Description: Since 2021, our organization has been conducting outreach programs with Indigenous and Freedmen residents in Southeastern, Oklahoma. Each year we fill our calendar with luncheon events inviting Indigenous and Freedmen Women and Men to attend so we can connect and educate them about the history and heritage of the Freedmen and Native American Tribes on how they coexisted together for over 225 years.
Mission Statement: The Choctaw Freedmen Citizenship Footprints organization was designed by and for the Descendants of Freedmen whose ancestors were formerly owned by many Native-American Tribes in 1830s. The Choctaw Freedmen traveled along side the Choctaws who were their owners on the “Trail of Tears” from Mississippi upon arriving to their final destination in the New Indian Territory (known today as SE Oklahoma). Both Native Tribes and Choctaw Freedmen created their new lives in many of these towns & communities throughout Southeastern Oklahoma. Our Mission is to educate, support, promote, and protect the landmarks, history, and heritage of the Freedmen and their descendants who still live in these SE towns & communities in Oklahoma today.
Programs: We host several events at the “Museum of The Red River” every year with people from SE Oklahoma, and the bordering states of Arkansas & Texas. The “Museum of the Red River” is a modern Native American museum which presents artifacts, exhibits, and paintings reflecting resilience from both Native-American and Choctaw Freedmen communities. This museum is also a platform which is used today to educate and revitalize both Native-Americans and Freedmen Descendants by giving them the opportunity to reconnect with their history, heritage, and cultural belongings from the past.
