Choctaw Nation in 1847 Provides Relief to Irish Famine Victims
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On March 23, 1847, the Indians of the Choctaw nation took up a collection. Moved by news of starvation in Ireland, a group of Choctaws gathered in Scullyville, Okla., to raise a relief fund. Despi…
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