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  2. List of Native American artists from Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Valjean McCarty Hessing (1934–2006) Choctaw, painter Joan Hill (1930–2020), Muscogee Creek / Cherokee , painter Jack Hokeah (1902–1973), Kiowa, painter (one of the Kiowa Six )

  3. Choctaw Cultural Center in Oklahoma proves vital stop for ...

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    The entrance of the Choctaw Cultural Center simulates a traditional Choctaw home, or "Chukka," with a central fireplace opening to the heavens on Nov. 3, 2023, in Calera, near Durant.

  4. Choctaw Horse - Wikipedia

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    The Choctaw called the horse the “isuba” for spiritual reasons, which means “deer-resembler.” [9] In the early 1800s, many Choctaw Horses accompanied Choctaw members who moved early to what would become modern-day Oklahoma. During the 1830s, the remaining Choctaw members moved to Indian Territory in Oklahoma and took their horses with them.

  5. Choctaw Country - Wikipedia

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    The city of McAlester serves as the region's primary urban center. A major urban center to the south is Durant, which is ranked as one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. Other important cities and towns include Atoka, Poteau, Hugo, Idabel, Broken Bow, Talihina, Clayton, Antlers, Coalgate, Stigler and Wilburton.

  6. Choctaw Nation opens first tribally-owned children's advocacy ...

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    Aug. 25—Choctaw Nation Prosecutor Kara Bacon said an advocacy center operated by the southeast Oklahoma tribal nation is an answer to a challenge given by a Lakota Chief more than a hundred ...

  7. Choctaw mythology - Wikipedia

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    Animals figure significantly in Choctaw mythology, as they do in most Native American myth cycles. For example, in Choctaw history, solar eclipses were attributed to black squirrels, and maize was a gift from the birds. [9] Heloha (thunder) and Melatha (lightning) were responsible for the dramatic thunderstorms.

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  9. History of the Choctaw - Wikipedia

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    The History of the Choctaws, or Chahtas, are a Native American people originally from the Southeast of what is currently known as the United States.They are known for their rapid post-colonial adoption of a written language, transitioning to yeoman farming methods, having European-American lifestyles enforced in their society, and acquiring some customs from Africans they enslaved.