Proposed state of Sequoyah

In August 1905 the Sequoyah Convention assembled in Muskogee, aimed at securing separate statehood for Indian Territory. Though many tribes originally opposed statehood, when the Curtis Act passed threatening tribal governments, tribes yielded to the prospect of forming their own American state. The convention resulted in a constitution that would later shape and mirror the Oklahoma Constitution in many ways. However, the US Congress refused to consider the proposed Sequoyah statehood bills, and joint statehood between Indian and Oklahoma Territories occurred in 1907.

The map shows the proposed state of Sequoyah.