A few days ago
Geek!!!

I really need help!?

Ok i have to do a state report and i need some help with the info!

Ok does any1 know how OKLAHOMA got its name???

OH and how did it get its nickname??

Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help i cant find that info anywhere! Thankssssssssss

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A few days ago
HotNurse71

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Origin of the Name Oklahoma – The name Oklahoma is from the Choctaw Indian words “okla” meaning people and “humma” meaning red.

Settlers that had placed their claims on plots before the official land runs were called “Sooners”, thus giving Oklahoma its nickname, the Sooner State

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A few days ago
sfroggy5
28th most populous and 20th-largest state by land area. Its name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning “red people,” and is known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State

46th state to enter the union

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A few days ago
DJ76
Try this website:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma

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A few days ago
FALL
From two Choctaw Indian words meaning “red people”

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0854966.html

all you need to know….

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108260.html

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