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5 unusual facts about Coushatta


Coushatta

The Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town in Wetumka, Oklahoma achieved federal recognition in 1939, following passage of the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936.

Coushatta, Louisiana

Vickie Johnson, WNBA player 1997–present - San Antonio Silver Stars

This disenfranchisement persisted for decades into the 20th century before passage of civil rights legislation and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Harry Turpin Stadium

Donald Gray Horton (1945-2013), a Coushatta lawyer and philanthropist who served as the long-term president of the NSU Athletic Association, formulated the establishment in 2003 of the innovative Demon Alley tailgating zone south of Turpin Stadium.

Pycnanthemum incanum

The Koasati mashed the leaves in water, and used the water to treat laziness.


Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas is headquartered in Livingston, Texas.

Coushatta massacre

The Coushatta massacre was followed shortly by a large White League insurrection in New Orleans, where they hoped to install the Democrat John McEnery as governor.


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