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The state of Oklahoma has the third largest native american population of any US state, exceeded by only California and Arizona. Thirty-eight federally recognized indian tribes have their headquarters in Oklahoma, and according to the 1990 US Census, members of sixty-seven tribes reside there. More than 25 Native American languages are spoken in Oklahoma, the most of any state.

Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th largest state. Its name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people." Choctaw Chief Allen Wright suggested the name in 1866 during treaty negotiations. Equivalent to the English word Indian, okla humma was a phrase in the Choctaw language used to describe the Native American race as a whole. Formed from Indian Territory on November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was the 46th state to enter the union. Its citizens are known as Oklahomans, and the state's capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state nickname is the Sooners, after the claim jumpers who entered Oklahoma Territory "sooner" than they were supposed to during the Great Land Rush.

Evidence exists that native peoples traveled through Oklahoma as early as the last ice age, but the first permanent Oklahoma tribes settled in communities with mound-like structures near the Arkansas border between 850 and 1450 AD.


Caddo Heritage Museum Receives Grant
Caddo Heritage Museum RECEIVES GRANT TO HELP PRESERVE ITS HISTORIC COLLECTIONS  

            The Oklahoma Department of Libraries, in partnership with the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, today announced that the Caddo Heritage Museum was awarded a “Threats to Your Collection” grant of $1000 to aid in protecting existing historic materials. 

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Cherokee nation Micro Enterprise Programs

Cherokee Nation Micro-Enterprise Program Jump Starts Small Businesses

 

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — For those who have longed for the opportunity to venture out on their own and be inventive with a new and independent business, the Cherokee Nation now has funding available to help make those dreams happen.

           

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Lighthorse Police Officers Cited for Service

Lighthorse officers cited for Standing Rock, Pine Ridge service

By: Dana Hudspeth, Chickasaw Tribal Media Relations

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            The Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse Police Department and several of its officers were recently honored for their cooperative peacekeeping efforts during a mission to Standing Rock Sioux and Pine Ridge Reservations.

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Comanche Nation Strengthens Tribal Families

Comanche Nation Strengthens Tribal Families with “New” Building and “New” Program

From: Comanche Nation News, March 2009: Vol. 9, Ed. 3

By: Jessica Dean/News Staff

 

“What shall we call the building?” Tribal Administrator Johnny Wauqua asked Deborah Yates, Comanche Nation Child Support Director, last fall. He was referring to the newly renovated building located at 1921 East Gore Boulevard.

 
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From dispatch to patrol officer, officer enjoys Lighthorse duties

From Dispatch to patrol officer, officer enjoys Lighthorse duties.

FROM DISPATCH TO PATROL OFFICER

 

ADA, OK - While growing pu in Ada, D. Michael Holloway had a strong interest in law enforcement. When a dispatcher position wit the Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse Police Opened in 2004, he seized the opportunity.

 

ADA, OK -- While

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Boise City, Oklahoma was the only city in the United States to be bombed during World War II. On Monday night, July 5, 1943, at approximately 12:30 a.m., a B-17 Bomber based at Dalhart Army Air Base (50 miles to the south of Boise City) dropped six practice bombs on the sleeping town.
 
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