The Choctaws in 1855 -- The Treaty of 1855 -- "Embarrassments and perplexities" : the church, the nation, and slavery -- The constitutional crisis of 1858 : the politics of change -- The Civil War in Indian territory -- The Treaty of 1866 -- Strings of little houses -- Iron horses and Indian maidens -- The net proceeds case -- Selfishness and civilization -- The leased district claim -- The issue of citizenship -- A family history -- Oklahoma! -- After statehood -- Terminating the Choctaws