Who is Joseph Oklahombi

Who is Joseph Oklahombi?

Choctaw Language Cultural Lesson
Courtney Sisneros

Multiple Choice

When a captured German soldier asked "what nationality was on the phones that night", what did an allied soldier respond with?

• It was Choctaws!

• It was the Britains!

• It was Americans!

• It was the French!

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Multiple Choice

What is the present day town that Joseph Oklahombi is from?

• Durant

• Wright City

• Broken Bow

• Ada

Open Ended

Did Joseph Oklahombi assist with more than translating? Provide details and facts in your own words.

Multiple Choice

Where was Joseph Oklahombi at on October 8th, 1918?

• France

• Spain

• Madrid

• United States

Multiple Choice

What war did Joseph Oklahombi fight in?

• WWI

• WWII

• French & Indian War

• The French Revolution

Nationwide, American Indians did not get US citizenship until 1924, years after WW1 had finished, yet more than 12,000 fought, according to the National Museum of the American Indian. The 12,000 Native Americans volunteered to fight because defending their land and people was a part of their culture and tradition.

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Choctaws living in original homelands

Choctaws remove to Indian Territory

1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

1924 Indian Citizenship Act

October 1918 Oklahombi fights in France

Some Choctaws granted citizenship 1901

Oklahoma becomes a state 1907