Season 6, Episode 5: Cattle Drives, Lighthorsemen, and Legends of the Turnbulls with Bobby Bulls (Choctaw)

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They bravely raised their Winchester rifles, aiming smack dab at the lawlessness of the wild west. Meet the Turnbulls – a legendary Choctaw family who did their part to create a safer Indian Territory for their families.

Here to tell us more about these vigilantes is their descendant, Bobby Bulls (Choctaw), coming to you from the Texas panhandle where many of his ancestors once roamed.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

Bobby’s ancestors’ quest to clean up the west, as both Rangers and as Lighthorsemen
Wahcahtambee (meaning “Cattle Trader”) who walked the Trail of Tears, and his wife, Shakaphona
The surprising origination of the name Turnbull
Mary Turnbull and Charles Henry Benton
The days of cowboys, cattle drives, stampedes and cattle rustling
Today’s cattle raiding and Ponzi schemes
The story of the poor darned horse who was struck by lightning

Yakoke, Bobby for sharing with us about your legendary family!

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