State of Sequoyah
| State of Sequoyah | |||||||||||
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| Proposed state of the United States | |||||||||||
| 1905–1907 | |||||||||||
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1905 map of Sequoyah | |||||||||||
| Capital | Fort Gibson | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Progressive | ||||||||||
• Sequoyah convention begins | August 21, 1905 | ||||||||||
• Statehood referendum approves proposal | 7 November 1905 | ||||||||||
• Area is wholly annexed to Oklahoma before being admitted to the Union | 16 November 1907 | ||||||||||
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The State of Sequoyah was a proposed state to be established from the Indian Territory in eastern present-day Oklahoma. In 1905, with the end of tribal governments looming, Native Americans (the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole) in Indian Territory proposed to create a state as a means to retain control of their lands. Their intention was to have a state under Native American constitution and governance. Their efforts failed to gain support in Congress, and the territory was annexed to the United States in 1907.