Oklahomans
Sooner State natives
Oklahomans are people from or residing in Oklahoma, a state in the south-central United States.
The term carries associations with the Great Plains, oil industry, and Native American heritage—Oklahoma has more tribal headquarters than any other state.
Oklahomans are used to tornado season.
Dust Bowl refugees, informally
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- nativesOriginal local population
- citizensMembers of a nation
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
settlers · homesteaders · boomers · statehood · panhandle · red dirt · tornado alley · heartland
Northeastern Oklahoma metropolis
- Norman1066 England conqueror
- StillwaterPlacid-sounding place name
- LawtonOklahoma's fifth-largest city
- EdmondMale given name
American humorist and rope artist
- Garth BrooksBestselling male country artist
- SequoyahCherokee literacy pioneer
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- country musicRural Southern folk-pop genre
Woody Guthrie · Reba McEntire · Jim Thorpe · oil boom · ranching · farming · cattle · wheat
Indigenous Southeastern nation
- ChoctawSoutheastern Native American nation
- ChickasawMuskogean-speaking Native nation
- SeminoleFlorida indigenous nation
- OsageGreat Plains indigenous nation
Kiowa · Comanche · Apache · tribal nations · Indian Territory · sovereignty · powwow · regalia
Those dwelling nearby
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
kinship · solidarity · tight-knit · small-town · rural · friendly · welcoming · helping hands
Okies
Dust Bowl refugees, informally
pioneers · settlers · homesteaders · boomers · statehood · panhandle · red dirt · tornado alley · heartland · plains
Tulsa
Northeastern Oklahoma metropolis
- Norman1066 England conqueror
- StillwaterPlacid-sounding place name
- LawtonOklahoma's fifth-largest city
Edmond · Broken Arrow · Muskogee · Red River · panhandle
Will Rogers
American humorist and rope artist
- Garth BrooksBestselling male country artist
- SequoyahCherokee literacy pioneer
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
Woody Guthrie · Reba McEntire · Jim Thorpe · country music · oil boom · ranching · farming · cattle · wheat · football
Cherokee
Indigenous Southeastern nation
- ChoctawSoutheastern Native American nation
- ChickasawMuskogean-speaking Native nation
- SeminoleFlorida indigenous nation
Osage · Kiowa · Comanche · Apache · tribal nations · Indian Territory · sovereignty · powwow · regalia · frybread
neighbors
Those dwelling nearby
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
hospitality · kinship · solidarity · tight-knit · small-town · rural · friendly · welcoming · helping hands · storm shelters
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- WesternersArizonans, Californians, Coloradans, Nevadans, New Mexicans
OklahomansTexans
Residents of a southwestern state
Kansans · Arkansans · Missourians · Coloradans · New Mexicans
OklahomansNew Yorkers
Residents of America's largest city
Californians · Hawaiians · Alaskans · Floridians · Bostonians
- Oklahoma CityCentral plains metropolis
- Oklahoma City bombing1995 American domestic terror attack
- Oklahoma StateStillwater public research university
- Oklahoma SoonersNorman university athletic program
- Oklahoma City ThunderNBA team in central state