Just another 170 coincidence ๐๐๐
"In the Choctaw Nationโs territory in Oklahoma, a knotted statue has been erected by tribal leaders to honor a cross-continental connection over 170 years old.
The โEternal Heartโ sculpture, combining a heart with a Celtic trinity shape, was designed to honor the eternal bond forged between the Choctaw Nation and the most unlikely of people: the Irish.
In 1847, when Ireland was experiencing years of starvation due to a potato blight, the North American Choctaw tribe joined a compassionate campaign in the U.S. to help these strangers a whole ocean away from them.
Despite their own suffering, having been forced to relocate hundreds of miles from their native land, the tribe pooled their pennies and raised $170 (almost $5,000 in todayโs currency) to send to Midleton in County Cork through a relief fund..."
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/choctaw-nation-unveils-sister-sculpture-for-irish-people-honoring-the-heart-connection-forged-170-years-a
Choctaw Nation Unveils โSister Sculptureโ For Irish PeopleโHonoring the Heart Connection Forged 170 Years Ago
Despite their own suffering on the Trail of Tears native land, the tribe raised $170 to send to County Cork, memorialized now 170 years later
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/choctaw-nation-unveils-sister-sculpture-for-irish-people-honoring-the-heart-connection-forged-170-years-ago/