Wasn't Oklahoma basically Indian Territory in those days? The Choctaws, Cherokees, Seminoles, Chickasaws, and other tribes had treaties or agreements with the Confederacy and many supplied troops to the Confederate Army. Were there similar treaties with the Union?
There were even a few non-voting tribal representatives to the Confederate Congress.
Mr. Hanly offered the following resolution; which was read and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs:I'm curious. Did the Union have tribal representatives to Congress?
Resolved, First. That each Delegate from the several Indian nations with whom treaties have been made and concluded by the Confederate States of America shall have and be entitled to a seat upon the floor of this House, may propose and introduce measures being for the benefit of his particular nation, and be heard in respect and regard thereto, or other matters in which his nation may be particularly interested.
Second. That, furthermore, it shall be the duty of the Speaker of this House to appoint one Delegate from one of the Indian nations upon the Committee on Indian Affairs, and the Delegate so appointed shall have and possess all the rights and privileges of other members of such committee, except the right to vote on questions pending before such committee.The Speaker announced that he had appointed Mr. Boudinot [a Cherokee] corresponding member of the Committee on Indian Affairs, without the privilege of voting.
All the known tribes had treaties of friendship with the United States.
Any tribe which made a treaty with the Confederacy is proven by that treaty to be faithless.
Any who fought against the Union were as much traitors as the Southerners who fought against their brothers and their Country. Yes, that includes Davis and Lee, as well as Stand Watie.