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.

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.

Introduced: March 3, 2026

Last action: March 27, 2026

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This resolution officially honors Dr. Joel Barrow, recognized as the first Indigenous American to earn a college-educated medical degree in the United States, and the Choctaw Academy, identified as the first federal Native American boarding school that made his education possible. It is a formal recognition by the Kentucky Senate celebrating this historical achievement and the institution connected to it.

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