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It is likely only because of his previous friendly relations with them, as well as his status as a Cherokee citizen under the name Raven, that an agreement was reached. The former [[United States]] Indian Territory would become the North Indian Territory and be handled as a semi-autonomous nation bound only to aid in the defense of the Lone Star Republic and to abide by some basic rules, such as the abolition of slavery. | It is likely only because of his previous friendly relations with them, as well as his status as a Cherokee citizen under the name Raven, that an agreement was reached. The former [[United States]] Indian Territory would become the North Indian Territory and be handled as a semi-autonomous nation bound only to aid in the defense of the Lone Star Republic and to abide by some basic rules, such as the abolition of slavery. | ||
| − | Through some intermediaries, [[Sam Houston]] was also able to make an alliance with many of the Apache who had troubled both Confederate and Union forces during the [[Confederate Revolutionary War]]. The land promised to them was the foundation of the West Texas Indian Territory, the second of the two Lone Star Indian Territories that have been around since the begining of the Lone Star Republic in 1866. | + | Through some intermediaries, [[Sam Houston]] was also able to make an alliance with many of the Apache who had troubled both Confederate and Union forces during the [[Confederate Revolutionary War]]. The land promised to them was the foundation of the West Texas Indian Territory, the second of the two Lone Star Indian Territories that have been around since the begining of the [[Lone Star Republic]] in 1866. |
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| + | Since the foundation of the [[Lone Star Republic]] the number of territories in the LSIT has grown from two to thirty-seven. The territories have also united together on many issues and are a influential force entirely apart from the [[Lone Star Republic]]. In 1887, the first Council of Chiefs was organized. The Council of Chiefs is a body of government that speaks on behalf of all the different tribes of Indians within the LSIT. The Council of Chiefs has proved incredibly influential in both the [[Lone Star Republic]] as well as the rest of both [[North America]] and South America. | ||
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| + | In 1905, in conjunction with the [[Lone Star Republic]] president James Adams, the LSIT opened their borders to any and all Indians of the Americas, promising them a safe place to live and carry on their cultures as long as they would abide by the same loose rules which bound the tribes already within the LSIT to the [[Lone Star Republic]]. | ||
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| + | This opening of the borders both fueled the rapid population growth of the [[Lone Star Republic]] as a whole and has provided for some of the most troubling moments in the history of the nation. One example is | ||
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Revision as of 00:00, 29 December 2004
The Lone Star Indian Territories, also known as the LSIT, Indian Territories, or IT, are a group of 37 territories in the Lone Star Republic.
History
The North Indian Territory and West Texas Indian Territory originated with alliances between various Indian tribes and Sam Houston as well as the formation of the Lone Star Republic.
In early 1865, Sam Houston spoke with various chiefs of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole who lived in the former United States Indian Territory and with whom he had had friendly dealings with in the past. He convinced many that they would be better off separate from both the Confederate States and United States. He proposed an alliance between the various Indians and his proposed nation of the Lone Star Republic. He promised them that the lands they held would always be theirs.
It is likely only because of his previous friendly relations with them, as well as his status as a Cherokee citizen under the name Raven, that an agreement was reached. The former United States Indian Territory would become the North Indian Territory and be handled as a semi-autonomous nation bound only to aid in the defense of the Lone Star Republic and to abide by some basic rules, such as the abolition of slavery.
Through some intermediaries, Sam Houston was also able to make an alliance with many of the Apache who had troubled both Confederate and Union forces during the Confederate Revolutionary War. The land promised to them was the foundation of the West Texas Indian Territory, the second of the two Lone Star Indian Territories that have been around since the begining of the Lone Star Republic in 1866.
Since the foundation of the Lone Star Republic the number of territories in the LSIT has grown from two to thirty-seven. The territories have also united together on many issues and are a influential force entirely apart from the Lone Star Republic. In 1887, the first Council of Chiefs was organized. The Council of Chiefs is a body of government that speaks on behalf of all the different tribes of Indians within the LSIT. The Council of Chiefs has proved incredibly influential in both the Lone Star Republic as well as the rest of both North America and South America.
In 1905, in conjunction with the Lone Star Republic president James Adams, the LSIT opened their borders to any and all Indians of the Americas, promising them a safe place to live and carry on their cultures as long as they would abide by the same loose rules which bound the tribes already within the LSIT to the Lone Star Republic.
This opening of the borders both fueled the rapid population growth of the Lone Star Republic as a whole and has provided for some of the most troubling moments in the history of the nation. One example is
