[DOC] [TLE] Contributions of the Indian People to Oklahoma - Oklahoma State ... [PAR] The name "Oklahoma" itself means "Red People" in the Choctaw language. This 
name was first suggested by a Choctaw, Reverend Allen Wright, in 1866, as that 
... To these people, the Indians of Oklahoma gave up their last home in America... [DOC] [TLE] "Chief Allen Wright." In - Oklahoma State University - Library - Home [PAR] During the inceptive days of our War of the Revolution, William Fry, a white man 
from ... Allen Wright, a Choctaw Indian of the seven-eighths blood was born on 
the left bank of the ... by his parents and in later years was given the name of 
Allen Wright. .... The phrase "Territory of Oklahoma" meant the Territory of Red 
People. [DOC] [TLE] Choctaw Place Names in "Oklahumma" - School of Choctaw ... [PAR] During the meeting, federal officials proposed the creation of an Indian Territory. 
... Allen Wright suggested naming it "Oklahumma" (Meserve 1941:319). ... Today "
The State of Oklahoma" literally means "The state belonging to Red People". ... 
people to the Mississippi Homeland and subsequently gave his name to the 
Tribe. [DOC] [TLE] Origin of the Names of 28 US States - american indian source [PAR] Connecticut -From Mohican and other Algonquin words meaning "long river 
place." Delaware ... Oklahoma -Choctaw coined word meaning red man, 
proposed by Rev. Allen Wright, Choctaw-speaking Indian, said: Okla humma is 
red people. [DOC] [TLE] Choctaw Language | Choctaw Nation [PAR] As for non-Indians endeavoring to learn more about the tribe, which gave 
Oklahoma its name, their study can be a rewarding venture. ... It may be used 
either as a verb meaning to see or as a noun meaning what is seen or the 
person who sees. ... Leksikon of Allen Wright, D. D., the brilliant and versatile 
Choctaw who was... [DOC] [TLE] Choctaw facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about Choctaw at Encyclopedia.com. ... In an 
1820 treaty with the United States, the Choctaw acquired new land west ... to the 
said Choctaw Nation of Red People the jurisdiction and government of all the ... "
Mississippi," from the Choctaw word Misha sipokni, means "older than time," the... [DOC] [TLE] Oklahoma Legends: Allen Wright - RootsWeb [PAR] Rev. Allen Wright, a full blood Choctaw Indian, together with his mother, 
sorrowfully ... In the year 1866, the president of the United States named Rev. ... 
Allen Wright "invented" and proposed the name, "Oklahoma", which is derived 
from ... people and "homa" meaning red, the translation being "The Land of the 
Red People". [DOC] [TLE] Oklahoma County Biographies 4 - Genealogy Trails [PAR] In the death of William James Gault the State of Oklahoma lost one of its most ... 
out with the realization of what his own share of it would mean, when the rancher 
drove in the ..... He gave concrete evidence of his faith in Tipton as holding great 
.... of Allen Wright, the surname being that of the missionary to the Choctaws, Rev
. [DOC] [TLE] McCurtain County, Oklahoma Biographies - Genealogy Trails [PAR] He gave the major portion of his active years to stock-raising, and as ... in 1908 
became interpreter for the United States Indian Service among the Choctaws, ... 
On June 10, 1907, at Eaglestown, Choctaw Nation, in McCurtain County, Mr. ...... 
He was then given the name of Allen Wright, the family name being that of Rev. [DOC] [TLE] Choctaw Indians - Horse Hints [PAR] Aug 9, 2010 ... The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Mississippi Band of ... During the 
American Revolution, most Choctaw supported the ..... Choctaw chief Allen 
Wright suggested Oklahoma (red people) as the name of the newly ceded 
territory. .... This gave them some independence from the state government,... [DOC] [TLE] According to Glen: Time For A Name Change Oklahoma...! [PAR] Jun 22, 2014 ... The

Question: Rev. Allen Wright, a Choctaw Indian, was responsible for giving this state a Choctaw name meaning "red people"
Answer: Oklahoma