Articles related to "Choctaw"

Between 1831 and 1833, the Choctaw Nation was moved into Oklahoma under the supervision of armed American soldiers.

In September of 1830, the Choctaw Nation ceded 11 million acres of land to the American government in a controversial treaty.

Fort Washita, near Durant, Oklahoma, is the setting for some of Oklahoma's most bizarre poltergeist and hidden treasure tales.

In 1830, Andrew Jackson rammed a law through Congress that would open the door for the removal of Indian nations to the western expanse.

Using their language as code, Native Americans provided the key to victory in both world wars.

Having, through a variety of methods, convinced tribal leaders to cede their lands, the U.S. government enacted a policy of mass removal to a new frontier...Oklahoma.

New Orleans is called the American Melting Pot. History explains it all. Each culture involved contributed to the unique cuisine that's now world famous.

Having already set out on his mission of unification, Tecumseh now sought to establish a base of operations to serve as the capital of his new nation.

In response to the Indian Removal Act, the United States government relocated the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Choctaw tribes to a new territory in Oklahoma.

Joseph Bossier opened a sawmill there in 1853, but historians say Abita Springs was settled by Choctaws and French in the 1700s and that Indians were there 9000 years ago

The squirrel's lessons are that there are no insurmountable obstacles and to balance life. She's the subject of legend and an autumn symbol, gathering food for winter.

After the relocation of the Choctaw Nation, the United States steeped up its efforts to remove native tribes and resettle them in Indian Territory.

Victor and Tammy show their true sides to the other teams. Christie's and Jodi's wrong turn almost cost them the game.

Mel and Mike got lost at the beach. Margie fainted from heat exhaustion. Mark and Michael suffered a serious time penalty.

Native Americans fought for civil liberties through politcal activism, founding groups like the Four Mother's Society and the Congress of American Indians.

Gumbo has been described as Louisiana's bouillabaisse: French in inspiration, but adapted to local ingredients and borrowing from other cultures in Louisiana.

Though not as famous as the National Road, the Natcheze Trace was vital to the farmers and trademen in the early nineteenth century

Rudyard Kipling's poem dramatizes the notion that females in all species, often thought to be demure and soft, are actually more iron-willed than their counterpart.

The Dawes Rolls is a record of the Native Americans who left their tribes in exchange for homestead land in the late 1800s.

Native American citizenship has been a long struggle, both politically and culturally.

The Civil War was not just a white man's war...it involved dozens of Native American tribes, which fought for their own independence. This is the story of the Cherokee.

In the past, industrial development has brought to mind visions of smoke stacks belching toxins into the environment. But the green industry movement is changing that.

Congress allowed Native American gaming in 1988 and it continues to be a key source of revenue for many federally recognized tribes.

Owned by loyal Oklahomans, trained in old-school fashion, Black Gold showed early form and fulfilled a man's lifetime dream, gushing into a winner at Churchill Downs.

Cajun and Creole cooking are often confused, or thought of as a single style.

Charities attempted to alleviate starving Irish tenants' and laborers' suffering during famine, but donations were insufficient.

The Treaty of Ft. Jackson took 26 million acres of land away from the Creek Nation, but a determined band of Creek moved to Florida and continued to resist.

The Dawes Act and its subsequent revisions robbed Native Americans of their newfound homes in Indian Territory. It encouraged white settlement and a land rush followed.

This canine represents shapeshifting, has long been associated with magick and is a creature of the Between Times, dawn and dusk.

Bill Toledo, an 85-year-old Native American, speaks throughout the United States about his life as a Navajo Code Talker during World War ll.

Interested in viewing alligators in their own habitat? Boating allows visitors to see wildlife up close in the fascinating Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia.

The Civil War resulted in internal strife among the Five Civilized Tribes and as they sought to rebuild, they were once more challenged by the post-war United States.

Peggy Fleming's memoirs relay messages of hope, inner peace and perseverance through self-discipline in one of Pocket Book's sports autobiographies.

In Choctaw County and the city of Stillwater, poverty rates have been found to be higher than areas in the rest of the state of Oklahoma.

With a backwards glance at Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it's time to consider the perfect gifts for the lucky people on your list by studying the Holiday Spa Special

The Trail of Tears was the name given to the forceful relocation of Native Americans from the southeastern United States to west of the Mississippi.

Award-winning author of literary mysteries including Breakheart Hill, The Chatham School Affair, Red Leaves, and Master of the Delta.

Gumbo - symbolic dish of New Orleans. Borrowing from African, Choctaw, Creole and Cajun cultures, gumbo is part of a seductive and charming cuisine and city.

The cases of eight U. S. Presidents dying while in office might be due to the Indian Removal Act of 1830 backed by President Andrew Jackson and a Seminole Indian curse.

The Cajun people are a hardy and robust group. The Cajun cuisine reflects those characteristics. They possess a true love of life, family and good food.

Hickory Sticks, Temple Heights, Waverly, Weaver/Errolton Mansions and Wisteria Place have something in common. Haunters are residents.

Navajo Code Talkers played a key role in helping the United States and Allied Forces relay unbreakable military command messages during World War II.

Scleroderma is an autoimmune connective tissue disorder with symptoms ranging from mild localized lesions to a systemic disease injuring multiple organs.

For the first time ever, a Native American tribe, Lower Brule Sioux, located in South Dakota, has bought a U.S. financial services holding company.