Cherokee Phoenix
BY D. SEAN ROWLEY September 17, 2024
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.”
The new signs will be standardized. The use of white lettering on a brown background is used to designate historical and cultural sites, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Federally recognized names for tribes will be used, and ODOT funds will pay for the signage.
There will be no signs to inform drivers they are leaving a Native reservation.
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