But after the Indian Removal Act of 1830, they were almost all sent west to Oklahoma as part of the Trail of Tears. The museum event today told visitors about the heritage those groups left behind.

in central Oklahoma, came to the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., to see the Treaty of Fort Pitt placed on exhibit and to honor their forebears, who made their marks to ...

He is the former director of the Creek Indian Council House Museum, a National Historic Landmark in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. Mr. Shackelford has served as curator for a number of exhibits, including ...