A RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Joel Barrow and the Choctaw Academy as the first Indigenous American to become a college-educated medical doctor in the country and the first federal Native American boarding school that empowered him.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Mar 27, 2026
adopted by voice vote
Session
2026RS
Introduced
Mar 3, 2026
Primary Sponsor
M. Nunn· primary
Summary
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Honor Dr. Joel Barrow as the first Indigenous American to become a college-educated medical doctor in the country and the Choctaw Academy as the first federal Native American boarding school and the school that empowered him to do so.
Subjects
Commendations And RecognitionsEducation, HigherHistorical Affairs