Residents of 'Okievilles' were called Okies. Okievilles were shanty towns built to house the throngs of migrant workers from Oklahoma.
the hoovervilles are named after hoover. they were used all over the nation. okievilles were for Oklahomans.
just because
Basically the same thing as hoovervilles except for Oklahoma
The people who lived in the Oakvilles were known as Oakies. This term was sometimes used derogatorily to refer to migrant workers who left the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression in search of work in California.