian Territory

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former territory of the United States historical region

Indian Territory was a region in the United States, primarily in present-day Oklahoma, that served as a government-designated area for the forced relocation and settlement of numerous Native American tribes during the 19th century.

Aliases (5)

Indian Territory (historical) ×1
Northwest Territory ×1
Oklahoma Territory ×1
United States Indian Territory government ×1
lands of the Five Civilized Tribes ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former territory of the United States → historical region →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal government →
borderedBy	Arkansas Territory → Kansas → Missouri → Texas →
capital	Muskogee → Tahlequah →
country	United States →
endCause	admission of Oklahoma as a U.S. state →
endTime	1907 →
ethnicGroup	Apache people → Arapaho people → Cherokee people → Cheyenne people → Chickasaw people → Choctaw people → Comanche people → Kiowa people → Muscogee (Creek) people → Osage people → Seminole people →
hasPart	Cherokee Nation → Cherokee Outlet → Cheyenne and Arapaho lands → Chickasaw Nation → Choctaw Nation → Creek (Muscogee) Nation → Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation → Oklahoma Territory (after 1890, adjacent and overlapping processes) → Osage lands → Seminole Nation → Unassigned Lands → lands of the Five Civilized Tribes →
hasUse	Native American reservation area → area for relocation of Native American tribes →
historyOfTopic	Native American sovereignty → U.S. westward expansion → forced relocation of Native Americans →
legislatedBy	Indian Removal Act of 1830 → Organic Act of 1890 →
locatedIn	North America → present-day Oklahoma →
partOf	United States of America →
replacedBy	State of Oklahoma →
significantEvent	Civil War in Indian Territory → Curtis Act of 1898 → Dawes Act implementation → Indian Removal → Trail of Tears →
startTime	1830s →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chickasaw Nation → Choctaw Nation → Creek (Muscogee) →	relocatedTo
Indian Territory ("lands of the Five Civilized Tribes") → Wild West →	hasPart
Claremore, Oklahoma Territory, United States → Oologah, Indian Territory, United States →	locatedIn
Green Grow the Lilacs → Oklahoma! ("Oklahoma Territory") →	settingLocation
Oklahoma →	admittedToUnionFrom
Sooner State →	associatedWithHistory
Northwest Indian War ("Northwest Territory") →	conflictIn
Creek (Muscogee) Nation ("Indian Territory (historical)") →	currentPrimaryLocation
Indian Removal policy of the United States →	destinationRegion
Seminole →	forcedRelocationTo
Kaw →	forcedRemovalTo
Oologah, Indian Territory, United States ("United States Indian Territory government") →	historicalJurisdiction
Native American Church →	historicalOriginPlace
Oologah, Indian Territory, United States →	historicalRegion
Trail of Tears →	location
Pawnee →	relocationDestination
True Grit (2010 film) →	setIn
Oklahoma →	statehoodFrom
Cherokee Nation →	wasRelocatedTo