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Photographer: Denise Boose
Taken: July 13, 2012
Caption:
Chief Allen Wright | Additional Description: At the Fort Smith Council, Choctaw Chief Allen Wright suggested the term “Oklahoma.” Combining two Choctaw words to mean “land of the red man,” it was this Council’s most lasting result.
Submitted: September 2, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p218075
File Size: 0.023 Megabytes
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