This is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . Oklahoma has a long history of Native American settlement and reservations. From 1834 to 1907, prior to Oklahoma's statehood, the territory was set aside by the US government and designated as Indian Territory , and today 6% of the population identifies as Native American. Many of the Indians who were forced to migrate during the Trail of Tears were forcibly relocated to Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma Allen Wright as a rough translation of "Indian Territory"; in Choctaw , okla means "people", "tribe", or "nation", and homa- means "red", thus: "Red people".[ 2]
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Agawam, Oklahoma Ahpeatone, Oklahoma Anadarko – Caddo language – Derived from Nadá-kuh , means "bumblebee place."Apache, Oklahoma Arapaho, Oklahoma Bokchito – Choctaw language – "Big creek"Bokoshe – Choctaw language – "little creek"Camargo – Cheyenne language – "little dog"Catoosa – Cherokee language – phonetically pronounced "Ga-du-si" or "Ga-tu-si". Various interpretations of this word exist, including: "between two hills", "on the hill", "into the hills", and possibly signifying a prominent hill or place thereon.Cayuga, Oklahoma Chattanooga, Oklahoma Checotah, Oklahoma Cheyenne, Oklahoma Chickasha – Choctaw language – Chickasaw Indian tribeChilocco, Oklahoma Coweta, Oklahoma Etowah, Oklahoma Eucha – Cherokee language – named for Principal Chief Oochalata
Eufaula – Creek language – from the Eufaula tribe , part of the Muscogee Creek Confederacy
Gotebo – Kiowa language – named for Kiowa Gotebo (Qodebohon)Harjo, Oklahoma Hitchita, Oklahoma Hochatown, Oklahoma
Honobia, Oklahoma Inola – Cherokee language – "black fox"Kaw City, Oklahoma
Keokuk Falls, Oklahoma Keota – Choctaw language – "the fire gone out"Kinta – Choctaw language – "beaver"Konawa, Oklahoma – Seminole language – "string of beads"
Kosoma, Oklahoma Lenapah, Oklahoma Manitou, Oklahoma Maramec, Oklahoma Miami, Oklahoma
Minco, Oklahoma Nashoba, Oklahoma Neodesha – Osage language – Derived from ni-o-sho-de "The water is smoky with mud"Nescatunga, Oklahoma New Alluwe, Oklahoma Ninnekah, Oklahoma Nuyaka, Oklahoma – Creek language – Derived from "New York"Oochelata – Cherokee language – named for Principal Chief Oochalata Okemah – Kickapoo language – "Things up high"Okesa, Oklahoma Oktaha, Oklahoma Olustee – Creek language – "black water"Oologah – Cherokee language – "Dark Cloud"
Owasso – Osage language – "End of the trail" or "turnaround"Pawhuska – Osage language – "White hair"Pawnee, Oklahoma Pensacola, Oklahoma Peoria, Oklahoma Pocasset, Oklahoma Pocola – Choctaw language – "ten"Ponca City, Oklahoma Pontotoc, Oklahoma
Quapaw, Oklahoma Sapulpa, Oklahoma Sasakwa – Seminole language – "wild goose"Shawnee, Oklahoma Skedee, Oklahoma Skiatook, Oklahoma
Skullyville – Choctaw language – derivation from iskuli – "money"Tahlequah – Cherokee language – "Open place where the grass grows"Talala, Oklahoma Talihina – Choctaw language – "iron road" (railroad)Tamaha – Choctaw language – "town"Taloga – Creek language – "beautiful valley" or "rocking water"Tamaha, Oklahoma Tecumseh, Oklahoma Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Tonkawa, Oklahoma Tullahassee, Oklahoma Tupelo, Oklahoma Tushka – Choctaw language – "warrior"Tuskahoma – Choctaw language – "red warrior"Wakita, Oklahoma Wapanucka – Lenape language – "Eastern land people"Washita, Oklahoma
Washunga, Oklahoma Watonga – Arapaho language – "black coyote"Watova, Oklahoma Waurika, Oklahoma
Waynoka, Oklahoma Weleetka – Creek language – "Running water"Wetumka – Creek language – "Tumbling water"Wewoka – Seminole language – "Barking water"Wichita Mountains
Wyandotte, Oklahoma Yahola, Oklahoma
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