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Oklahoma TribesThe 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. |
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Cherokee Nation Color Guard to March in Veterans Day Parade in New York City TAHLEQUAH, OK — Representing the Cherokee Nation and Native American veterans, the Cherokee Nation Color Guard will march in the Veterans Day Parade in New York City. The parade will take place on Tuesday, November 11, at 11 a.m., but will not be televised. |
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OU Guarantees Free Education for Ottawa Tribe in New AgreementAgreement Signed during Eichner Inauguration Ceremonies OTTAWA, Kansas – Ottawa University’s residential campus is located in Ottawa, Kansas, on 65 acres of land donated to the institution more than 150 years ago by the Ottawa Indian Tribe, now located in Miami County, Oklahoma. Understanding the importance of education for ensuring the tribe’s future, tribal forebears donated the land in return for its members receiving free tuition indefinitely at The College. |
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Cherokee Nation and Delaware Tribe of Indians Reach Agreement on Separate Federal Recognition TAHLEQUAH, OK — The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council has taken another step toward supporting the recognition of a separate nation for the Delaware Tribe of Indians. The measure ratifying the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Cherokee Nation and the Delawares was passed unanimously during a special Cherokee Nation Tribal Council meeting on Thursday, October 23, 2008. |
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Cherokee Nation’s Bradshaw Receives Prevention Counselor Award TAHLEQUAH, OK — A Cherokee Nation employee has received the Preventionist Service of the Year Award from the Oklahoma Drug and Alcohol Professional Counselors Association (ODAPCA). |
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National Cancer Group Honors Cherokee Nation TAHLEQUAH, OK — The Cherokee Nation was recently honored by being named the 2008 Exemplary Tribal Organization for Comprehensive Cancer Control Implementation by C-Change, a national cancer organization. |
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