The Land Run of 1895 was the smallest and last land run in the U.S. state of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
. It came about with an agreement between the
Kickapoo Indians and the federal government that gave individual Kickapoos .
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a
Ponca City, Oklahoma
(accessed April 8, 2010) The federal government purchased the remaining and opened them up to settlers.
The land run took place on May 23, 1895.
[Wilson, Linda D]
, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed April 12, 2010) It was delayed since 1890, because of debate among tribal members over whether to accept allotment offers.
Federal officials used "unscrupulous methods" to gain the signatures of tribal leaders and the Kickapoo Allotment Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on March 30, 1893.
The proclamation opening the land was signed by President
Grover Cleveland
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.
Background
The Kickapoo reservation had consisted of and lay between the Deep Fork and North Canadian rivers, bounded on the east by the former Sac and Fox reservation and on the west by the Indian Meridian.
Only were available for homesteading, as land was set aside for schools.
Aftermath
The small scope of the fifth and final land run resulted in numerous lawsuits and land contests.
Future land openings were handled by auction or lottery.
Many individuals were unable to claim land and Oklahoma Territorial Governor
William C. Renfrow opened up an additional of school land for lease to give those individuals an opportunity.
The land run led to the formation of
McLoud,
Hagar
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,
Wellston,
Kickapoo, and
North Wichita, Oklahoma; and increased the size of
Lincoln
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,
Pottawatomie
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, and
Oklahoma
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counties.
References
See also
*
Land Run of 1889
The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was the first land run into the Unassigned Lands of former Indian Territory, which had earlier been assigned to the Creek and Seminole peoples. The area that was opened to settlement included all or part of Canad ...
*
Land Run of 1891
The Land Run of 1891 was a set of horse races to settle land acquired by the federal government through the opening of several small Indian reservations in Oklahoma Territory. The race involved approximately 20,000 homesteaders, who gathered to ...
*
Land Run of 1892
The Land Run of 1892 was the opening of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Reservation to settlement in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. One of seven in Oklahoma, it occurred on April 19, 1892, and opened up land that would become Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Washita, ...
*
Land Run of 1893
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History of United States expansionism
Pre-statehood history of Oklahoma
1895 in Oklahoma Territory
May 1895 events
Kickapoo