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As the Oklahoma Territory moved toward statehood in the late nineteenth century, the Territorial Legislature passed laws which began to superimpose some jurisdiction over the Indian nations within the Territory. In 1899, the Territorial Legislature prohibited the practices of Indian medicine men. Those who practiced the incantations and healing ceremonies of the medicine men were subjected to not only fines, but also imprisonment. In addition, Indians were required to be married under American law rather than Indian custom. In a move against the Native American church, the Legislature also made peyote illegal.
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American Indians in Indian Territory felt that joint statehood would threaten their sovereignty because of the vast number of settlers living in Oklahoma Territory. In a democratic system, there would be no way for American Indians to maintain their self-governance as a tiny minority. Instead, they pushed for single statehood, which would allow them to limit the influence of outside settlement and to establish political power for American Indian tribes.
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