Does anyone know what group or groups of Native American tribes were living in Wapanucka,Ok during the time period of 1906-1910?
This info would greatly help me better understand a very interesting story told by my grandfather Stephen Wesley Mims about his childhood in Wapanucka.

My grandfather's family moved to Wapanucka from Clarksville,TX in 1906. Several families gathered and made a wagon train. To grandfather's recollections the families were Mims, Scott, Ester(sp?), Waller, and Bossan(sp).
His father Stephen Alexander Mims was the group leader.
While in Wapanucka Stephen Alexander Mims farmed, owned a small dry-goods store and had the only sugar mill in the area. I know one of the crops was sugar cane.

The story is about my gg Stephen Alexander Mims and his friendship with a Native American Chief. Grand father Wesley describes the Native American gentleman as a chief but I don't know for sure whether he was or not.

The story goes that there was a good deal of friction between African Americans and Native Americans in the area. There was a lot of wide open space and little fencing. There were disputes over loose livestock and such. There were physical altercations as well. My grandfather Wesley referred to it as "Dead dropn' em' "(Dead dropping them). African American boys would run into a Native American boy and beat him up and the Native American boys would recipricate when they ran into a African American boy. In order to reduce violence and friction and promote a peaceful area gg Alexander Mims and the Native American chief, being leaders of groups would hold confernces to resolve problems.
Over time they not only respected each other but became friends.
The Chief's tribe was recieving land allotments from the government. The Chief invited gg Alexander Mims to register as a member of his tribe so that he could get some land. GG Alexander Mims was very proud of his African American heritage, and said his principles wouldn't allow him to go down to the office and swear in front of authorities that he was a Native American of this particular tribe. His wife and sons strongly disagreed with him and tried to convince him to take the land. On the last day of land registration the Chief came to gg Alexander Mims home to try and convince him one last time to accept his offer. I'm sure the Chief was very offended that his offer was declined. The Chief told gg Alexander Mims, "Don't you know the white man is first, the Indian second, the dog next and the N***** last". That was the last straw and the 2 men who always settled everyone else's disputes were fighting. I don't know if they ever repaired the friendship after that or not.
I've always been very curious about that story. Strangely enough grandfather Wesley says that both of his grandparents Sam and Mattie Mims were believed to have had Native American heritage. Knowing more will help me learn about the cultural dynamics of that era.
Thanks for any help.
EM