Ponca City in Kay County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Ponca Indians

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 10, 2024

1. Ponca Indians Marker

Inscription.
Tribute to a once powerful and populous tribe forced to leave their Nebraska home by the United States in 1877 and settled in the Cherokee Outlet in 1879. They have contributed much to the colorful history and well being of Kay County.

Chief White Eagle
1840-1914
Chieftain of the Poncas
from 1879-1914

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 36° 42.212′ N, 97° 4.869′ W. Marker is in Ponca City, Oklahoma, in Kay County. It is at the intersection of Grand Avenue East (Business U.S. 60) and South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on Grand Avenue East. The marker is located beside the sidewalk at the southeast corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Grand Avenue East, Ponca City OK 74601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and Cherokee Outlet.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Frances Smith Catron (a few steps from this marker); E. W. Marland (within shouting distance of this marker); Barnes Store (within shouting distance of this marker); William H. McFadden (within shouting distance of this marker); Bill Pickett (within shouting distance of this marker); The Miller Brothers (within shouting distance of this marker); Marland Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oklahoma Indian Nations (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ponca City.

Also see . . . Chief White Eagle (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Native American politician and American civil rights leader who served as the hereditary chief of the Ponca from 1870 until 1904. His 34-year tenure as the Ponca head of state spanned the most consequential period of cultural and political change in their history, beginning with the unlawful Ponca Trail of Tears in 1877 and continuing through
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 10, 2024

2. Ponca Indians Marker
Looking south along South 3rd Street from Grand Avenue East; the marker is located in the brick and concrete planter box.
his successful effort to obtain justice for his people by utilizing the American media to wage a public relations campaign against the United States and President Rutherford B. Hayes. His advocacy against America's Indian removal policy following the Ponca Trail of Tears marked a shift in public opinion against the federal government's Indian policy that ended the policy of removal, placing him at the forefront of the nascent Native American civil rights movement in the second half of the 19th century.

(Submitted on December 25, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 25, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.