Appraisal: 1903 & 1905 Muskogee Creek Nation Allotment Deeds
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Appraisal: 1903 & 1905 Muskogee Creek Nation Allotment Deeds
Check out Stephen C. Massey's appraisal of 1903 & 1905 Muskogee Creek Nation allotment deeds in Celebrating Native American Heritage.
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Appraisal: 1903 & 1905 Muskogee Creek Nation Allotment Deeds
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Check out Stephen C. Massey's appraisal of 1903 & 1905 Muskogee Creek Nation allotment deeds in Celebrating Native American Heritage.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: I'm a member of the Muscogee Nation, and these are the original documents from my grandmother and grandfather on my father's side of their allotted land for Indian Territory.
Each received 160 acres.
This is on the Verdigris River, uh, between Wagoner and Coweta.
APPRAISER: Not too far from here.
GUEST: Not too far, about 30 minutes.
APPRAISER: Right.
GUEST: We still own my grandmother's allotted land.
It's in our family still, with the original house still on it.
At the time, every citizen that was on the Dawes Rolls was able to get 160 acres per person.
My grandfather and grandmother and their eldest living child, she received at the age of two.
But I only have the documents from my grandmother and grandfather.
APPRAISER: And why are there different dates, 1905 and 1903?
GUEST: Well, they were consecutive in their roll numbers-- that's their roll numbers for our tribe.
APPRAISER: Right.
GUEST: And down here is when they were signed by Pleasant Porter, our chief at that time, and then at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, gave the allotments to my grandparents.
APPRAISER: We've seen others of these today, but never a consecutive number.
They're both in very good condition, with the exception that the 1921 document suffered some water damage.
But, uh, I see you've had them nicely preserved, you said in a book?
GUEST: They were found in a book, yes.
APPRAISER: And, uh, that's helped them extremely.
My colleagues and I both thought that you should probably have an insurance value of around $500 on each of them.
GUEST: Wow!
APPRAISER: Because...
Thank you very much for bringing it along to us.
GUEST: Thank you!
Appraisal: Narciso Abeyta (Ha So De) Painting, ca. 1935
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 2m 41s | Appraisal: Narciso Abeyta (Ha So De) Painting, ca. 1935 (2m 41s)
Appraisal: Seminole Circuit Court Judge's Robe, ca. 1955
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 23s | Appraisal: Seminole Circuit Court Judge's Robe, ca. 1955 (23s)
Appraisal: Mississippian Granite Discoidal, ca. 1000 - 1500
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 1m 47s | Appraisal: Mississippian Granite Discoidal, ca. 1000 - 1500 (1m 47s)
Appraisal: 1970 Charles Loloma Sterling Silver Bracelets
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 3m | Appraisal: Charles Loloma Sterling Silver Bracelets, ca. 1970 (3m)
Appraisal: Yup'ik Language Manuscript, ca. 1895
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 3m 19s | Appraisal: Yup'ik Language Manuscript, ca. 1895 (3m 19s)
Appraisal: Carrie Bethel Basket, ca. 1958
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 5m 1s | Appraisal: Carrie Bethel Basket, ca. 1958 (5m 1s)
Appraisal: Plains Indian Courting Flute, ca. 1870
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 1m 44s | Appraisal: Plains Indian Courting Flute, ca. 1870 (1m 44s)
Appraisal: Ruth Muskrat Bronson Archive, ca. 1923
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 4m 58s | Appraisal: Ruth Muskrat Bronson Archive, ca. 1923 (4m 58s)
Appraisal: Navajo Transitional Pictorial Weaving, ca. 1890
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 2m 29s | Appraisal: Navajo Transitional Pictorial Weaving, ca. 1890 (2m 29s)
Appraisal: 'A Courier in New Mexico' book 1936
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 3m 37s | Appraisal: 'A Courier in New Mexico' Book, ca. 1936 (3m 37s)
Appraisal: Tlingit Wall Pocket, ca. 1880
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 1m 22s | Appraisal: Tlingit Wall Pocket, ca. 1880 (1m 22s)
Appraisal: Sioux Beaded Vest, ca. 1876
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 3m 28s | Appraisal: Sioux Beaded Vest, ca. 1876 (3m 28s)
Appraisal: Ernest Spybuck Painting, ca. 1915
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 25s | Appraisal: Ernest Spybuck Painting, ca. 1915 (25s)
Appraisal: 1933 Jim Thorpe Handwritten Letter
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 4m 35s | Appraisal: 1933 Jim Thorpe Handwritten Letter (4m 35s)
Appraisal: Mission Indian Basket, ca. 1920
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: Mission Indian Basket, ca. 1920 (1m 3s)
Appraisal: Woodlands Carved Ash Burl Bowl, ca. 1800
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 3m 21s | Appraisal: Woodlands Carved Ash Burl Bowl, ca. 1800 (3m 21s)
Appraisal: Aleut Stone Oil Lamp
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 3m 53s | Appraisal: Aleut Unungan Stone Oil Lamp (3m 53s)
Appraisal: Hopi Pottery Seed Jar, ca. 1908
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 33s | Appraisal: Hopi Pottery Seed Jar, ca. 1908 (33s)
Appraisal: Maria Martinez Pot, ca. 1925
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 2m 11s | Appraisal: Maria Martinez Pot, ca. 1925 (2m 11s)
Appraisal: Carlisle Indian School Archive, ca. 1910
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Clip: S28 Ep23 | 2m 46s | Appraisal: Carlisle Indian School Archive, ca. 1910 (2m 46s)
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