Its name came from Tulsey Town, an old Creek town in Alabama, according to Shirk’s book. Wilson says Tulsa was named after the clan of Creeks called Tulsa Lochapoka who settled in this area in 1836. He quotes the Handbook of American Indians, which says that the word comes from […]
Scientists have found that Native American populations – from Canada to the southern tip of Chile – arose from at least three migrations, with the majority descended entirely from a single group of First American migrants that crossed over through Beringia, a land bridge between Asia and America that existed […]
For decades archaeologists thought the first Americans were the Clovis people, who were said to have reached the New World some 13,000 years ago from northern Asia. But fresh archaeological finds have established that humans reached the Americas thousands of years before that. What is the oldest Native American tribe? […]
American Indians – Native Americans The term “Indian,” in reference to the original inhabitants of the American continent, is said to derive from Christopher Columbus, a 15th century boat-person. Some say he used the term because he was convinced he had arrived in “the Indies” (Asia), his intended destination. Why […]
Originally located in the southeastern United States in parts of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, the Cherokee Nation was forced to relocate to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838 after gold was discovered in our homelands. Where did the Cherokee first come from? About 200 years ago the Cherokee […]
Greenfield Lake, Wilmington, NC 1950The Cherokee, members of the Iroquoian language group, are descended from the native peoples who occupied the southern Appalachian Mountains beginning in approximately 8000 b.c. By 1500 b.c., a distinct Cherokee language had developed, and by 1000 a.d. Where did the Cherokee come from originally? Originally […]
During the Civil War, most of the area of present-day Oklahoma, was called the Indian Territory. The Five Civilized Tribes decided to support the Confederacy, and about 3500 Indians served in Confederate units. Two major Oklahoma units were the Confederate Indian Brigade and the Union Indian Home Guard. What state […]
Osu is a Japanese word, it is penned and pronounced in a number of ways. You can write it down as “Osu”, “Ossu”,“ Oss”,“ Ooss” and each of them is correct. The pronunciation on the other hand, is close to “Ohss”. How do you say OSSU in Japanese? Ossu! /おっす！ […]
Shawnee Tribe Shawnee History. Shawnee Cultural Center. What tribes were originally in Oklahoma? Some of the Indian Tribes of Oklahoma are: Alabama. Apache. Apalachee. Arapaho. Biloxi. Caddo. Cherokee. Cheyenne. What were the four Native American tribes? Tribal group Total American Indian/Alaska Native alone Cherokee 729,533 299,862 Navajo 298,197 275,991 Latin […]
In 1830, US Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, forcing many indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi from their lands. While the act called for negotiation with indigenous peoples, President Andrew Jackson resorted to force. Who removed Native Americans from land? By 1837, the Jackson administration had removed 46,000 Native […]
Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Cherokee Heritage Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma: Tahlequah signaled the end of the Trail of Tears; there are many historic buildings and museums around town. Where did Trail of Tears begin and end? Where does the Trail of Tears start and end? The Cherokee Trail of Tears started in […]
Tacoma. From the Salish Indian word for the mountain that provided water to their tribe (later changed to Mount Rainier). The name suggests images of strength and power. Tundra. Term that conveys strength and ruggedness. How did Tacoma get its name? The bay was the starting point (1841) of a […]
In the 21st century, the Comanche Nation has 17,000 members, around 7,000 of whom reside in tribal jurisdictional areas around Lawton, Fort Sill, and the surrounding areas of southwestern Oklahoma. What is the current status of the Comanche tribe? The Comanche tribe currently has approximately 17,000 enrolled tribal members with […]
Booker T. Washington. When hundreds of African Americans moved to Greenwood for the oil boom, the two became increasingly wealthy. Greenwood’s prosperity became legendary in Black America, with Booker T. Washington dubbing it “Black Wall Street.” When was the term Black Wall Street first used? Black Wall Street, former byname […]
Under mounting pressure to give up what land remained, a small group of Cherokee leaders signed the Treaty of New Echota that year, agreeing to relocate the entire Cherokee Nation to western lands where some of the tribe (who became known as Old Settlers) had already moved. How did the […]