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This is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma has a long history of Native American settlement and reservations. From 1834 to 1907, prior to Oklahoma's statehood, the territory was set aside by the US government and designated as Indian Territory, and today 6% of the population identifies as Native American.
Map of Tribal Jurisdictional Areas in Oklahoma. This is a list of federally recognized Native American Tribes in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. With its 38 federally recognized tribes, [1] Oklahoma has the third largest numbers of tribes of any state, behind Alaska and California.
Lisa Johnson Billy (born 1967), Oklahoma State Legislator; first Woman Native American elected to HD 42; one of the founders of the Native American Caucus; Chickasaw Indian; Black Kettle (1801/07–1868), Cheyenne Chief killed near Cheyenne, Oklahoma, in Roger Mills County; T.C. Cannon (Kiowa/Caddo, 1946–1978), 20th-century Native American ...
Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Area is a statistical entity identified and delineated by federally recognized American Indian tribes in Oklahoma as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 Census and ongoing American Community Survey. [1]
My parents gave me the name Kavita, which means “poetry.” Beautiful and even prescient, given that I made a career in words. But my parents also moved us to a small town in Oklahoma when I was 3.
Pages in category "Native American tribes in Oklahoma" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
She wants more people to learn about all of Fort Smith’s history and how unique it is. "Oklahoma currently is home to 39 federally recognized tribes," Gray said.
Chillicothe – from Shawnee Chala·ka·tha, referring to members of one of the five divisions of the Shawnee people: Chalaka (name of the Shawnee group, of unknown meaning) + -tha 'person'; [67] the present Chillicothe is the most recent of seven places in Ohio that have held that name, because it was applied to the main town wherever the ...