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Location of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America. This is a list of Oklahoma's state symbols, including official and unofficial. The official symbols are codified by statute. Many of the unofficial symbols are defined by Oklahoma Senate or House of Representative resolutions.
ᏗᎵᏍᏙᏗ "dilsdohdi" [1] the "water spider" is said to have first brought fire to the inhabitants of the earth in the basket on her back. [2]Cherokee spiritual beliefs are held in common among the Cherokee people – Native American peoples who are Indigenous to the Southeastern Woodlands, and today live primarily in communities in North Carolina (the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians ...
These spirit animals, the nahurac, would act as Tirawa's messengers and servants, and could intercede with him on behalf of the Pawnee. The nahurac had five dwellings or lodges: [ 7 ] The foremost among them was Pahuk , usually translated "hill island", a bluff on the south side of the Platte River , near the town of Cedar Bluffs in present-day ...
Shamanic teacher and spiritual healer Dr. Jonathan Dubois has studied hawk symbolism extensively. "The hawk is a magnificent bird, soaring up on the warm air currents and rising above to gain a ...
Diane Ketterling, owner of Furever Friends Animal Rescue in Choctaw, Oklahoma, loves her rescued animals like they're her own pets. She dedicates her whole life to the wellbeing of the animals ...
It is a belief found in many indigenous Mesoamerican cultures that a person upon being born acquires a close spiritual link to an animal, a link that lasts throughout the lives of both creatures. The person shows signs of whatever the animal's situation, to include scratches and bruises if the animal gets in fights, or illness if the animal is ill.
In November 2023 Governor Kevin Stitt appeared in a prerecorded video at the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission's annual meeting, saying: "You all know Oklahoma's long and storied history with gamefowl, from statehood to today. Oklahomans like yourselves remain dedicated to the spirit of competition and camaraderie that runs deep in our communities."
The Oklahoma Corrections Department has agreed that condemned prisoners in the future can have a personal spiritual advisor in the execution chamber. Oklahoma to allow death row inmates a personal ...