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One of the more distinctive early Western swing bands from Oklahoma was Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band, a family group of Choctaw Indians, who performed out of Wichita, Kansas, during the 1920s, and who were recorded by H. C. Speir of Victor Records in 1929. Bob Dunn was a pioneer steel guitarist born in Beggs.
The history of Oklahoma refers to the history of the state of Oklahoma and the land that the state now occupies. Areas of Oklahoma east of its panhandle were acquired in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, while the Panhandle was not acquired until the U.S. land acquisitions following the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).
Each band elects two representatives to the General Council. [11] Each band is governed by a set of bylaws that originate from the band. This structure was approved by the Commission of Indian Affairs on April 15, 1969. The Seminole General Council, chaired by the Principal Chief and Assistant Chief, serves at the elected governing body.
Voices of Oklahoma (VOk) is an online oral history project dedicated to the preservation of the history of Oklahoma and its people. The oral histories are archived at www.voicesofoklahoma.com for educators, students, and the general public to access for research and study.
In 2011, they had 3,089 enrolled tribal members, with the majority living in the state of Oklahoma. The Tribal Council is the elected governing body of the Otoe–Missouria Tribe. The primary duties of the Tribal Council are to enforce the Tribal laws and policies and to serve as the decision-making authority on budgets and investments.
Okmulgee County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,706. [1] The county seat is Okmulgee. [2] Located within the Muscogee Nation Reservation, the county was created at statehood in 1907.
Gene Stipe (1926–2012), longest-serving member of the Oklahoma State Senate, from McAlester, Oklahoma; Clarence L. Tinker (1887–1942), Air Force major general killed in action in World War II; Elizabeth Warren (born 1949), US senator for Massachusetts, Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau