Oklahoma Indian names.

[SteveSS]

I'm originally from Oklahoma so I'm familiar with most of these places. It was the last of the Indian Nations, hell some courts say it still belongs to the Indians. My mom was a Norwegian immigrant up in Montana. She said the barrooms still had signs saying no Indians. Montana, Wyoming, Oklahoma, you still don't go acting the fool around Indians.

• • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oklahoma_placenames_of_Native_American_origin#Settlements

This is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Oklahoma has a long history of Native American settlement and reservations. From 1834 to 1907, prior to Oklahoma's statehood, the territory was set aside by the US government and designated as Indian Territory, and today 6% of the population identifies as Native American. Many of the Indians who were forced to migrate during the Trail of Tears were forcibly relocated to Oklahoma.

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• Oklahoma – invented by Chief Allen Wright as a rough translation of "Indian Territory"; in Choctaw, okla means "people", "tribe", or "nation", and homa- means "red", thus: "Red people".[1][2]

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• Agawam, Oklahoma
• Ahpeatone, Oklahoma
• Anadarko – Caddo language – Derived from Nadá-kuh, means "bumblebee place."
• Apache, Oklahoma
• Arapaho, Oklahoma
• Bokchito – Choctaw language – "Big creek"
• Bokoshe – Choctaw language – "little creek"
• Camargo – Cheyenne language – "little dog"
• Catoosa – Cherokee language – phonetically pronounced "Ga-du-si" or "Ga-tu-si". Various interpretations of this word exist, including: "between two hills", "on the hill", "into the hills", and possibly signifying a prominent hill or place thereon.
• Cayuga, Oklahoma
• Chattanooga, Oklahoma
• Checotah, Oklahoma
• Cheyenne, Oklahoma
• Chickasha – Choctaw language – Chickasaw Indian tribe
• Chilocco, Oklahoma
• Coweta, Oklahoma
• Etowah, Oklahoma
• Eucha – Cherokee language – named for Principal Chief Oochalata
  • Lake Eucha
  • Lake Eucha Park
• Eufaula – Creek language – from the Eufaula tribe, part of the Muscogee Creek Confederacy
  • Eufaula Lake
• Gotebo – Kiowa language – named for Kiowa Gotebo (Qodebohon)
• Harjo, Oklahoma
• Hitchita, Oklahoma
• Hochatown, Oklahoma
  • Hochatown State Park
• Honobia, Oklahoma
• Inola – Cherokee language – "black fox"
• Kaw City, Oklahoma
  • Kaw Lake
• Keokuk Falls, Oklahoma
• Keota – Choctaw language – "the fire gone out"
• Kinta – Choctaw language – "beaver"
• Konawa, Oklahoma – Seminole language – "string of beads"
  • Konawa Reservoir
• Kosoma, Oklahoma
• Lenapah, Oklahoma
• Manitou, Oklahoma
• Maramec, Oklahoma
• Miami, Oklahoma
  • North Miami, Oklahoma
• Minco, Oklahoma
• Nashoba, Oklahoma
• Neodesha – Osage language – Derived from ni-o-sho-de "The water is smoky with mud"
• Nescatunga, Oklahoma
• New Alluwe, Oklahoma
• Ninnekah, Oklahoma
• Nuyaka, Oklahoma – Creek language – Derived from "New York"
• Oochelata – Cherokee language – named for Principal Chief Oochalata
• Okemah – Kickapoo language – "Things up high"
• Okesa, Oklahoma
• Oktaha, Oklahoma
• Olustee – Creek language – "black water"
• Oologah – Cherokee language – "Dark Cloud"
  • Oologah Lake
• Owasso – Osage language – "End of the trail" or "turnaround"
• Pawhuska – Osage language – "White hair"
• Pawnee, Oklahoma
• Pensacola, Oklahoma
• Peoria, Oklahoma
• Pocasset, Oklahoma
• Pocola – Choctaw language – "ten"
• Ponca City, Oklahoma
• Pontotoc, Oklahoma
  • Pushmataha Wildlife Management Area
• Quapaw, Oklahoma
• Sapulpa, Oklahoma
• Sasakwa – Seminole language – "wild goose"
• Shawnee, Oklahoma
• Skedee, Oklahoma
• Skiatook, Oklahoma
  • Skiatook Lake
• Skullyville – Choctaw language – derivation from iskuli – "money"
• Tahlequah – Cherokee language – "Open place where the grass grows"
• Talala, Oklahoma
• Talihina – Choctaw language – "iron road" (railroad)
• Tamaha – Choctaw language – "town"
• Taloga – Creek language – "beautiful valley" or "rocking water"
• Tamaha, Oklahoma
• Tecumseh, Oklahoma
• Tishomingo, Oklahoma
  • Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge
• Tonkawa, Oklahoma
• Tullahassee, Oklahoma
• Tupelo, Oklahoma
• Tushka – Choctaw language – "warrior"
• Tuskahoma – Choctaw language – "red warrior"
• Wakita, Oklahoma
• Wapanucka – Lenape language – "Eastern land people"
• Washita, Oklahoma
  • Washita National Wildlife Refuge
• Washunga, Oklahoma
• Watonga – Arapaho language – "black coyote"
• Watova, Oklahoma
• Waurika, Oklahoma
  • Waurika Lake
• Waynoka, Oklahoma
• Weleetka – Creek language – "Running water"
• Wetumka – Creek language – "Tumbling water"
• Wewoka – Seminole language – "Barking water"
• Wichita Mountains
  • Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
• Wyandotte, Oklahoma
• Yahola, Oklahoma
  • Lake Yahola (Oklahoma)

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• Chickasaw National Recreation Area
• Hulah Lake (Oklahoma)
• Nanih Waiyah Lake
• Neosho River
• Ouachita Mountains
  • Ouachita National Forest
• Talimena State Park
  • Talimena Scenic Drive
• Wah-Sha-She State Park

 

[WileE]

I don't see The Hekawis on that list.

 

[RemCharger]

 

[Richard Cranium]

On A Rainy Day A little Native American Asks his Dad...​

Why is my brother named Soaring Eagle? The Chief replies, "When your brother was born the first thing I did was take him outside, and saw a eagle soaring through the air." The boy then asks, "Why is my sister named Sitting Bull?" The boys father says, "When your sister was born I brought her outside and the first thing I saw was A bull sit down in the field. Why do you ask Two Dogs F**king?"

 

[Black_Sheep]

Minnesota is much the same. The names of cities, towns, rivers and lakes are commonly based on the indigenous tribes languages.

 

[wahya]

Camped at Wah-Sha-she State Park about 13 years ago on our way to Alaska. Spooky kind of place at night when you are the only campers there. Then, the ranger shows up about 9pm wanting his money.