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Eight original Dawes Roll alottees were honored by the state of Oklahoma on Monday.

All eight were born before Oklahoma became a state in 1907. They received 160 acres of former tribal reservations.

"They not only witnessed history, they lived it,” Gov. Brad Henry said, The Oklahoman reported. "They are our history.

Martha Berryhill, 107, of the Muscogee Creek Nation; Georgia Mae Roebuck Self, 103, and Ruby Lee Trammell Brewer, 102, of the Choctaw Nation; and Daisy Hawley Blackbird, 105, of the Chickasaw Nation attended the ceremony.

Eva Cheek Gilbert, 105, and Asa Glenn Purcell, 102, of the Cherokee Nation; and Dorothy Arnote West, 105, and Irene Exodus Roberts Mills, 103, of the Choctaw Nation weren’t able to make it

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Originally Posted by keen cat

Eight original Dawes Roll alottees were honored by the state of Oklahoma on Monday.

All eight were born before Oklahoma became a state in 1907. They received 160 acres of former tribal reservations.

"They not only witnessed history, they lived it,” Gov. Brad Henry said, The Oklahoman reported. "They are our history.

Martha Berryhill, 107, of the Muscogee Creek Nation; Georgia Mae Roebuck Self, 103, and Ruby Lee Trammell Brewer, 102, of the Choctaw Nation; and Daisy Hawley Blackbird, 105, of the Chickasaw Nation attended the ceremony.

Eva Cheek Gilbert, 105, and Asa Glenn Purcell, 102, of the Cherokee Nation; and Dorothy Arnote West, 105, and Irene Exodus Roberts Mills, 103, of the Choctaw Nation weren’t able to make it

Thanks there Keen cat,

One must admire our "Centennial Citizens" for all that they have seen in there lives and all that they have endured. Just think of how they felt about the first flight at Kiitty Hawk, and now they travel into space practically bi-monthly. From WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and many small skirmishes they after. And most of them probably out live some of their own grandkids. God Bless they all.