Leaders of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma gathered on the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Five Civilized Tribes Act.

The act, passed on April 26, 1906, brought allotment to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole nations. While the bill did not terminate the tribal governments, it allowed the U.S. president to select the chiefs of the tribes and imposed other restrictions on the tribes.

Despite the changes, the tribes survived and are now thriving by exercising their sovereignty, tribal leaders said. They pointed to the social, economic and cultural contributions they have made to the state.

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Five Civilized Tribes reflect on pain, growth of 100 years (The Oklahoman 4/27)
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