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Aug. 14—The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma details the Success through Academic Recognition incentive program for Choctaw students nationwide who are enrolled in grades 2nd through 12th.
Pupils at Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Pennsylvania, c. 1900. American Indian boarding schools, also known more recently as American Indian residential schools, were established in the United States from the mid-17th to the early 20th centuries with a primary objective of "civilizing" or assimilating Native American children and youth into Anglo-American culture.
Goodland Academy. / 33.980520; -95.558416. Goodland Academy is a boarding school located in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Hugo in southeastern Oklahoma, U.S.. Founded in 1848 as a Presbyterian mission, it is the oldest private boarding school in Oklahoma still in operation. [1]
Choctaw Nation Peter Pitchlynn was the Choctaw Principal Chief from 1864 to 1866, and a Choctaw Delegate to Washington, D.C., for nearly two decades following. He is buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Painting, 1834, Smithsonian American Art Museum. The Confederacy's loss was also the Choctaw Nation's loss.
The Choctaw Nation Health Care Center, located in Talihina, is a 145,000-square-foot (13,500 m 2) health facility with 37 hospital beds for inpatient care and 52 exam rooms. The $22 million hospital is complete with $6 million worth of state-of-the-art [clarification needed] equipment and furnishing.
Admission: Adults, $12; children ages 4-12, $6; children 3 and younger, free; Choctaw Nation members, free; military members, veterans, college students, senior citizens 62 and older and citizens ...
The culture of the Choctaw has greatly evolved over the centuries combining mostly European-American influences; however, interaction with Spain, France, and England greatly shaped it as well. The Choctaws, or Chahtas, are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States.
The Success through Academic Recognition (STAR) program is an incentive program for Choctaw members enrolled in grades 2nd through 12th, (nationwide and homeschool students as well), ...