Oklahoma is a state in the United States situated in the Southern Great Plains and Eastern Woodlands regions. Oklahoma became the 46th state in the Union in 1907. The state's name comes from the Choctaw words okla meaning people and humma meaning red, literally meaning "red people" and was chosen by Allen Wright, Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation between 1866 and 1870.

Oklahoma is a state with a rich history, including its days as a frontier state, it being a destination of recently freed slaves looking for opportunity and equality, and being at the heart of the oil boom in the early 20th Century.

Most notably, Oklahoma has the nation's second largest Native American population. In honor of its large Native American population, and for tourism purposes, Oklahoma is called "Native America." Oklahoma's early history is forever tied to the Trail of Tears, which was the forced removal of the Five Civilized Tribes from the southeastern United States to present-day Oklahoma. As a testament to the state's western and Native American heritage, Tulsa is the home of the world-renowned Gilcrease Museum, which houses the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of American Western and Native American art, artifacts, manuscripts, documents, and maps.

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RT @slmandel: For those curious, Boise-TCU drew an 8.6 overnight rating. About the same as Fla-Cincy (8.7), higher than Boise-Oklahoma ( ...
ajoyw (Amanda Wight) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:25:32 -0000
RT @slmandel: For those curious, Boise-TCU drew an 8.6 overnight rating. About the same as Fla-Cincy (8.7), higher than Boise-Oklahoma ( ...
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ksteezyison (Kyle Styles) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:25:26 -0000
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RT @slmandel: For those curious, Boise-TCU drew an 8.6 overnight rating. About the same as Fla-Cincy (8.7), higher than Boise-Oklahoma ( ...
brettbarker (Brett) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:25:13 -0000
RT @slmandel: For those curious, Boise-TCU drew an 8.6 overnight rating. About the same as Fla-Cincy (8.7), higher than Boise-Oklahoma ( ...
Urgh my dad felt mad shock when I said oklahoma rofl
MELLYD0LLAZ (d0LLaz2fLII ) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:24:58 -0000
Urgh my dad felt mad shock when I said oklahoma rofl
@coltford when do u ever play in oklahoma?
hellobrity (Brittany L. Burrow) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:24:55 -0000
@coltford when do u ever play in oklahoma?
@HAMSTERBRAND oh i live in oklahoma we dont get much snow here! i miss living in michigan at times!
ashly_lyn18 (Ashly J) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:24:12 -0000
@HAMSTERBRAND oh i live in oklahoma we dont get much snow here! i miss living in michigan at times!

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