The Sooners were the settlers who received land in present-day Oklahoma from the federal government before 1889.
With the installation of white settlers in the area of present-day Oklahoma, the federal government established the Dawes Act in 1887, further developed by the Curtis Act in 1898. This law distributed tribal lands to Native American families and encouraged their agricultural development.
Half of the Amerindian lands were in fact opened for colonization or bought by the railway companies. The “Land Run”, in particular in 1889, started on a “first come, first served” basis. Those who did not obey the rules when entering the Territory before the official departure were called the sooners, a term which became the nickname of Oklahoma.
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