Article chronicles the religious life of Oakchiah, a Choctaw deacon who worked with several missions within the Choctaw Nation. Included within the article is a retelling of the Sioux creation folktale.
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Article chronicles the religious life of Oakchiah, a Choctaw deacon who worked with several missions within the Choctaw Nation. Included within the article is a retelling of the Sioux creation folktale.
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The Chronicles of Oklahoma
The Chronicles of Oklahoma is the scholarly journal published by the Oklahoma Historical Society. It is a quarterly publication and was first published in 1921.