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Native Americans in Oklahoma |
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Chickasaw Nation
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate issued to tribal members.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Choctaw Nation
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate issued to tribal members.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Citizen-Potawatomi Nation
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Eastern Shawnee Tribe
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Kaw Nation
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Kickapoo Tribe
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
The plate is recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Miami Nation
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Modoc Tribe
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Northern Cherokee Nation
Issuance and Recognition
The Northern Cherokee could not issue their own plates because they are not a federally recognized tribe.
The only legal way to have plates was to have the state issue them as organizational plates. An organizational plate requires at least 100 applications by a certain deadline.
But the tribe could not come up with enough tribal members applying by the deadline so license plate collectors stepped in and ordered enough plates to put them over the minimum.
Otoe-Missouria Tribe
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Ottawa Tribe
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Issuance and Recognition
License plate issuance has been discontinued.
Plate colors are green on white, not black on white as it appears in the picture.
Peoria Nation
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Seneca Cayuga Tribe
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Shawnee Tribe
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Southern Cherokee Nation
Issuance and Recognition
There are at least three groups claiming to be the "Southern Cherokee" Nation one of which is in Oklahoma. They are not recognized by the state.
About 100 license plates were manufactured and a portion of them was issued. However, as they are not recognized their issuance has been discontinued. A portion was sold to collectors. The "RM" prefix stood for "Registered Member".
Tonkawa Tribe
Issuance and Recognition
Tribally issued plate for private and government vehicles since 2011.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
Wichita Tribe
Issuance and Recognition
One (rear) tribally issued plate for various vehicle classes such as motorcycle, passenger, truck, government exempt vehicle and others.
Recognized by the state of Oklahoma.
(1) Eric Bos Collection
(2) Picture by Leo Good
(3) Pictures by Gus Oliver
