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Settler Colonialism on the Southern Plains: Squatters and the Construction of a Settler State in Indian Territory
(2018)
Settler colonialism, a process by which settlers take control of and transform both the land and people who live in a region into the settlers’ image, was a defining force in Oklahoma’s formation and remains pervasive in ...
Varying dataset resolution alters predictive accuracy of spatially explicit ensemble models for avian species distribution
(2018-12-06)
Species distribution models can be made more accurate by use of new “Spatiotemporal Exploratory Models” (STEMs), a type of spatially explicit ensemble model (SEEM) developed at the continental scale that averages regional ...
Oklahoma and World War I: Over Here and Over There
(2023-12-15)
The State of Oklahoma, one of the United States’ newest states, entered the First World War, along with the rest of the nation in April 1917. This study elucidates the role of Oklahoma’s participation in the United States ...
Canids and Humans in Oklahoma: How Rabies Shaped the Interactions Between Humans, Dogs, and Coyotes in Oklahoma between 1870 and 1920
(2021-08)
Focusing on the period between 1870 and 1920 in Oklahoma, this thesis examines the ways in which rabies and hydrophobia shaped the interactions between humans, dogs, and coyotes, primarily by examining the ways in which ...
AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE EARSPOOLS OF THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY AND SURROUNDING REGIONS
(2018)
Earspools dating from the Mississippi Period are found throughout the Southeast
region of North America. Some of these artifacts were recovered from sites in the
Arkansas and Red River Valley regions which share similarities ...
Stress Analysis of Recent Earthquakes in Oklahoma
(2016-07)
The central US, especially Oklahoma, has become a seismically active region since 2009. Knowing the current stress state of the crust in Oklahoma is essential for understanding this activity increase. My thesis focuses on ...
Representation and Misrepresentation: Depictions of Native Americans in Oklahoma Post Office Murals
(2017-12-15)
This dissertation addresses the depictions of Native Americans in public works of art. More specifically, I am concerned with murals that were commissioned by the Section of Painting and Sculpture (the Section); a program ...
Using the Travel Cost Method to Value Environmental Education in the State of Oklahoma
(2020-05-08)
As a society, an integral part of improving environmental stewardship is accomplished through environmental education and training. Although public and private entities supported by grants and public funding provide a range ...
PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCED SOIL INTEGRATED BRIDGE SYSTEMS (GRS-IBS) IN OKLAHOMA
(2017-05-12)
In 2013, the University of Oklahoma, together with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Oklahoma Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), started a feasibility study of GRS-IBS, which had been promoted by the ...