Later in the century, traditionalists worked to reinstate the tribal government of 1867 and to enforce treaty rights with the United States. They opposed the extinguishing of government and allotment of lands to households under the Dawes Commission.JOHN BARTLETT MESERVE, "THE PLEA OF CRAZY SNAKE (Chitto Harjo)" , Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 11, No. 3, September 1933, accessed 30 Apr 2010
