#Oklahoma #Natives #Tribes #CherokeeNation #CreekNation #SeminoleNation #ChoctawNation #ChickasawNation
For the second year in a row, the Trump administration is proposing slashing federal funding for tribal colleges and universities. If the budget passes, all tribal colleges & universities would close within a year. www.wral.com/news/ap/baac...
For second time, Trump seeks to eliminate federal funding for tribal colleges and universities
For the second year in a row, the Trump administration is proposing slashing federal funding for tribal colleges and universities.
www.wral.com
April 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Tulsa International Airport (TUL) unveiled two new exhibits highlighting the Muscogee Creek Nation and Tulsa's history through photography. www.fox23.com/news/new-exh... #TUL #Tulsa #Airport #CreekNation
New exhibits unveiled in Tulsa International Airport terminal
Tulsa International Airport (TUL) unveiled two new exhibits highlighting the Muscogee Creek Nation and Tulsa's history through photography.
www.fox23.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Tulsa International Airport (TUL) unveiled two new exhibits highlighting the Muscogee Creek Nation and Tulsa's history through photography. www.fox23.com/news/new-exh... #TUL #Tulsa #Airport #CreekNation
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8MTYDxx/ It needed to be said...
Why so many Mexicans don't like 🤷🏾♂️ people! #viralreelsシ #indigenous #aboriginal #America #Chickasaw #Creeknation #Choctaw #che#trendrokee #seminoles #olmec #mayan #tartaria #tartarianempire #hebre...
TikTok video by J.T. Harris
www.tiktok.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8MTYDxx/ It needed to be said...
In the #BattleOfHorseshoeBend, #AndrewJackson defeated the #RedSticks force of #CreekNation/#Muskogee on #ThisDayInHistory in 1814. Impressed with their defenses, his bayonet charge killed 800 warriors. His men cut off noses to count the dead & made bridle reins from their skin.
March 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In the #BattleOfHorseshoeBend, #AndrewJackson defeated the #RedSticks force of #CreekNation/#Muskogee on #ThisDayInHistory in 1814. Impressed with their defenses, his bayonet charge killed 800 warriors. His men cut off noses to count the dead & made bridle reins from their skin.
![The Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of approximately 100,000 Indigenous people, primarily from the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole nations, during the 1830s. This mass displacement was a consequence of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson, which aimed to clear Native American lands in the Southeastern United States for white settlers. The relocated tribes were moved to designated Indian Territory, now present-day Oklahoma, through a series of arduous journeys marked by immense suffering and loss of life[2][4][5].
### Key Events and Conditions:
- **Indian Removal Act (1830):** This legislation authorized the U.S. government to negotiate treaties with Native tribes to exchange their ancestral lands for territory west of the Mississippi River[2][6].
- **Cherokee Resistance:** The Cherokee fought removal through legal and political means but were ultimately forced out after the Treaty of New Echota (1835), which ceded their lands under controversial circumstances[2][6].
- **Journey Details:** The relocation involved multiple overland and water routes stretching over 1,000 miles. Most traveled on foot under harsh conditions, with limited supplies, leading to widespread disease, starvation, and exposure[3][5].
- **Casualties:** It is estimated that around 15,000 Indigenous people died during or shortly after the journey due to disease, malnutrition, and harsh weather conditions. The Cherokee alone lost about one-fourth of their population[3][5].
### Broader Impact:
The Trail of Tears is remembered as a tragic chapter in U.S. history and is often cited as an example of ethnic cleansing or genocide due to the deliberate policies that led to immense suffering and death among Indigenous populations. Today, it is commemorated through historical sites and trails that mark the routes taken by displaced tribes[4][5][8].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3epzqefaicyxkh2z3fywbmy5/bafkreia7aj5muhb2nxoj7gnarocs5cjsfdrum5ejff5dssf5ciysi7xx6m)