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The Choctaw Nation's Contribution to Famine Relief
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32:38 - 34:32 (01:53)

This podcast episode explores how the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, a Native American tribe, raised $170 in 1847 to help the Irish during the Great Famine. They recognized the suffering of the Irish people as they had experienced a similar fate during their forced removal from their ancestral homeland, known as the Trail of Tears.

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