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  2. Tonkawa, Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, Tonkawa was home to Camp Tonkawa, a prisoner-of-war camp.Camp Tonkawa remained in operation from August 30, 1943, to September 1, 1945. [6] Built between October and December 1942, the 160-acre (0.65 km 2) site contained more than 180 wooden structures for 3,000 German POWs as well as 500 U.S. Army guard troops, service personnel and civilian employees. [7]

  3. Tonkawa - Wikipedia

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    Tonkawa otter pelt turban, circa 1880, Oklahoma, Oklahoma History Center. The tribe owns the Tonkawa Tribal Museum in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, which shares the history and culture of the tribe through photographs, art, and artifacts with free admission. [36] They also maintain the Tonkawa and Nez Perce cemeteries. [36]

  4. Tonkawa massacre - Wikipedia

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    The Tonkawa massacre (October 23–24, 1862) occurred after an attack at the Confederate-held Wichita Agency, located at Fort Cobb (south of present-day Fort Cobb, Oklahoma) near Anadarko in the Indian Territories, when a detachment of irregular Union Indian troops, made up of the Tonkawa's long-hated tribal enemies, detected a weakness at Fort ...

  5. 'We're home': 140 years after forced exile, the Tonkawa ... - AOL

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    The Tonkawa shared Central Texas with others. Before the 1880s, the Indigenous presence in this area had endured for millennia. Recent artifacts unearthed at the Gault Site, on the border of ...

  6. List of Indian massacres in North America - Wikipedia

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    Tonkawa Massacre: Oklahoma: During the U.S. Civil War, a detachment of irregular Union Indians, mainly Kickapoo, Lenape and Shawnee, accompanied by Caddo allies, attempted to destroy the Tonkawa tribe in Indian Territory. They killed 240 of 390 Tonkawa, leaving only 150 survivors. 240 [250] 1863: January 29: Bear River Massacre: Idaho

  7. Category:Tonkawa - Wikipedia

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    Tonkawa history (5 P) Tonkawa language (1 C, 1 P) Tonkawa people (4 P) Pages in category "Tonkawa" ... Tonkawa Tribal Housing, Oklahoma This page was ...

  8. The Tonkawa Tribe was forced out of its Texas homelands. Now ...

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    The Tonkawa Tribe is based today in northern Oklahoma, but its homelands are in Texas, where it recently bought back a mountain central to its origination story. The mountain is located near Gause ...

  9. 13-year-old girl accused of plotting mass shooting at school

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    A quiet afternoon in Tonkawa, Oklahoma turned into a nightmare when police announced they stopped a teenage girl with a plan to kill her classmates.