Atoka County, Oklahoma
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Atoka County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,143. Its county seat is Atoka. The county was formed before statehood from Choctaw Lands, a
The Atoka County Courthouse in Atoka.
Choctaw
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The Choctaw people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States, historically based in what is now Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The Choctaw language is
Atoka County, Oklahoma
…in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,143. Its county seat is Atoka. The county was formed before statehood from Choctaw Lands, and its name honors a Choctaw Chief named Atoka. The county is part of Choctaw Nation reservation lands. The area forming Atoka County was part of the…
Hatchootucknee, creator of the Choctaw Lighthorse as painted by George Catlin, 1834
Tullockchishko (Drinks the Juice of the Stones), a Choctaw stickball player, 1834.
Louisiana Indians Walking Along a Bayou Alfred Boisseau, 1847
Tul-lock-chísh-ko, Drinks the Juice of the Stone, in Ball-player's Dress, portrait by George Catlin, 1834