Robin Cole-JettSep 17, 2023Fort WashitaFort Washita's main purpose was to protect Chickasaw and Choctaw settlers from the Plains Indians and Anglo "land smugglers."
Robin Cole-JettSep 17, 2023Marcy's Expedition to document the the Red RiverRandolph B. Marcy, who knew Texas and Indian Territory well, was tasked to lead an expedition to document the Red River in 1852.
Robin Cole-JettSep 13, 2023The Chickasaws and their NationEstablishing the Chickasaw Nation along the Red River proved to be a long ordeal.
Robin Cole-JettSep 13, 2023The Shawnees in the Red River Valley of Texas and OklahomaThe Shawnees were originally from the Ohio River, not the Red River.