New ODOT signs won’t mention ‘reservation’

TAHLEQUAH – For decades, highway signs have stood in Oklahoma to inform drivers when they are entering Native nations within the state. The current signs have some variation in colors and wording. Examples include “Entering Cherokee Nation” and “Entering Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.” However, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation has announced its plans to replace those with brown signs and white lettering, and with no use of the word “reservation.”

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