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Indians mark centennial with protest march at state Capitol

 
By The Associated Press | Published: November 16, 2007    Comment on this article Leave a comment

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Members of Oklahoma Indian tribes are observing Oklahoma's centennial with a protest march to the state Capitol.

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Dozens of Indians are demonstrating to raise awareness of the promises they say were broken when Indians were forced from their traditional lands and marched to what became Oklahoma in the 19th century.

Their protest is called "Why Celebrate 100 Years of Theft." Oklahoma became the nation's 46th state on Nov. 16, 1907, after unassigned lands set aside for Indian tribes were carved up for settlement in land runs that began in 1889.

Oklahoma is home to 39 Indian tribes. In 2005, about 290,000 Oklahomans, 8.1 percent of the population, identified themselves as American Indian.

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