The Oklahoma is a Member State of the the United States. It is bordered in north by the Colorado and the Kansas, in the east by the Missouri and the Arkansas, in the west by the New Mexico and in the south by the Texas of which it is separated by the course from the river Red.

History

The first to mention Oklahoma is the explorer Hernando de Soto in 1541 in its newspaper of voyage during its forwarding across the Mississippi river. Spaniards and French traversed this zone during more than 250 years before this one does not become an American territory yielded by the France in 1803.

In 1817, the American federal government started to off-set there tribes and Indian tribes of all the South Is the United States towards these spaces renamed for the occasion the Indian Territoire. The Cherokee S of Georgia, the Séminole S of Florida, the Chickasaw S of Louisiana and many other Indian tribes will settle there liking or of force between 1820 and 1842. Very many Indian S perished during the voyage and were even sometimes parked in camps of work.

During the American Civil War, the Indian Territoire was invaded by the confederated army and that of the Union. As of 1866, new “treaties” had passed between the Indien S and the government which cut down by half the original territory. Other half was used to park tribe S such as the Ottawa S or the Wichita S. Finalement, the April 22nd 1890, the grounds were opened to the colonists who settled there in mass (nearly 50.000).

In 1920, the discovery of layers of Pétrole started a new rush which involved a very big rise of the Démographie followed by a recession in the Thirties, having due several successive periods of dryness.

Geography

First report, the State of the Oklahoma has the shape of pan which makes it immediately recognizable. In 2000, it counted 3.450.654 inhabitants.

Oklahoma City is more the big city and the capital, Tulsa, in the North-East, is the economic capital and Norman, in the south, the university town.

The Oklahoma extends on five great zones very different from/to each other, which does one of the States of it more dépaysants the United States. The Western part is on the large typical grassy plains of the Middle West American. The center of the State is a vast plain intersected with many small hills such as the Wichita Mounts and the Gypsum Hills. In North East begin the Monts Ozark and its steepsided valleys, and in the South East begins the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico which extends to the borders from the Texas. The Oklahoma also includes/understands many lakes and rivers which extend for largest between the Monts Ozark in North and the Ouachita Mounts in the South.

The point highest of the State, the Black Mesa Peak, is in the extreme West of the State, close to Boise City and culminates with nearly 1515 m of altitude.

Demography

Policy

Oklahoma since 1964 voted only for republican candidates with the presidential elections. However, a majority of the voters of this state continue to be recorded on the electoral rolls as a democratic.

Since 2003, the governor of Oklahoma is the democrat Brad Henry. Five of the seven other elected stations of the executive are held by the democrats. At the time of the session 2007 - 2008, the legislature of the state leans in favor of the republicans. So with the Senate of 48 seats, the democrats and the republicans are with equality (24 seats each one), the room of the representatives of 101 seats is dominated by a majority of 57 republican elected officials against 44 democrats.

At the national level, elected officials of Oklahoma to the 109e Congress of the United States for the legislature 2007 - 2008 are the two Republican senators James Inhofe and Tom Coburn like four republicans and a democrat with the room of the representatives.

Economy

The economy of the Oklahoma is centered mainly on the breeding of Bovins, but also on various cultures such as that of the Blé, of the Soja, the Coton and the Maïs.

The Industrie S oil, chemical, space, but so electronic are also very important.

Culture

Because of its central position in the United States, of the impact of its history, and its ethnic mixing, Oklahoma has a rich culture but which is clean for him.

The surge of Indian populations, in the previous centuries, exploited much the personality of the State of Oklahoma. The Indian symbols are numerous besides there, until in the flag of the State on which figure a traditional shield of the plains on which a branch of olive-tree and a peace pipe of peace cross.

The various governments which followed one another the report heading played besides a very important part in this duty to remember, and this pride to belong to the State of the " Native American" , i.e. of the Indians of America. This will of conservation is expressed through the conservation of art, the culture and the beliefs of all these Indian tribes in various museums and specific sites such as the Tsa-La-Gi museum of Tahlequah (Museum of Cherokee civilization) allowing the descendants these people to continue to make live their memories and their traditions.

Oklahoma is an important center for the culture " Native American" , because it still gathers nearly 37 different Indian populations, for as many languages, still practiced by nearly 10.000 people in all the State.

See too

Attack of Oklahoma City

External bonds

  • Official site of the State of tourist Oklahoma

  • Official site of Oklahoma

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