Example Sentences

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Manning is Nisei and Choctaw and her husband, Antonio, is African American, and she found Altadena to reflect the community she wanted to be a part of.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Titled “the space in which to place me,” the show is a mini-survey of the rapturous art of the queer Choctaw and Cherokee artist Jeffrey Gibson.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Margaret McMurtrey, a graduate student at UC Santa Barbara, who is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, said she was “disappointed” in Gross’ response.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

The Benedict family, who have roots in the Choctaw Nation, welcomed discussions and questions of gender and identity, the Independent reported.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

Andrew Jackson’s battles with the Creeks were part of a long string of wars fought for decades against tribes of the American Southeast, including the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminoles.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis