RED CARPET COUNTRY

BILL PICKETT

• He was born December 5, 1870,in Travis County, Texas.
• He was the thirteenth child for Thomas Jefferson Pickett.
• Bill Pickett invented steer wrestling.
• He learned to bulldog by twisting the steer's neck, biting it's upper lip,and making it fall on it's side
• The rodeo advertised catching and taming wild cattle.

TONKAWA TRIBE

• They were the most warlike tribes for centuries.
• They had a language just for their tribe.
• They fought in the Civil War.
• Their name means they all stay together.
• There are 476 Tonkawas in Oklahoma.

DUST BOWL

• The Dust Bowl was caused by lack of rain and high winds.
• Wind blew grass away in dust storms called Black Blizzards.
• The drought happened during The Great Depression.
• The worst drought in U.S. History.
• It went through southeastern Colorado,Western Kansas,Panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma,Northeastern New Mexico.

RESOURCES

• Digital.Library.OK.State EDU.
• Oklahoma Indian Country Guide.
• Britannica School Elementary.