Explain how Oklahoma got it's name

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Ron Kalian · Answer 1 · 2020-10-12T03:41:06+0000

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I am from Oklahoma so I'll take this one...

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The name Oklahoma comes from the Choctaw phrase okla humma. This means red (humma) people (okla). Choctaw Chief Allen Wright gave it that name in 1866 during treaty talks with the federal government about the use of Indian Territory.

Before statehood: Indian Territory (1834–1907.

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