A History of Wheelock Academy

Chahta Tosholi Virtual Speaker Series

Published August 5, 2021

Dawn Standridge takes us deep into the history of historic Wheelock Academy, a missionary day school established in 1832, later a Choctaw Nation-funded boarding school for Choctaw girls. This talk was presented on Aug. 5, 2021.

The Chahta Tosholi series is organized by Choctaw Nation Historic Preservation and features Choctaw community members, artists, culture keepers, scholars of Choctaw history, and other experts.