Union General William T. Sherman’s plan to give newly-freed families “forty acres and a mule” was among the first and most significant promises made – and broken – to African Americans. How many slaves got 40 acres and a mule? 40,000 formerEach family would receive forty acres. Later, Sherman agreed […]
Today, Cherokee Nation’s jurisdiction encompasses all or parts of 14 Oklahoma counties, including Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington. What part of Oklahoma is Indian Territory? Indian Territory, originally “all of that part of the United States west of the Mississippi, […]
Oklahoma has 33 tribes operating 143 Indian casinos and gaming centers located across 50 Oklahmoa counties. These 143 gambling locations include Class III casinos with vegas-style gambling, Class II casinos with no-banker electronic gaming, travel plazas with slot machines, and smoke shops with Indian gaming. Are casinos only on Indian […]
A DNA test may be able to tell you whether or not you’re Indian, but it will not be able to tell you what tribe or nation your family comes from, and DNA testing is not accepted by any tribe or nation as proof of Indian ancestry. What DNA test […]
Were there Black Vikings? Although Vikings hailed from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark – and these were essentially White areas – it has been noted that there were, indeed, a very small number of Black Vikings. Has there ever been a black Vikings? A small number of Vikings had black—or brown—skin, […]
Five Civilized Tribes, term that has been used officially and unofficially since at least 1866 to designate the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole Indians in Oklahoma (former Indian Territory). What are the 5 main tribes? The term “Five Civilized Tribes” came into use during the mid-nineteenth century to refer […]
Volkswagen. Volkswagen, or VW for short, is a car company from Germany. The word volkswagen means “People’s car” in German. Its headquarters are in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. It was started in the 1930s, at the request of the country’s leader, Adolf Hitler, to produce a car designed by Ferdinand Porsche. […]
Originally Answered: What is the correct pronunciation of ‘Volkswagon’? Volkswagon is the name of a German car manufacturing company. The German pronounciation of the word is; Folks (pronounce the l) – waa – gun. Can an L be silent? L. The most indecent of the silent l words is surely […]
Tullahassee. Tullahassee is considered the oldest of the surviving All-Black towns of Indian Territory. Located in Wagoner County five miles northwest of Muskogee, Tullahassee is one of more than fifty All-Black towns of Oklahoma and one of thirteen still existing. What was the first all-black town in Oklahoma? Tullahassee is […]
Wearing boots to bed isn’t just tacky—it’s against the law in Oklahoma. Even if you’re just coming off of a 16-hour day of wrestling hogs, shucking corn, and bucking hay, you need to take your boots off before collapsing into bed. Is it illegal to sleep with boots on? 1. […]
No, oss is not in the scrabble dictionary. What does the word OSS mean? OSS means anything and everything. It’s a term used in BJJ and other martial arts circles that is a way of greeting and demonstrating respect to others. Why do fighters say OSS? “OSS,” beyond demonstrating strong […]
The Choctaw people relate the six sacred colors to the directions of the compass. Red for the East – Yellow for the South – Black for the West – Blue for the sky (up) – and Green for the earth (down). What did the Choctaw tribe wear? Choctaw men wore […]
During the American Civil War, most of what is now the U.S. state of Oklahoma was designated as the Indian Territory. Which side was Oklahoma on in the Civil War? the ConfederacyDuring the Civil War, most of the area of present-day Oklahoma, was called the Indian Territory. The Five Civilized […]
Kiai. Kiai (Japanese: 気合, /ˈkiːaɪ/) is a Japanese term used in martial arts for the short shout uttered when performing an attacking move. Traditional Japanese dojo generally uses single syllables beginning with a vowel. What do karate students say? “Mokusou!”: quite meditation – just lower your gaze, relax, and breathe. […]
The Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek share similar stories as the Cherokee. Their ancestral territory stretched from the Texas-Louisiana border to the east coast. Among the Creek notable people, Alexander McGillivray (1750-1793), stands as a gifted spokesman who tried to assuage the ceding of Creek land. Are the Choctaw related to […]