Cultures permeate through the Oklahoma terrain which happen to include the biggest Native American population in the country, as a ¼ of a million Native Americans calling the "Sooner" state home. Since 1907, the year Oklahoma officially became a state, it's history has ridden like a roller coaster that hasn't stopped yet. Enduring the depression like the rest of the country, Oklahoma was toughened by this experience, which was told in John Steinbeck's American Classic, The Grapes of Wrath. A few decades later, Oklahoma struck oil and was a hero in the 70's as gas prices went through the roof. However, Oklahoma had to endure rough times again as the 80's brought more affordable prices. Nowadays, the state enjoys quiet country settings and more balanced economy waiting for people to find out about Oklahoma.
As previously mentioned, the Native American population plays a key role in the existence of Oklahoma and the "Plains Culture" as a whole. Long before Europeans entered the Oklahoma border, numerous smaller Native American tribes lived in conjunction with each other. As time went on, those tribes slowly faded out giving way to European settlers. But as their physical numbers went down, their spirit and pride only grew. At the present time, Native Americans are thought of as the first inhabitants of a large portion of the country and are known to play a key role in the development of Oklahoma into what it is today.
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