Lecture 40: The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma by Dr Ian Thompson and Chantelle Standefer

Hear from members the Choctaw Nation as they explain about the history of their ancestors who generously donated money to Ireland during the Irish famine (An Gorta Mór)

In 2015, a statue was commissioned to be built in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, to honor the kindness of the Choctaws. But the story begins in 1831, when the Choctaw people were forcibly removed from their ancestral lands in Mississippi. A few years later, Choctaws learned of people starving in Ireland. Only sixteen years had passed since the Choctaws had faced hunger and death on the first Trail of Tears and a great empathy was felt when they heard such a similar tale coming from across the ocean. Individual Choctaws collected and donated $170 in 1847 to assist the Irish people.

Landing image is of the Kindred Spirits sculpture by Alex Pentek (www.alexpentek.com)

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