Okie is a term used to describe a Dust Bowl Migrant, which were people who migrated from the Great Plains region of the United States during the 1930s. The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that caused major ecological and agricultural damage to the area. The migrants were mostly farmers and their families who had been forced to leave their homes due to the drought and dust storms. The term Okie was used to refer to these migrants, and it has since become a part of American culture and language.