Frazier Creek is in northeastern Choctaw County and southeastern Pushmataha County in Oklahoma.įraziers have always been keen observer of Choctaw politics and government. The creek took its name from the Frazier family. A prominent waterway known as Frazier Creek formed the boundary between Towson County and Cedar County. Starting in 1832 Choctaw authorities, in mapping and laying out their new nation, created an orderly system of regional districts and counties, drawing their borders to conform to generally recognizable geographic landmarks. Lighthorsemen were lawmen, and charged with keeping the peace. Frazier, was a county ranger, or member of the " Lighthorse" serving Cedar County.
Choctaw jurisprudence would be familiar to today's court officials, except for the role played by the judge: in the Choctaw Nation he was always a visible and influential leader of society. Tobias Frazier's grandfather, Robert, was elected a county judge of Cedar County, Choctaw Nation. They are referred to collectively as Code Talkers.įrazier, in addition to his contribution to American history as a Choctaw Code Talker, also personifies the Choctaws' success in accommodating the changes brought about by Oklahoma's statehood, following the dissolution of their self-governing republic.Īfter their arrival in the Indian Territory via the Trail of Tears, the Frazier family became leaders in Choctaw government and society.
Their initial exploits took place during World War I, and were repeated by other Native American tribes during World War II. The Code Talkers pioneered the use of American Indian languages as military code during war. (1892–1975) was a full-blood Choctaw Indian who was a member of the famous fourteen Choctaw Code Talkers.
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