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Signing of the Atoka Agreement

When
April 23, 1897
Where
Atoka, Indian Territory
Part of
Atoka Agreement signed by Chickasaw, Choctaw and Dawes Commission

Representatives of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations and the U.S. Dawes Commission signed the Atoka Agreement at Atoka, Indian Territory, on April 23, 1897.

The agreement provided for the allotment of communal tribal lands to individual households of certified citizens. Land in excess of these allotments could be sold to non-natives. This document became an important precursor for creating the State of Oklahoma.

Sources

  1. Atoka Agreement Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06

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