Oklahoma Officials Revise Language In New State Branding Website
Oklahoma Officials Revise Language In New State Branding Website
Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2
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OKLAHOMA OFFICIALSWERE FORCED TO REVISE THELANGUAGE... ON A NEW STATEBRANDING WEBSITE.IT COMES AFTER THEY RECEIVEDBACKLASH OVER ITS EXCLUSIONOF NATIVE AMERICANS' ROOTSIN THE STATE.
THE RECENTLYUNVEILED NEW BRAND..
HAS ANEW LOGO AND TAGLINE.
THEBRANDING WEBSITE STATED THATOKLAHOMA WAS BUILT AFTER THE1889 LAND RUN, WHENAMERICANS TOOK OVER LANDNATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES HADBEEN OCCUPYING.
LIEUTENANTGOVERNOR MATT PINNELLSAID... THAT LANGUAGE WASN'T"INCLUSIVE OF OKLAHOMA'SRICH NATIVE AMERICANHERITAGE.""NOW... YOUR 2 WORKS FOR YOU