History of the Choctaw NationJ, Frank
The History of the Choctaw Nation What Is the Current Status of the Choctaw Tribe Lesson Summary Frequently Asked Questions Does the Choctaw tribe still exist today? The Choctaw Nation consists of several significant Choctaw tribes; Oklahoma and Mississippi are the largest. They speak slightly diffe...
Sequoyah spent 12 years working on a writing system for his nation’s language. Read more How Native American Code Talkers Pioneered a New Type of Military Intelligence An overheard conversation between two Choctaw Indian soldiers serving in World War I led to a code that confounded German forces...
The Choctaw Cultural Center at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma features exhibits, a theater, retail, and more. You'll find a gem of Native American history tucked away just north of DFW across the Oklahoma border. "We're at the entrance of the Choctaw Cultural Center in D...
Today, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma comprises the ancestors of those who made it through the journey. When the Choctaws arrived in Indian territory, they immediately began trying to restore a sense of order after the tragedy they had experienced. Their new beginning included the creation of a...
Native Americans: A Captivating Guide to Native American History and the Trail of Tears, Including Tribes Such as the Cherokee, Muscogee Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations My fascination with various cultural distinctions among tribes led inevitably to a curiosity about the history of in...
1963. Those alive at the time will never forget where they were when they heard the news. Those of us born later cannot possibly escape the endless theories that continuously play out in the popular culture. The death of a young president shocked the nation to its core. The topic seems ub...
Sandra Sunrising Osawa, Makah Indian Nation, the first Native American to have a series on commercial television The Choctaw people’s 1847 donation to aid the Irish people suffering from the great famine Otakuye Conroy-Ben, Oglala Lakota, first to earn an environmental engineering Ph.D. at ...
“His grandmother basically just says, ‘You’re bound for more important things,’” saysKent Blansett, a professor of Indigenous studies and history at the University of Kansas who is a Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Shawnee and Potawatomi descendant from the Blanket, Panther and Smith families. ...
Mattie and Emma — Choctaw and Black — the youngest of the group and trying to dodge government officials who want to send them and their newly-surfaced powers away to boarding school. And Luella, in love with Billie Mae. Her powers were sealed away years ago after she fought back agains...