The Choctaw nation has been telling I need to update my state health insurance to keep it active for like a year now-I hate talking on the phone-I managed to call today-turns out I am disabled so I have to call DHS to update mine not just them-ughhh…this is such a pain-Guesses on how long it will take me to get the courage to call DHS without any real direction on who to talk to or ask for or what to even ask for when I call them? #rant #choctawnation #dhs #healthinsurance #disabled

In 2017 a monument was erected in Midleton which paid tribute to the kindness shown by the Choctaw Nation in Ireland's time of need.

In 2022 the Irish lacrosse team pulled out of the World Games and offered spot to a Native American team in recognition of the Choctaw donation. 2/2

https://www.irishcentral.com/news/irish-lacrosse-team-world-games-native-american

#Ireland #IrishHistory #ChoctawNation #GreatFamine #AnGortaMór #Midleton #Cork

On 23 March 1847, the Choctaws Nation took up a donation, raising approximately $170 ($5,000 in today's money), and sent it to the town of Midleton, County Cork for famine relief.

The donation came shortly after the Choctaw Nation had embarked on the Trail of Tears and the selfless nature of the gesture has created an everlasting bond between Irish and Native American people.  1/2

#Ireland #IrishHistory #ChoctawNation #GreatFamine #AnGortaMór #Midleton #Cork

We try to visit the Kindred Spirits monument at least once a year

#TrailOfTears #GreatHunger #Midleton #ChoctawNation

RT @COMRADEBLOOM
Is #AnthonySanchez innocent? A member of #ChoctawNation, Sanchez faces execution 4/6/23 on Choctaw territory. #Choctaw leaders oppose executions taking place on their land. More urgently, has anyone seriously looked into his innocence claims? http://bit.ly/AnthonySanchezOK #Oklahoma25

https://www.choctawnation.com/news/news-releases/choctaw-nation-forms-relationship-with-nasa-to-support-science-education-for-students/
#choctawnation

I always look forward to the #ChoctawNation holiday card and ornament. This year the ornament is a sapsucker, or "biskinik."

Fun fact: the Choctaw "Merry Christmas" greeting translates very roughly to "happy big holy day," which my kids have decided is their preferred phrasing now. #choctaw #chahta

I was reminded of this today, and thought I would share. There is a relationship between #Ireland and #ChoctawNation that goes back to the 19th century. Two different cultures, each recognizing the other experiencing hardship and reaching out to help the other out of empathy and #respect. https://www.choctawnation.com/biskinik/born-through-a-donation-175-years-ago-the-choctaw-irish-bond-remains-strong-today/#:~:text=Choctaw%2DIrish%20Bond,-In%20March%20of&text=The%20Choctaws%20pooled%20together%20%24170,around%20%245%2C000%20in%20today's%20economy.