Caddo Traditions - Native Oklahoma

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NATIVE
OKLAHOMA| FOOD
Caddo
Traditions
Festival focuses on
dances, art and
traditional foods
IRONMAN
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councilwoman
first known Native
to finish elite
competition
After the fire:
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Art & Jewelry
Gallery reopening
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Contents:
ON OUR COVER | Yonavea Hawkins | PHOTO BY DANA ATTOCKNIE
4KAO-SHUN
Caddo ceremonial dances featured at recent festival
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NATIVE GAMES
Sticking true to Native roots leads to opportunity
10
NATIVE STRONG
Delaware woman may return to Ironman competition
www.nativeoklahoma.us
www.nativetimes.com
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NATIVE FOOD
Caddo food traditions
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EVENTS
13
FIRST BORN
Bison calves arrive
26 SHOPPING
14
PERSEVERANCE
Despite disasters, gallery owner reopens store
17
CANOE EXHIBIT
18
GAMING
24 ATTRACTIONS
30 LODGING
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Kao-shun
Caddo ceremonial dances
The Oklahoma City Caddo Festival includes a traditional Caddo dance program which gives guests
an opportunity to witness the unique dances of the Caddo – the Turkey, Drum, Fish, Alligator, Bear,
and Duck Dances. Art displays and other booths introduce attendees to Caddo art and culture. This
year’s festival also included a symposium on ‘Wild Caddo Delicacies: Indigenous Foods of the Caddo’
DANA ATTOCKNIE
Comanche
OKLAHOMA CITY – The women
disperse from the dance arena and
immediately begin scanning the crowd.
The fourth part of a Caddo Turkey
Dance is moments away and the ladies
are looking for a male dance partner to
bring back into the arena. They glide
into the crowd in their ankle-length
traditional Caddo dresses and make their
selection.
“The Turkey Dance is probably
our oldest traditional dance,” Frances
Cussen Kodaseet, Caddo, said. “It can
only be done in the day time. You can’t
do it at night, so it is the first one that
is danced.”
After the couples formed a circle
around the arena, they faced each other
and throughout the dance switched
places with one person always dancing
backwards. The Turkey Dance was
performed during the Caddo Festival
on April 4, at the Oklahoma History
Museum in Oklahoma City. Nine dances
were shared in the Devon Great Hall
area overlooking the Oklahoma State
Capitol.
The Turkey Dance (Nuh Kao-shun)
has four parts, Kodaseet said. The first
part is when the drummers sing; calling
the ladies to dance. During the second
part, the ladies dance around the drum
in line behind the lead dancer. The
lead dancer for the Turkey Dance at
the festival was Yonavea Hawkins. Her
maroon and white regalia matched the
shawl draped around her shoulders, and
as the white shawl fringe swayed to the
beats of the drum, she shuffled her feet
Event moderator Jeri RedCorn
back and forth around the arena.
During the third part of the dance, the
ladies face the drum in a circle on the
perimeter of the arena and quickly dance
towards the drum. Each dancer has a
unique style; some ladies turned their
bodies from right to left with a shoulder
always directed towards the drum as
they moved forward. Once the drum
beat slowed, the ladies walked backwards
to the perimeter and continued doing
this as they made their way around the
arena.
“They kind of mimic the way the turkey
scratches and struts around,” Kodaseet
said, adding that her sister likes to say,
“That’s when we really strut our stuff.”
The fourth part is a ladies choice,
and usually the last dance of the Turkey
Dance, so that’s when the women find a
male partner to dance with. The Turkey
Dance is a ceremonial dance and the
Caddo have 52 Turkey Dance songs.
“There’s a story that my aunt told about
the Turkey Dance. She said, there was
this warrior and he was out wondering
around and he heard these beautiful,
beautiful songs and he couldn’t figure out
where they were coming from,” Kodaseet
said. “He came across these turkeys, and
the turkey hens were dancing in a circle
around these turkey gobblers. He was
so enchanted by the songs and dancing,
that when he went back to his village, he
told the people about that and showed
them how they did it. Then the women
started doing the dance and that is our, I
guess you could say, mythical beginning
of the Turkey Dance.”
Kodaseet said, later on it was considered
a victory dance, and when the warriors
would come back from battle, everyone
would be happy they were victorious
and the women, regardless of what they
were doing, would immediately stop and
begin to dance the Turkey Dance.
“It was kind of their welcome home
celebration dance. In later days, my
mother (Reathia Cussen) was always
very, very adamant … We were never
allowed to walk down that little hill (by
her mom’s camp house at the Caddo
complex in Binger) and go to the arena.
We always had to start dancing at the
top of that hill and dance down and
then enter the arena. I think that is a
throwback to the fact that whatever the
women were doing, they stopped and
started dancing. That was my mother’s
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Shannon Freeman, Caddo, participates in the Turkey Dance during the Caddo Festival and carries a
staff from her great-great grandmother, which dates back to the 1800s. Photos by Dana Attocknie
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way of honoring that tradition.”
Kodaseet’s
daughter,
Shannon
Freeman, Caddo, participated in the
festival and carried a staff from Kodaseet’s
great grandmother Mary Inkanish,
which dates back to the 1800s. When
the Caddos went through their removal
from Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and
southwest Oklahoma and were taken
near Fort Belknap in Texas, then back
to Oklahoma, Inkanish always had that
staff with her, Kodaseet said.
“It is a sugar cane, but we have always
called it the staff,” Kodaseet said. “We
only use that staff during the Turkey
Dance, because it is so sacred to us and
the Turkey dance is sacred to us.”
After the Turkey Dance, the Drum
Dance (Ka-kit-em-bin Kao-shun) was
performed at the festival. The singers
picked up their drum and carried it
clockwise around the dance arena,
beginning and ending on the west
side. Dancers followed the singers,
who stopped at each cardinal direction.
The Drum Dance songs tell of Caddo
origins.
“Caddo songs are the means by
which traditional history is preserved
and brought forward. They also reflect
the close ties that the contemporary
community maintains with their
Louisiana homeland,” Dayna Bowker
Lee, PhD, stated in a 1998 Louisiana
Folklife Festival booklet. “Especially
significant are the Drum Dance and
Turkey Dance. They are considered to
be sacred among the Caddo and their
performance is strictly observed.”
The Turkey Dance and the Drum
Dance are ceremonial dances, and
although most Caddo dances have more
than one song, there was only time
to share abbreviated versions during
the festival. One of the social dances
performed was the Stirrup Dance (Koodah-dou Kao-shun), which had couples
intertwined by weaving their arms and
hands together. During certain parts of
the song, dancers hopped on their foot
closest to the perimeter. Then they lifted
their other foot and sandwiched it with
their partner’s while they continued to
hop around the arena. Kodaseet described
it like riding a horse.
Other dances performed were the:
Fish Dance (Ba-tah Kao-shun), Swing
Dance (Da-wiit-eyo-ne-wah-ah Kaoshun), Vine Dance (Kakikaaniyah Kaoshun), Bear Dance (Kno-tsi Kao-shun),
Alligator Dance (Kuh-uh Kao-shun),
and Bell Dance (Ka-kiilch’-anii-shin
Kao-shun).
“Our dances go all night long,”
Kodaseet said. “Just before the sun rises,
our last dance is the Morning Dance.”
During the Drum Dance (Ka-kit-em-bin Kao-shun), the singers pick up their drum and carry it
clockwise around the dance arena, beginning and ending on the west side. Dancers follow the
singers, who stop at each cardinal direction. The Drum Dance songs tell of Caddo origins.
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Lead dancer Yonavea Hawkins does the Stirrup Dance (Koo-dah-dou Kao-shun) in which couples
intertwine by weaving their arms and hands together. Dancers hop on their foot closest to the
perimeter then place a foot on their partner’s while they continue to hop around the arena.
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native GAMES:
Sticking true to Native roots
leads to opportunity for Choctaw
ZACH MAXWELL
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
DURANT – One young man’s stickball skills have had a
direct impact on his acquisition of a scholarship to play lacrosse
at St. Gregory’s University.
Allen Baker is one of the first Oklahoma Choctaws to get the
chance to play collegiate sports because of his involvement in
stickball. He joined Texoma Lacrosse in November and began
playing in the youth league in February.
But Baker’s athletic history – and his involvement with
Choctaw stickball – runs a little deeper. He was a stand-out
center and defensive end for Caddo High School football and
participated in basketball, track and weightlifting.
He plays stickball with Team Tvshka Homma and also helps
coach in the youth league. Not only this, but he holds down a
part-time job and has recently joined the National Guard.
“I like having the background of stickball,” Baker said on
Monday, April 6, after signing his letter of intent in Chief
Batton’s office. “It helps with lacrosse in so many ways. It keeps
you fit, it gives you hand-eye coordination and toughness.
“More than anything, it means a lot to bring my culture up to
Shawnee,” he said.
When Baker takes the field next spring, it will be symbolic
of a sport coming full-circle, from the brink of extinction to
playing a role in its modern, northern counterpart.
Historians think lacrosse may have developed among
woodland peoples of northeastern North America nearly a
thousand years ago. George Catlin’s painting Ball-play of the
Choctaw illustrates the connection between the two versions
of the sport.
In recent years, the game has enjoyed a comeback in
Mississippi and Oklahoma. Now, with Baker’s scholarship, he
becomes a trailblazer for future young Choctaws who want to
utilize their stickball skills as a crossover to another sport.
“It’s quite an honor to have a tribal member such as Allen
representing the Choctaw Nation,” said Gary Batton, Chief
of the Choctaw Nation. “It is our culture, history and game of
stickball that are helping him to get this scholarship. It’s keeping
our culture alive and it will help people learn about it.”
Batton’s ultimate goal is to have competitive stickball teams
from local colleges and universities. He said stickball can instill
“sacrifice, hard work, trust in one another” as well as “unity,
honor and respect—the true part of being Choctaw.”
St. Gregory’s Lacrosse Coach Bryan Seaman recognized
the link between his sport and the Choctaw game of stickball.
“Historically, they come from the same place.” But it was more
Allen Baker practices his stickball skills while
coaching at a youth stickball camp in 2014.
than stick skills and fleet-footedness he saw in Baker.
“He could easily be a guy who steps into a leadership
role,” Seaman said. “He’s a great athlete and a tough-minded
individual. He has a lot of people backing him.”
This includes Texoma Lacrosse Coach Mike Delloro of
Madill, who introduced Baker to the sport.
“What he will bring to St. Gregory’s is heart. He is a person
of purpose,” Delloro said. “He is the most coachable player I
have had.”
Parents Robert and Tracy Baker, along with Allen’s sister
Raven, all play stickball and participate in Choctaw language
and cultural activities.
Tracy works at Bennington Head Start and Robert has an
Associate’s degree, but they see their son taking the family name
to the next level.
“He’s the first one out of my family to play a college sport,”
Robert said. “And St. Gregory’s is a great college, so he’ll get a
good education there.”
It’s perhaps fitting that a family of stickball players is among
the first to see one of their own take this skill set to the collegiate
field. Chief Batton made this connection:
“Like the rest of Choctaw culture, it’s a family event.”
The Cavaliers are wrapping up their 2015 season, but Baker
will play competitive lacrosse next spring.
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native STRONG:
Delaware Councilwoman says
she may return to Ironman
TIM HUDSON
Delaware Tribe of Indians
BARTLESVILLE
– Current
Delaware Tribe of Indians Council
member Dr. Nicky Michael says she’s
not ruling out running marathons again.
Michael has the distinction of being
the first known Native American woman
to finish an Ironman triathlon.
“I was the third Native American
overall to finish one and the first Native
woman,” she says of her run in 2000.
An Ironman Triathlon is a longdistance triathlon race consisting of a
2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride
and a marathon 26.2-mile run. The race
is run in that order and without a break.
It is widely regarded as one of the most
difficult one-day sporting events for any
athlete to take on.
“I’ve done three total, in 2000, 2002
and 2003,” she says.
Her first run was done to raise money
for the preservation of the Delaware
language.
“I was able to raise about $6,000,” she
says.
“I had a really great team for that one
too. In addition to Nike, I had Billy Mills
in Running Strong, and Pat Parker, who
owns Native American Management
Services in Washington DC.”
The team also featured professional
golfer Notah Begay III.
“It was a really good time, they believed
in what I was doing and it was a lot of
fun,” she said, adding that she was two
and a half months pregnant at the time
of the race.
“I didn’t know it at the time,” she
laughs. “It’s not recommended.”
Michaels did two more Ironman
Triathlons following her historic first run.
She says she had something to prove.
“I had to show that I could do it…It
became my platform,” she says.
She ran one race for Lori Piestewa,
the first American Indian woman killed
in Iraq.
“It was a testament to Lori’s strength,”
she says.
Another time, Michaels wanted to
take her baby across the finish line.
“The third Ironman I did I crossed the
finish line with him in my arms,” she says,
adding that it was having children that
made her decide to shelve the triathlons
for a while.
“It wasn’t the Ironmans that did it”
she says with a smile. “It was having
children.”
In lieu of the marathons, she now
practices Tang Soo Do martial arts at
Mid America Studio in Bartlesville.
“I’m really enjoying it but hopefully
one day I will get back to the Ironman,”
she says. “I don’t think I’m finished.”
Additionally Michaels serves on the
Tribal Council of the Delaware Tribe of
Indians, a position she was elected to in
November 2014.
“I love being on the Tribal Council
where I can serve and advocate for our
Delaware people,” she said.
Dr. Nicky Michael, Delaware
Tribe of Indians, crosses the
finish line of her 2nd Ironman
competition. She was two
months pregnant at the time.
Michael is the first known
Native American woman to
finish an Ironman triathalon.
Photo Courtesy
Dr. Nicky Michael
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native FOODS:
Caddo food traditions go beyond
corn, beans and squash
some of the same foods as their
ancestors.
At the beginning of the
symposium
Jeri RedCorn read
OKLAHOMA CITY – Using
from
a
book
by Dayna Bowker
his left hand, Joe Cross gently
Lee,
which
described
how the
picks up a pineapple slice from
Caddo
came
to
be
and
how
food
his plate and holds it up to his
played
a
role.
nose. He wants to eat his fruit,
“According to traditional
like half the people in the room
history
the Caddo entered
are doing, but instead he follows
this
world
near Caddo Lake,
directions.
emerging
through
a cave in a
“Pick up your food and
hill
on
Red
River.
They
brought
smell it,” Dr. Moira RedCorn,
with
them
those
things
needed
a psychiatric physician, said.
for
life
on
earth.
Fire,
pipe,
and
“I don’t care if you like these
drum
were
carried
by
a
venerated
… that’s not the point. We’re
elder, and corn and pumpkin
spending a little time with our
seeds were brought by his wife,”
food.”
RedCorn read. “The Caddo soon
RedCorn,
Caddo
and
began to disperse in groups to
Osage, is teaching people how
look for food. As they divided,
to experience food and pay
they came to be associated with
attention to their body during
the foods they gathered. Some
the symposium “Wild Caddo
Dr. Moira RedCorn tells participants to
of the people found blackberries
Delicacies, Indigenous Foods of
pick up their food and smell it. It’s important growing on thorny trees, bídachi.
the Caddo.” The symposium was
in conjunction with the Metro to spend time with your food, she tells them. They became associated with
that place, and were called
Caddo Cultural Club, Caddo
Photos by Dana Attocknie
Nabedache. In the Caddo
Festival 2015 on April 4, at the
language,
naindicates
a
place:
nabídatchi, “the place of the
Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City.
blackberries.”
Other
Caddo
settled
near a natural source of salt,
Participants realized when food is gobbled down, they can
widish,
and
were
thereafter
called
Nawidish. Some travelled
miss out on the tantalizing cuisine in front of them, and may
south
and
found
pawpaws,
tci’tich.
They settled at that place
even eat when they’re not hungry.
and
became
the
Natchitoches.
Some
of the Caddo crossed the
“When you eat mindfully, you actually eat less,” RedCorn
Sabine
River
and
discovered
where
the
bumblebees kept their
said. “Pay attention to what it feels like after you take your first
honey,
daco,
eventually
becoming
the
Nadaco.”
bite. Are you still hungry or am I full?”
Elaborating more on indigenous Caddo food was Caddo
RedCorn said many people don’t think about mindful eating
elder
and historian, Phil Cross. In his presentation, “Foods
and are busy thinking about the past or living life with one
of
the
Caddo in their Ancient Lands – Agriculturalists,” he
foot in the future, instead of enjoying the moment. She said it
provided
information on what the Caddo planted, and plants
causes anxiety and some people, for example, may not realize
and
animals
they used for food. He began talking about the
how much they’ve eaten until the food on their plate is gone.
Three
Sisters.
Her intent was to help people understand what harmony and
balance in their diet and their physical surroundings can do for
“The three of them together have been called the Three
their mind and body.
Sisters and many tribes … adopted those crops and it’s kind of
Food has always been an important part of Caddo history. It
a standard … in American Indian history in the United States.
is part of their creation story, and the Caddo have a history of
Those Three Sisters: corn (Kisi), beans (Dabus) and squash
being farmers. They survived, like other tribes, by planting and
(Kiuni Kakikasni), were the main sustenance of many of our
eating food indigenous to their homelands, and continue to eat
Indian tribes,” Cross said.
DANA ATTOCKNIE
Comanche
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Cross quoted information from Fray
Grasper Jose de Solis, who said corn was
planted in a communal effort by women
and children after a ceremony and meal.
Corn would be taken from 30 inch
stalks and the best ears were, “left in the
husk and hanged in the top of the grass
thatched house and smoked and saved
for following years’ crops.”
He said corn kernels would be placed
in baskets with well sifted ashes to keep
insects away. Corn was also initially
prepared by cracking and fine smashing
it on a hollowed out log mortar and
wooden pestle, grinded with mano and
metate or cane matts were used to sift
the corn into fine flour.
The corn husks were used for holding
and serving food, Cross said, and listed
some of the ways corn was eaten: ears
were roasted, dried kernels were boiled
alone or mixed with venison or beans
and squash, fresh kernels were scraped
from the ears then placed in a vessel as
a milky mush – dush’-cut-ducka’ then
baked and dried, or the flour was baked
into bread (possibly baked in ashes) and
called Kis-wah.
He said common food seasonings
were salt, pepper and bear grease/oil.
Beans, which were planted along with
corn were boiled in the pod or shelled.
Some of the other vegetables used were
peanut, peppers and potatoes.
Cross joked that he was built on pinto
beans, because “that’s what we had.” He
also laughed and said since people know
about the Three Sisters, he wanted to
introduce the Seven Brothers, which
are the main animals that were used for
sustenance: Deer, elk, bear, buffalo, wild
turkey, squirrel and rabbit. Other animals
consumed were raccoon, possum, skunk,
mink and otter.
“If you’re hungry, you’re going to eat
any animal that comes along,” Cross said.
“Any of these could make a good meal.”
Cross said deer was a constant food
source, in addition to fish, reptiles, fruit
and berries. More information about
the Caddo can be found on his website,
www.caddolegacy.com. At the conclusion
of the symposium, participants shared
recipes and food stories.
“I skinned many a squirrel … I could do
it in about 5 minutes … (and) I pounded
corn,” Eula (Narcomey) Doonkeen,
former vice chief of the Seminole
Nation, said. “When our uncles went to
World War II … we ate lots of squirrels
and rabbits … they’re all sharp shooters
because we had to kill our own food.”
The symposium was dedicated to
Wildena Moffer, and also showcased
Caddo artists, prayer songs, dances,
and a skit by Caddo youth. The festival
was made possible by the Oklahoma
Humanities Council and the National
Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH).
Phil Cross, Caddo historian
and elder
Jeri RedCorn’s Habushko (Sour Meat)
Habushko is a Caddo meat dish handed down through the years.
This is one method of making it.
1. Select a 3 to 5 lb. cut of beef, like a rump or Pikes Peak roast, and bring to room or outdoor
temp.
2. Thinly slice the meat against the grain in 3” by 1” slices (like peeling an apple). This will take
a good sharp knife and lots of muscle.
3. With your hands, squeeze the blood out of the thinly sliced meat.
4. Place the meat with blood into a pot (Do not add water or seasonings).
5. Cook for an hour, stirring constantly, then turn down heat and cook meat in its own juices
until done (this will make its own gravy). Some cook it overnight, some for a lesser time.
First bison calves
born on Cherokee
Nation tribal land
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,
WOW.
Herd relocated last fall from the Dakotas now
includes nine calves
JULIE HUBBARD
Cherokee
KENWOOD – It’s a girl! It’s been only six months since the
Cherokee Nation acquired bison from the Dakotas, but there’s
already been a special delivery.
The Cherokee Nation’s first bison calf, a healthy female, was
born in the early morning of April 8, weighing in at 90 pounds.
Eight more have been born since then on 200 acres the herd is
kept on in Delaware County. More are expected by June.
The calves are acclimating well and staying close to their
protective mothers in more wooded areas right now.
“The birth of these spring calves is an excellent sign for the
growth of our bison herd. It means the herd has settled into
its new home and they are flourishing,” said Cherokee Nation
Principal Chief Bill John Baker. “The reintroduction of bison to
the Cherokee Nation is significant because it allows our people
to reconnect with an important chapter in our history, when
bison were essential to our daily lives.”
Although bison are associated more with the Great Plains
tribes, herds ranged from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic
Coast and Cherokees used bison as a food source until
colonization. Its skins were used for blankets, hair woven into
belts and horns carved into utensils. That breed of bison was
nearly extinct after European contact.
Last fall the Cherokee Nation received a herd of 38 cows
from the Badlands National Park in South Dakota and 12
bulls from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
The relocation was possible through an agreement with the
InterTribal Buffalo Council. It’s the first time the Cherokee
Nation has raised a herd of bison in its 14-county jurisdiction in
decades. The tribe had a few bison near Tahlequah to promote
tourism in the 1970s.
The herd currently stands at 59 bison. The tribe hopes it will
grow to at least 200 bison. About a thousand acres is available for
the herd, and additional lands will be opened up as it expands.
The tribe’s Natural Resources department oversees and cares
for the bison. To ensure the health and vitality of the herd, the
Cherokee Nation will conduct yearly genetic testing on the herd
and keep records on each animal.
“The herd is doing great since relocating, and each bison has
already put on about 150 pounds,” said Bison Herdsman Chris
Barnhart. “It’s great to see these new calves being born and the
public driving by to get a glimpse of them.”
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Yolanda White Antelope, owner of Oklahoma Native Art & Jewelry Gallery in Oklahoma City,
shows before and after fire photos in her new store location. Photos by Dana Attocknie
perseverance:
Despite disasters, gallery owner rises up
DANA ATTOCKNIE
Comanche
OKLAHOMA CITY – Since about
12 years old, Yolanda White Antelope
knew she wanted to own her own
business. She was younger than that
when she realized her calling was art.
“I’ve been an artist all my life,” she said.
“From day one, I have always did a lot of
scratches on paper.”
Since 1972, she’s painted, created
jewelry and sculpted pottery. She uses
traditional Acoma Pueblo designs and is
known for her horse hair pottery. She has
also painted buffalo skulls, beaded jewelry,
and made hand drums, dreamcatchers,
and prayer feathers.
She spent a few years showcasing her
work alongside Jerome Bushyhead, Doc
Tate Nevaquaya, Kelly Haney, Harvey
Pratt, and Charlie Pratt. She got to know
these artists and eventually let them
know she wanted to represent their art.
Her representation of artists was
achieved at her family business, the
Oklahoma Native Art & Jewelry Gallery,
where 68 artists from more than 28
tribes in Oklahoma and the Southwest
are featured.
“It’s always been a dream of mine to
represent all the different tribes,” White
Antelope said. “We can represent and
have fine art, pottery, basketry and
everything.”
The business was established in 1989 in
downtown Oklahoma City. In 1990, she
was set to open a gallery in Shawnee, but
faulty wiring at the building next door set
the store ablaze the day before the grand
opening. This incident sparked a series of
disasters and a story of determination.
Four years later, the gallery reopened
in downtown Oklahoma City on N.
Hudson Avenue. Then on April 19, 1995,
a bomb was detonated three blocks away
at the Alfred P. Murrah federal building.
The sonic boom shattered the business
and the family apartment upstairs.
White Antelope wasn’t there at the time,
but her son Mariano Badillo, a jeweler,
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On March 5, a fire started at the saddle shop next door. The flames ate all the
one-of-a-kind artwork her store was known for, and she couldn’t do anything but watch
as more than 70 firefighters tried to contain the four-alarm fire.
was home and continues to suffer from
his injuries.
That wasn’t the end however. The
gallery reopened in 1999 by the
Bricktown canal, in Oklahoma City.
Eventually they moved to a larger place
in the historic Stockyards City district.
The gallery, nestled directly across from
the famed Cattlemen’s Steak House, and
was named a “Must See Destination”
three times in the book, “The New York
Times: 36 Hours 150 Weekends in the
USA & Canada.” The gallery has also
been featured in The American Cowboy
and Forbes magazines.
Employee Susanne Cole remembers
a group of people from China who
spent three hours in the store taking
everything in. Cole, who was first a longtime customer, said White Antelope and
Badillo have so much knowledge to share
about Native American art and culture.
Barbara Turunen, White Antelope’s
friend, described the shop as a teaching
gallery. “Customers walk in and say this
is like a museum, and that’s why she
represents all these Native artists,” she
said.
White Antelope and Badillo were at
this location for seven years until the
morning of March 5, when a fire started
at the saddle shop next door. The flames
ate all the one-of-a-kind artwork her
store was known for, and she couldn’t
do anything but watch as more than 70
firefighters tried to contain the fouralarm fire.
“Seeing it burn was like part of
your heart was just ripped out,” White
Antelope said. “The time, the effort, the
love that all the artists put into their
work, and just like that, going up in
flames. We stood on that corner for 10
hours just watching it melt and when the
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Her friends stood with her and filled
the sidewalk across the street.
“She was pretty shook up. I just wanted
to make sure she was being comforted;
that she had someone there with her,”
Tim Deal said. “It’s hard when you see
your life’s work going up in smoke like
that. It’s difficult … but there’s always a
light at the end of the tunnel.”
Deal knows White Antelope from
the Oklahoma Indian Bikers, a Native
American motorcycle club, where
they are both members and he serves
as president. Also there was Cole and
Madonna Myers.
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love with her,” Myers, Diné, said. “She
is known all over, not just here in the
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States, but all these other countries, so in
that sense, she’s probably one of the best
ambassadors for Native Americans.”
Two weeks after the blaze, White
Antelope, Cole, Myers, and Turunen
(who flew in from Michigan) were back
in Stockyards City and busy setting
up the new gallery, at 2225 Exchange
Avenue, just around the corner from the
previous location.
“I walked in and I just saw nothing, and
that hurts because I’m very artistic and I
had nothing, everything was just blank,”
White Antelope said mournfully about
her new building. “I just said, OK Lord,
lead me. And, what are you thinking at
68 (years old), opening a new store?”
The old store was deemed too unsafe
to enter and plywood was put up over
the openings, but looters were inside
within hours. Thus far the only things
White Antelope has been able to recover
are the building sign featuring Thalia
Twins adorned in turquoise jewelry, a
grandfather chair made from a 110-yearold tree trunk and a life-size aluminum
buffalo her son gave her.
She said losing the gallery was almost
like a death, and continued to flip
through pictures on her iPad; looking at
before and after pictures of the gallery
and hoping to see something that wasn’t
scorched.
“We went from art to ashes, but we’ll
be back. I’m not broken, I’m just a little
bent,” She said. “I will go on.”
Artists are welcome to consign their
work at the gallery, and monetary
donations can be mailed to the Yolanda
White Antelope Fund, First Bank &
Trust, P.O. Box 878, Perry, OK 73077.
There is also a Gofundme account
set up at http://www.gofundme.com/
oklahomanativeart.
Prior to moving to Oklahoma, White
Antelope had a gallery in Holbrook, Ariz.
She has three children, Fabian, Mariano
and Stormy; and three grandchildren.
She is a retired Oklahoma Department
of Corrections officer, and was the first
Native American female to receive
the International Officer of the Year
award from former United States
President George H. W. Bush. She is
also a member of the Changing Winds
Cultural Society.
“God is good. I’ll pick up. I am here to
say never give up. God will hold my hand
and lead me to the next chapter,” White
Antelope said. “I have so much to give
and I have so much love for everything
that exists. Art is my life. I’m going to
live it to the max.”
A grand-opening of the new gallery
is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 30, at 2225 Exchange Ave.
in Oklahoma City (Stockyards District).
There will be samples of southwest
cuisine.
More information can be found at
http://www.shop.oknativeart.com/.
Barbara Turunen, Yolanda White Antelope, Madonna Myers and Susanne Cole will have the gallery
ready for its May 30 grand opening in the new location at 2225 Exchange Avenue in Oklahoma City.
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Popular canoe
exhibit extends
stay at CCC
SULPHUR – Dugout Canoes: Paddling through the
Americas, a landmark exhibition hosted at the Chickasaw
Cultural Center (CCC) will extend its stay to one full year
until Sept. 27, 2015, officials announced.
Dugout Canoes was scheduled to end its appearance at the
CCC May 6, but has been so popular it will remain at the
center about five more months. It is on loan from the state
of Florida.
Thousands of people have visited the exhibit and thousands
more are expected to enjoy it.
In 2000, a group of high school students from Gainesville,
Florida, discovered what is believed to be the largest treasure
trove of ancient dugout canoes ever found. Crafted by the
skilled hands of Native Americans hundreds, and perhaps even
thousands of years ago, they served the nation’s indigenous
people in a multitude of ways. Experts estimate the ages of
some of the canoes at between 500 to 5,000 years old.
Experts look upon the dugout canoe as the proverbial
pickup truck of its day. They transported people to distant
locations, acted as a vessel to establish trading and exploration
of worlds outside tribal boundaries and carried huge loads of
fur and other trade goods to market.
On display in the exhibit is a pine dugout canoe that is
hundreds of years old. Tools to make the impressive vehicles
– some dating to 600 A.D. – are also on display. Chickasaw
Cultural Center authorities help guide the visitor through
the process of felling a single tree, working weeks to burn,
carve and scrap the interior and then finish the vessel so it was
spacious and seaworthy.
Unfortunately, the high school class who discovered them
also discovered many of the intact canoes could not be uprooted
from their mud-caked murky graves. To extract them would
mean their destruction. Most of the 101 canoes found remain
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protected by centuries of silt, mud and freshwater.
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Newnans Lake are displayed at the Chickasaw Cultural
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and be awe-struck at how much could be accomplished by
Native Americans using only primitive tools -- some dugouts
were fully constructed with stones before tribes traded for
metal tools with Europeans.
– The Chickasaw Cultural Center is located at 867 Charles
Cooper Memorial Rd, Sulphur and is open 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
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A Taste of Native Oklahoma Lunches.
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609 Chautauqua Ave., Norman
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furnishing. This free event is sure to be
fun for the whole family.
Phone: 918-382-2217
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Every Wednesday: Powwow Singing &
Drumming, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. Hosted
by OU SNAG. Jacobson House Native Art
Center, 609 Chautauqua Ave., Norman
MAY 9
Archaeology Day & Birthday Bash, Spiro
Mounds Archaeological Center, 18154
1st St, Spiro. The annual Archaeology
Day and Birthday Bash at the Spiro
Mounds Archaeological Center is a
day to celebrate the public opening of
the only prehistoric Native American
archaeological site in Oklahoma.
Throughout the day, archaeologists
will look at collections to help identify
artifacts, Native American artists will
show their wares and several lectures
will be given. Visitors to this event will
also enjoy guided tours. Phone: 918962-2062
EVERY 1st FRIDAY: Indian Taco Sales
– from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at Angie Smith
Memorial UMC, 400 S. W. 31st Street,
Oklahoma City
Flute circle, 7:00pm-9:00pm. Jacobson
House Native Art Center, 609 Chautauqua
Ave., Norman
EVERY 2nd SATURDAY
Indian Taco Sales - from 11-2:30pm at OK
Choctaw Tribal Alliance, 5320 S. Youngs
Blvd, Oklahoma City www.okchoctaws.
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EVERY 3rd SATURDAY: All you can Eat
Breakfast SALE – from 8- to 11:00 am
at Angie Smith Memorial UMC, 400 S.W.
31st Street, Oklahoma City
MAY 2
Restoring Harmony Powwow, Westside
YMCA, 5400 S Olympia Ave, Tulsa.
Experience the spirit of an ancient
tradition at the 2015 Restoring Harmony
Powwow at Tulsa’s Westside YMCA. This
event begins with stickball games that
will take you back in time. Continue with
an awareness hike and a showing of
the film “Bully.” In the afternoon, enjoy
traditional gourd dancing before the sun
sets and the grand entry parade begins.
When you see participants in traditional
regalia, you’ll probably want to take
something home for yourself to
remember this sacred event. The event
will feature vendors for shopping.
Browse booths boasting American
MAY 16
Come out & join Oklahoma Federation
of Indian Women (OFIW) as we honor
our lovely outgoing 2014-2015 Miss
Indian Oklahoma, Jordan Harmon
& Jr Miss Indian Oklahoma, Lindsay
Harjo. Both our titleholders have done
an outstanding job representing the
organization, Oklahoma, their tribes, &
their families.
We will also be introducing the newly
crowned 2015-2016 Miss & Jr Miss
Indian Oklahoma.
Honor Powwow will be held at the
Mvskoke Dome located in the Muscogee
Creek Nation Claude Cox Omniplex in
Okmulgee. Gourd Dancing begins at 1
p.m. For more information, call Debbie
Hill @ 918-951-1336.
MAY 23
Head over to Sulphur for the Artesian
Arts Festival! The festival is located in
the Artesian Plaza, on the intersection
of West 1st Street and West Musgokee
Avenue, next to the Artesian Hotel and
Chickasaw Visitor Center. See artwork
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from Native and Southeastern artists,
walk the over 70 festival booths and
a choose from a selection of food
vendors. There will also be a tent for
kid-friendly activities and the Senior
Citizens Arts and Crafts booth! Enjoy
live music throughout the day! The Arts
Festival is Saturday, May 23rd at 10:00
a.m. until 10:00 p.m. and admission is
free. Don’t miss out on a Saturday of fun
and inspiration! - See more at: http://
chickasawcountry.com/events/view/
artesian-arts-festival
JUNE 5-7
Red Earth Native American Cultural
Festival, Cox Convention Center, 1
Myriad Gardens, Oklahoma City. Head to
Oklahoma City’s Red Earth Festival this
June and witness as more than 1,200
American Indian artists and dancers
from throughout North America gather
to celebrate the richness and diversity
of their heritage with the world. For
three exciting days, Oklahoma City will
be at the center of Native American art
and culture as more than 30,000 people
gather to celebrate.
Phone: 405-427-5228
JUNE 12 - 13
Arts on the Avenue, Cherokee Capitol
Square, Tahlequah. Arts on the Avenue,
held in historic Cherokee Capitol Square
in downtown Tahlequah, features an
assortment of fine art on display including
jewelry, painting, pottery, wood carvings
and sculptures, beadwork, baskets and
photography, among others. A variety
of Native American and non-Native
American artists mostly from Oklahoma,
Arkansas and Missouri showcase their
fine art. On Friday night enjoy Wines
on the Avenue. Merchants throughout
downtown host wine tastings featuring
various wines. Try new wines as you stroll
down Main Street. During the event,
visit the many artists in their booths and
listen to live music on the stage in the
Cherokee Capitol Square. Both Friday
and Saturday feature performing artists
offering music in many genres as well as
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dance, theater and spoken word. Arts
on the Avenue is free and open to the
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Avenue. Phone: 918-453-5728
JUNE 13
Cherokee Heritage Day at Har-Ber
Village, Har-Ber Village Museum, 4404
W 20th St, Grove. Har-Ber Village
Museum in Grove will be filled with the
treasured history of the Cherokee Nation
on Cherokee Heritage Day. From the
outside lawn where visitors can play the
ancient game of marbles to the Gazebo
on Main Street where Cherokee gospel
singers will fill the air with beautiful
music, Cherokee Heritage Day will be a
day of cultural enrichment and fun.
Cherokee genealogy, or Dawes’ Roll
look-ups, will be provided to anyone
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interested in his or her Cherokee lineage
as well. Many events will take place
within the village during Cherokee
Heritage Day. Some of the activities
include beadwork, finger weaving,
basket weaving demonstrations and
the creation and assembling of walking
sticks and tomahawks.
Council in 2003. She will demonstrate
how she selects her materials, how
she positions them into form and how
she intricately weaves each piece of
vine to create a masterpiece. She will
have various baskets on display for sale
and will answer questions from the
audience.
Author Sequoyah Guess will be hosting
a book signing of his novel “Red
Eye.” Guess is a traditional Cherokee
storyteller and a member of the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians of
Oklahoma.
Throughout the day, guests can make
their own corn husk dolls and play
marbles out on the front lawn. Visitors
can enjoy some delicious Indian tacos
for lunch while listening to traditional
Cherokee music as well as gospel
favorites when Cherokee gospel singers
perform at the gazebo on Main Street
beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing
throughout the afternoon. Phone: 918786-6446
Renowned Cherokee basket weaver
Kathryn Kelly will showcase her skills in
the craft building. Kelly was deemed a
Cherokee National Treasure for basketry
by the Cherokee Arts and Humanities
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JUNE 13
Inter-Tribal Children’s Powwow & Fun
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the whole family out to the InterTribal Children’s Powwow and Fun Fest
in Miami for a day of activities and
exhibitions of tribal dance. Educational
and fun activities and games for kids
begin with the fun fest at 12pm.
Storytellers will tell traditional stories
and there will be live entertainment
throughout the day. All ages will enjoy
browsing the craft booths offering a
variety of handmade items at the InterTribal Children’s Powwow and Fun Fest.
Pick up a snack from one of the many
food vendors, then watch gourd dancers
and hoop dancers as they perform.
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7pm, and then witness the excitement
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A stomp dance will follow the day’s
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Phone: 918-542-7232 or
918-3250159.
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JUNE 25 -28
Mvskoke Nation Festival, Claude Cox
Omniplex, Okmulgee. Each June,
thousands of people gather at the
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Claude Cox
Omniplex in the city of Okmulgee for a
weekend filled with activities celebrating
contemporary Muscogee life. This
annual celebration includes cultural
exhibitions, an award-winning rodeo,
concerts featuring local and national
acts, sports tournaments, arts and
crafts, food, a parade through historic
downtown Okmulgee, senior citizen’s
activities, children’s activities and many
more festivities for the entire family to
enjoy.
The Mvskoke Nation Festival began
in 1974 as a celebration of Muscogee
culture and heritage and has become
a major family gathering for many
Muscogee families. This year is the 41st
anniversary of the festival. All activities
are free and open to the public. This
much-loved festival invites all people
to experience the games, competitions
and festival events during the month
of June. Be a part of the largest and
longest running festival in Okmulgee
County and join the Muscogee people
in a celebration of life. Phone: 918-7327992 or 918-732-7993.
JUNE 26 - 27
Miami Nation Powwow, Miami Nation
Dance Grounds, 2319 W. Newman Road,
Miami. Alternate location in case of rain:
NEO Basketball Arena.
Gourd Dancing 6 -8 pm. Grand Entry
at 8:30pm. Tiny Tots exhibition, adult
contests, Golden Age and Stomp Dancing
on Friday.
Saturday: Gourd Dancing from 4-6pm,
Grand Entry at 7pm. Adult contests,
men and women. Stomp Dance.
More info call 918-541-3131
JUNE 26 - 28
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Tonkawa Tribal Powwow, Fort Oakland, Tonkawa. Come out
and experience the Tonkawa Tribal Powwow, an annual tribal
celebration featuring Native American dancing, contests, crafts,
artwork and food. Dance styles will include straight, fancy,
traditional, cloth and buckskin categories. Stick around for a
traditional Tonkawa scalp dance during the festival and a Nez
Perce memorial ceremony Saturday morning. This year’s event
will also include sporting tournaments, a catfish tournament
and a scout dance. Free camping, along with electric and water
hookups, will be available. Phone: 580-628-2561.
JUNE 26 - 28
Peoria Powwow, 60610 E 90 Rd, Miami, The annual Peoria
Powwow in Miami is a grand festival of Native American
culture and dance. This American Indian event features a wide
range of contest dancing, including gourd dancing and straight
dancing, as well as grass, traditional and fancy dancing. Other
categories of dance will also include cloth, buckskin, jingle and
fancy shawl. Come to the Peoria Powwow in Miami and join the
Master of Ceremonies as he or she leads visitors throughout
the festival’s various events.
Phone: 918-540-2535.
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Attractions
Artesian Hotel
1001 W 1st St • Sulphur
855-455-5255
www.artesianhotel.com
Bigheart Museum
616 W Main • Barnsdall
918-847-2397
Caddo Heritage Museum
Caddo Nation Complex • Binger
405-656-2344
www.caddonation-nsn.gov
Cherokee Heritage Center
21192 S Keeler Drive • Tahlequah
918-456-6007
www.cherokeeheritage.org
Cherokee Strip Museum
90114th St • Alva
580-327-2030
www.alvaok.net/alvachamber
Cheyenne Cultural Center
2250 NE Route 66 • Clinton
580-232-6224
www.clintonokla.org
Chickasaw Council House
Museum
209 N Fisher Ave • Tishomingo
580-371-3351
www.chickasaw.net
Chickasaw Nation Visitor
Center
520 E Arlington • Ada
580-436-2603
www.chickasaw.net
Chickasaw National Capitol
Building
411 W 9th • Tishomingo
580-371-9835
www.chickasaw.net
Choctaw Nation Museum
Council House Road • Tuskahoma
918-569-4465
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Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Cultural Heritage Center
and Firelake Gifts
1899 N Gordon Cooper • Shawnee
405-878-5830
www.potawatomi.org/culture
Comanche National Museum
and Cultural Center
701 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton
580-353-0404
www.comanchemuseum.com
Coo-Y-Yah Museum
847 Hwy 69 and S 8th St • Pryor
918-825-2222
Creek Council House Museum
106 W 6th • Okmulgee
918-756-2324
www.tourokmulgee.com
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Fort Sill Historic Landmark and
Museum
437 Quanah Rd. • Fort Sill
580-442-5123
http://sill-www.army.mil/museum
Fort Washita Historic Site and
Museum
3348 State Rd 199 • Durant
580-924-6502
Gardner Mission and Museum
Hwy 70 E • Broken Bow
580-584-6588
Gilcrease Museum
1400 Gilcrease Museum Rd. • Tulsa
918-596-2700 or 888-655-2278
www.gilcrease.org
Indian Memorial Museum
402 E 2nd St. • Broken Bow
580-584-6531
Delaware County Historical
Society & Mariee Wallace
Museum
538 Krause St • Jay
918-253-4345 or 866-253-4345
Delaware Tribal Museum
Hwy 281 N • Anadarko
405-247-2448
Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1101 Honor Heights Dr • Muskogee
918-683-1701 or 877-587-4237
www.fivetribes.org
Fred Jones Jr.
Museum of Art
555 Elm Ave. • Norman
405-325-3272
www.ou.edu/fjjma
Fort Gibson Historic Site and
Interpretive Center
907 N Garrison Ave. • Fort Gibson
918-478-4088
www.okhistory.org
John Hair Museum
18627 W Keetoowah Circle
Tahlequah • 918-772-4389
www.keetoowahcherokee.org
Jacobson House Native Art
Center
609 Chautauqua • Norman
405-366-1667
www.jacobsonhouse.com
Kanza Museum
Kaw Tribal Complex • Kaw City
580-269-2552 or 866-404-5297
www.kawnation.com
Kiowa Tribal Museum
Hwy 9 W • Carnegie • 580-654-2300
Museum of the Great Plains
601 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton
580-581-3460
www.museumgreatplains.org
Museum of the Red River
812 E Lincoln Rd • Idabel
580-286-3616
www.museumoftheredriver.org
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Heritage Museum
1700 NE 63rd • Oklahoma City
405-478-2250
www.nationalcowboymuseum.org
Oklahoma History Center
2401 N Laird Ave. • Oklahoma City
405-522-5248
www.okhistorycenter.org
Osage Tribal Museum, Library
and Archives
819 Grandview Ave. • Pawhuska
918-287-5441
www.osagetribe.com/museum
Permanent Art of the
Oklahoma State Capitol
2300 N Lincoln Blvd. • Oklahoma City
405-521-3356
www.ok.gov
Philbrook Museum of Art
2727 S Rockford Rd. • Tulsa
918-749-7941
www.philbrook.org
Red Earth Museum
6 Santa Fe Plaza
Oklahoma City
405-427-5228
www.redearth.org
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Southern Plains Museum
Tonkawa Tribal Museum
715 E Central Blvd. • Anadarko
405-247-6221
www.doi.gov/iacb/museums/
museum_s_plains.html
36 Cisco Dr. • Tonkawa
580-628-5301
www.tonkawatribe.com
Spiro Mounds
Archaeological Center
18154 1st St. • Spiro
918-962-2062
okhistory.org/outreach/museums/
spiromounds.html
Standing Bear Park, Museum
and Education Center
601 Standing Bear Pkwy • Ponca City
580-762-1514
www.standingbearpark.com
Tahlonteeskee Cherokee
Courthouse Museum
Rt. 2 Box 37-1 • Gore
918-489-5663
Talbot Research Library and
Museum
500 S. Colcord Ave. • Colcord
918-326-4532
www.talbotlibrary.com
Three Valley Museum
401 W. Main • Durant
580-920-1907
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Top of Oklahoma Historical
Society Museum
303 S. Main
Blackwell
580-363-0209
Washita Battlefield National
Historic Site
West of town, Cheyenne
580-497-2742
www.nps.gov/waba
Webbers Falls Historical
Museum
Commercial & Main, Webbers Falls
918-464-2728
Wheelock Academy
Rt. 2 Box 257-A8 • Garvin
580-746-2139
www.choctawnation.com
Woolaroc Ranch, Museum
and Wildlife Preserve
1925 Woolaroc Ranch Rd.
Bartlesville
918-336-0307 or 888-966-5276
www.woolaroc.org
Sam Noble Oklahoma
Museum of Natural History
2401 Chautauqua Ave. • Norman
405-325-4712
www.snomnh.ou.edu
Seminole Nation Museum
524 S Wewoka • Wewoka
405-257-5580
www.theseminolenationmuseum.org
Sequoyah’s Cabin
Rt. 1 Box 141 • Sallisaw
918-775-2413
www.cherokeetourismok.com
Will Rogers Museum
1720 W Will Rogers Blvd., Claremore
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as blouses, skirts, ribbon shirts, dresses,
jackets, vests, coats, buckskin dresses,
moccasins and leggings, Cherokee
dresses. Many items decorated with
Seminole patchwork and Osage ribbon
work. Brochure available with stamped
self-addressed business-size envelope.
Bedré Chocolate
37 N Colbert Rd
Davis, OK 73030
Toll Free: 800-367-5390
Bedre is an American Indian company
that produces fine chocolate in the heart
of Oklahoma. This manufacturing facility
is owned and operated by the Chickasaw
Nation.
Bedre offers temptations
to satisfy any sweet tooth, including
gourmet chocolates, gift baskets and
other traditional candies. While on site,
guests may step into the viewing gallery
and see chocolate being made before
their eyes. Chocolate is produced and
packaged Monday through Friday, 9am3pm. If your group consist of more
than eight guests, an appointment is
required.
The Branded Bear
148 E Lake Dr
Medicine Park, OK 73557
Phone: 580-529-3656
The Branded Bear in Medicine Park
specializes in authentic, handmade
Native American jewelry, pottery and
artifacts. This one-of-a-kind shop has
something for everyone. Located along
a charming sidewalk in scenic downtown
Medicine Park, this store features Native
American art and jewelry representing
about 20 different tribes, including some
from Oklahoma.
Buffalo Sun
122 N Main
Miami, OK 74354
Phone: 918-542-8870
The only Indian design clothing store and
gift shop in the Tri State area. Traditional
and contemporary Indian fashions such
The Cedar Chest
521 Kihekah St
Pawhuska, OK 74056
Phone: 918-287-9129
The Cedar Chest in Pawhuska carries
beautiful handmade Native American
jewelry and traditional regalia pieces.
Browse through turquoise bracelets and
earrings as well as hand beaded barrettes
and moccasins. The Cedar Chest also
offers candles, silver jewelry, Pendleton
items, shawls, canes, head dresses and
much more. Native American artists also
display their work for sale.
Cha Tullis Gallery
108 W Main
Hominy, OK 74035
Phone: 918-885-4717
Stop by and browse our collection
of artwork, crafts, jewelry, literature
and music, located in the heart of the
Osage Indian Nation Reservation. Items
feature Native American, cowboy and
nature-themed artwork and gifts. From
Indian fry bread to incense, talking
sticks to pottery, Kokopelli to wolves,
Native American flute music to silver
and turquoise jewelry, the selection is
extensive. As our journey continues we
will add new creations to our collection.
Cherokee Gallery & Gift Shop
777 W Cherokee St
Catoosa, OK 74015
Phone: 918-384-6723
Located inside the Hard Rock Casino, the
Cherokee Gallery & Gift Shop offers a
variety of items make by Cherokee Tribal
members. Browse traditional Cherokee
items like baskets, pottery, beaded
items, knives and pipes. Other items
include Pendleton products, jewelry,
art, books and apparel.
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17725 S Muskogee Ave
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Phone: 918-456-2793
Toll Free: 800-256-2123
Located next to the Cherokee Nation
Headquarters in Tahlequah, the
Cherokee Nation Gift Shop offers a
variety of items made by Cherokee Tribal
members. Browse rows of traditional
Cherokee baskets, pottery, beaded
items, knives and pipes. Other items
include Pendleton products, jewelry,
art, books and apparel.
Cherokee Trading Post & Boot Outlet
23107 N Frontage Rd
Clinton, OK 73601
Phone: 580-323-0001
Toll Free: 888-572-0001
This family-owned gift shop was
established in 1967 on historic Route 66.
The Cherokee Trading Post & Boot Outlet
in Clinton offers Indian jewelry, hand
beaded jewelry, moccasins, artifacts,
pottery, art, rattlesnake products, leather
jackets and Western items, as well as
Oklahoma and Route 66 souvenirs. Find
a wide variety of cowboy boots for every
occasion including a number of different
brands at their boot outlet.
Cherokee Trading Post & Travel Mart
301 S Walbaum Rd
Calumet, OK 73014
Phone: 405-884-2502
The Cherokee Trading Post & Travel
Mart in Calumet is conveniently located
right off the highway and stocked full
of unique American Indian clothing,
decor, accessories and more. Stop in to
look through their extensive selection
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turquoise jewelry. You’ll find leather
handbags, one-of-a-kind hats, hand
beaded items, books on Native American
culture and even high quality cowboy
boots. There’s something for everyone
including children at this Route 66 staple
that opened in 1963.
Choctaw Nation Museum Gift Shop
Tuskhoma
(918) 569-4465.
Located on the first floor of the historic
Choctaw Nation Museum in Tuskahoma
the Choctaw gift shop features many
wonderful handcrafted Choctaw Items.
Those looking for unique one of a kind
holiday gifts can find it here. We have
beaded and gourd tree ornaments
and also beadwork from over 20 local
artist, baby moccasins, artwork, deer
horn handle knives, stickball silverwork,
modern Choctaw jewelry, Pendleton
blankets and items too numerous to
mention. In December receive a free
ornament with any purchase. The
gift shop is open from 8 to 4 Monday
through Friday. The gift shop will also do
mail orders. Please call (918) 569-4465.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural
Heritage Center & FireLake Gifts
1899 S Gordon Cooper Dr
Shawnee, OK 74801
Phone: 405-878-5830
Toll Free: 800-880-9880
A primary goal of the Citizen Potawatomi
Museum is to preserve and interpret
artifacts relevant to indigenous Great
Lakes cultures with an emphasis on the
Anishinabe Potawatomi. The museum
also seeks to facilitate an understanding of
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history, heritage, values, art, philosophy,
crafts, medicines, societal structure
and language -- but not merely in an
historical sense. The Citizen Potawatomi
are living, dynamic people with a bright
future. The museum emphasizes the
direct connection between ancestors
and the Citizen Potawatomi people of
today. The theme, therefore, is not ‘Who
We Were,’ but ‘Who We Are.’
The Citizen Potawatomi Museum also
features the nation’s museum research
library, archives, family research center,
veteran’s wall of honor, tribal heritage
project and long room events center.
FireLake Gifts is also located inside
the museum, offering unique Native
American made jewelry, ceremonial
items, traditional native attire, a vast
array of Pendleton blankets, jackets,
clothing, bags and more. FireLake Gifts
is open Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:30pm and
Sat, 10am-3pm. For FireLake Gifts call
405-275-3119 or visit www.firelakegifts.
com for more information.
earrings, and other beaded items.
We are located attached to a private
residence, but shoppers are welcome at
all times. Call before coming to be sure
we are in.
Drysdales
10127 E 71st St
Tulsa, OK 74133
Phone: 918-252-7917
Stop into Drysdales in Tulsa to shop an
enormous selection of Western wear
and more. Browse through the selection
of men’s, women’s and kids’ boots; from
simple to flashy and leather to ostrich,
you’re guaranteed to find a style you
love. Check out the wide selection
of Wrangler jeans, as well as many
other classic brands. Drysdales also
offers men’s, women’s and kids’ shirts,
outerwear and accessories. Top off your
outfit in timeless style with a straw or
felt cowboy hat and you’re ready to go.
Gourds Etc.
9002 S 439-2
Locust Grove, OK 74352
Phone: 918-479-8739
Gourds, Etc is an art studio and gallery
that offers authentic handmade
Cherokee art for immediate purchase
including one-of-a-kind Cherokee gourd
masks, gourd art, paintings, jewelry,
tree ornaments, decorative mugs and
more. Periodic gourd art workshops
are offered. All gourds used for art are
grown in a garden located on studio
property. Visitors are welcome to view
the garden area to better understand
the process of making gourd art.
Gourds, Etc also hosts an annual
Christmas Art Show during the first
Saturday and Sunday in December
with guest American Indian artists
offering extraordinary art and gift
ideas in every price range. Gourds,
Etc can accommodate small tours by
appointment. Gourds, Etc is privately
owned and operated by artist, Verna
Bates, a registered member of the
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.
Fancy Dancer Leather Designs
302 W Alabama
Anadarko, OK 73005
Phone: 405-247-7030
Custom made beaded buckskin presses,
moccasins and leggings. Also a wide
variety of Czech cut beads and beading
supplies, shell and other natural material
Indian Art Oklahoma
4716 N MacArthur Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK 73122
Phone: 405-495-1800
Indian Art Oklahoma features a variety
of handcrafted jewelry and authentic,
handmade American Indian items. This
store carries turquoise jewelry, pottery,
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artwork, sculpture, beadwork, artifacts,
flutes, decorative items, music, movies,
books, gift cards and much more. Indian
Art Oklahoma has been making custom
design jewelry since 1979 in Oklahoma
City.
Indian Trading Post & Art
825 S Walbaum Rd
Calumet, OK 73014
Phone: 405-884-5599
At Indian Trading Post & Art in Calumet,
you can shop for all kinds of Native
American themed apparel, knick knacks
and other memorabilia. This great stop
just off I-40 is the perfect chance to pick
up a pair of moccasins or hand beaded
jewelry. The store also carries Native
American art from a large number of
tribes including pottery and other great
pieces.
Inter-Tribal Designs
1520 N Portland
Phone: 405-943-7935
Inter-Tribal Designs in Oklahoma City
features hard-to-find Native American
food items, kachinas, jewelry, beadwork,
clothing, pottery and beading and craft
supplies.
Jane Osti Pottery Studio
402 S. Muskogee
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Phone:(918) 456-1900
A Cherokee National Treasure, Jane’s
work has been exhibited in museums
across the country and she has won
awards for her work in numerous juried
art shows. Her pottery is rich in earth
colors of natural clay and rich in history of
designs and patterns, bringing full circle
ancient traditions in a contemporary
world.
Laughing Lizard Trading Post
205 E Lake Dr
Medicine Park, OK 73557
Phone: 580-574-1318
The Laughing Lizard Trading Post in the
quaint town of Medicine Park specializes
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themed gifts and collectibles. Find the
perfect handmade item for someone
special as a gift or pick yourself out some
new unique accessories that cannot
be found anywhere else. Conveniently
located with other boutiques and
specialty stores in the historic town of
Medicine Park, make Laughing Lizard a
stop during your trip to Medicine Park
and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife
Refuge.
Lyons Indian Store
111 S Detroit Ave
Tulsa, OK 74120
Phone: 918-582-6372
Lyon’s Indian Store has been located in
downtown Tulsa since 1916. Offering
one of the largest selections of American
Indian goods and Oklahoma souvenirs
in Tulsa, Lyon’s Indian Store has been a
Tulsa fixture for over 90 years. Located
in the city’s vibrant Blue Dome District,
Lyon’s Indian Store features silver
and turquoise Indian jewelry, t-shirts,
moccasins, Native American art, rugs,
pottery, bronze statues, Pendleton
blankets, crafts, beads, feathers, gifts
and more.
McKee’s Indian Store & Susan Peters
Gallery
116 W Main St
Anadarko, OK 73005
Phone: 405-247-7151
Toll Free: 800-972-7653
McKee’s Indian Store in Anadarko is a
retail store offering Indian art and crafts,
beads, fringe and more for making crafts
and regalia. Other items for purchase
include Pendleton blankets and purses,
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Indian art, prints and sculpture. Some
artifacts on display but not for sale.
While you’re there, browse art from
Susan Peters Gallery.
Oklahoma Indian Arts & Crafts
Cooperative
801 E Central Blvd
Anadarko, OK 73005
Phone: 405-247-3486
The Oklahoma Indian Arts & Crafts
Cooperative, founded in 1955, is an
independent arts and crafts business
owned and operated by Native American
artists and craftspeople. The sales shop
is located in the Southern Plains Indian
Museum.
Oklahoma Native Art & Jewelry
2225 Exchange Ave.
Phone: 405-604-9800
Known as one of Oklahoma City’s
premier American Indian galleries and
shops, Oklahoma Native Art & Jewelry
is located in the Historic Stockyards
District near Cattlemen’s Steakhouse.
It features rare works of over 68 wellknown American Indian artists and
craftsmen, as well as authentic American
Indian and Western artworks including
sculpture, jewelry, Kachinas, Cherokee
baskets, dream catchers, pottery and
paintings.
Native American Art
317 S Main St
Tulsa, OK 74103
Art gallery specializing in Native
American art featuring paintings,
sculptures, pottery, prints and much
more.
Nevaquaya Fine Arts
500 Riverwalk Trace, Ste. 120
Jenks, OK
Phone: 580-291-9572
Nevaquaya Fine Arts represents
American Indian arts and artists that
express the uniqueness of Native culture
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Osage Trading Post
153 John Dahl Avenue
Pawhuska, OK 74056
Phone: 918-287-4544
An authorized Pendleton dealer and
Native American owned, we are located
on the Osage Reservation.
Osage
Trading Company carries traditional
regalia, supplies and beadwork. Stop
by and browse through everything from
moccasins, otter hides and turquoise
jewelry to sweet grass, fringe and ribbon.
We carry a large selection of American
broadcloth, hide and beads. Other items
include corn, blue corn, blue cornmeal
and frybread mix. Come shop our large
selection of ropes, roping gloves and
other roping supplies. Additionally,
we sell fireworks at a discounted price
throughout the year. Come in on a
Friday and enjoy a delicious, hot Osage
meatpie with a strawberry pop. We are
open Monday through Saturday.
Osage Tribal Museum
819 Grandview Ave
Pawhuska, OK 74056
Phone: 918.287.5441
The Osage Tribal Museum is the oldest
tribally owned museum in the United
States. Originally constructed in 1872 as a
chapel, schoolhouse, and dormitory, the
Osage Tribal Council was instrumental in
establishing the museum in 1938.
The adaptive reuse of the building to a
museum was funded as a Public Works
Administration (WPA) project and
carried out by the CCC. At the time of its
opening in 1938, it was the only museum
in the world owned by an American
Indian tribe. After a year of expansion
and remodeling funded by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, the museum was
reopened on September 30, 1967. Once
again, in 1994, the museum reopened
after several months of additional
renovations.
On October 15, 1987 the Osage Tribal
Museum was placed on the National
Register Historic Places and on May 2,
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anniversary.
Rabbit Gallery
231 S Taylor
Pryor, OK 74362
Phone: 918-825-3716
Toll Free: 800-613-3716
Original art, paintings, prints and gift
items by internationally-known Native
American artists Bill and Traci Rabbit.
Father and daughter are enrolled citizens
of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
and enjoyed creating their art together.
Ron Allen Studios
221 E Cedar St
Wewoka, OK 74884
Phone: 405-380-6942
Ron Allen Studios in Wewoka offers a
wide selection of unique works that are
accessible to art collectors both novice
and expert. Over the years, renowned
artist Ron Allen’s works have been shown
in various galleries and museums across
the country, including the Carol LaRoche
Gallery in Santa Fe and the Seminole
Nation Museum in Wewoka. Ron Allen
Studios features fine art, sculpture,
paintings, collage and assemblage, along
with assorted junk and artifacts of the
rusty metal type. Stop by any day of the
week to find the next conversation piece
for your home or office.
Southwest Collectibles
135 W First St
Arcadia, OK 73007
Phone: 405-396-2202
Offers a wide variety of authentic Native
American and Southwestern art. Includes
jewelry, prints, wall hangings, handmade
flutes, peace pipes, handcrafted knifes,
drums, Kachina dolls, furs and hides.
Supernaw’s Oklahoma Indian Supply
213 East Rogers Blvd.
Skiatook, OK 74070
Phone: 888-720-1967
Beads and beading supplies, jewelry,
hackles, spikes and fluffs, skins, blankets,
sage and cedar - Supernaw’s is the place
to find it.
Tiger Gallery
2110 E Shawnee
Muskogee, OK 74403
Tiger Gallery in Muskogee is a family
owned and operated business. The
gallery features reprints of the work
of Jerome and Dana Tiger, widely
considered major influences in the
development of contemporary Indian
art, as well as the works of the rest of
the Tiger family.
Tribes 131 Fine Art, Jewelry & Gifts
131 24th Ave NW
Norman, OK 73069
Phone: 405-329-4442
Tribes 131 Fine Art, Gifts & Jewelry is
one of Oklahoma’s premier galleries
containing American Indian and
Southwest-inspired fine arts. Located in
Norman, Tribes 131 is a one-stop gallery
for works by well-known artisans. Tribes
131 features everything from historical
artwork to abstract pieces, including
a variety of non-native and gift items.
This Norman gallery offers a full line
of jewelry, pottery, baskets, kachinas,
textiles, prints, bronzes, clay and
alabaster sculptures, masks, beadwork
and a large variety of made in Oklahoma
gift items. Historical works vary and
often sell quickly. Tribes 131 also has
works by other artists on consignment
and the largest inventory of Doc Tate
Nevaquaya and Mirac Creepingbear
originals for sale.
A Native American Art Calendar
signing is held annually the first week of
December. Tribes 131 also hosts monthly
events featuring different artists and
meet-and-greets during opening night
receptions. These events are free and
open to the public.
*Not all listings are Native American
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Meeting Space
Restaurant
Laundry
Microwave
Hair Dryer
Coffee Maker
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Absentee-Shawnee Tribe
2025 South Gordon Cooper Shawnee Oklahoma 74801 Phone: 405.275.4030
Alabama-Quassarte
Tribal Town
101 E. Broadway
Wetumka, Ok. 74883
Phone: 405 452-3987
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
511 East Colorado Drive
Anadarko, Okla.
405-247-9493
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma Hwys. 281 & 152 Intersection
Binger, Okla.
405-656-2344
Cherokee Nation
South of Tahlequah, Hwy. 62
Tahlequah, Okla.
918-453-5000
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
100 Red Moon Circle
Concho, Okla.
405-262-0345
Chickasaw Nation
124 East 14th Street
Ada, Okla.
(580) 436-2603
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 529 N. 16th St., Durant, Okla.
800-522-6170
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
1601 Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, Okla.
405-275-3121
Comanche Nation
584 NW Bingo Rd.
Lawton, Okla.
877-492-4988
Delaware (Lenape) Tribe
of Indians
5100 East Tuxedo Blvd.
Bartlesville, Okla.
918- 337-6550
Delaware Nation
31064 State Highway 281
Anadarko, Okla.
405-247-2448
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma
127 Oneida St.
Seneca, Missouri
918-666-2435
Fort Sill Apache Tribe
Route 2, Box 121
Apache, Okla.
580-588-2298
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
RR 1, Box 721
Perkins, OK
405-547-2402
Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
698 Grandview Drive
Kaw City, Okla.
580-269-2552
Kialegee Tribal Town
623 East Hwy. 9
Wetumka, Okla.
405-452-3262
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
P.O. Box 70
McLoud, Okla.
405-964-7053
Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma
Hwy. 9, West of Carnegie
Carnegie, Okla.
580-654-2300
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
202 S. Eight Tribes Trail
Miami, Okla.
918-542-1445
Sac and Fox Nation
920883 S. Hwy 99
Stroud, Okla.
918-968-3526
Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma
418 G Street Miami, Okla.
918-542-1190
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Junction Hwys. 270 and 56
P. O. Box 1498, Wewoka, Okla.
405-257-7200
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Hwy. 75 and Loop 56
Okmulgee, Okla.
800-482-1979
Osage Nation
813 Grandview
Pawhuska, Okla.
918-287-5555
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
13 S. 69 A
Miami, Okla.
918-540-1536
Otoe-Missouria Tribe
8151 Hwy 177
Red Rock, Okla.
877-692-6863
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Pawnee, Okla.
918-762-3621
Peoria Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma
118 S. Eight Tribes Trail
Miami, Okla.
918-540-2535
Seneca-Cayuga Nation
R2301 E. Steve Owens Blvd.
Miami, Okla.
918-542-6609
Shawnee Tribe
29 S. Hwy. 69A
Miami, Okla.
918-542-2441
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town 09095 Okemah Street
Okemah, Okla.
918-560-6198.
Tonkawa Tribe of Indians
1 Rush Buffalo Road
Tonkawa, Okla.
580-628-2561
United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians
PO Box 746
Tahlequah, Okla.
918-431-1818
Ponca Tribe
20 White Eagle Drive
Ponca City, Okla.
580-762-8104
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
[Wichita, Keechi, Waco,
Tawakonie]
Hwy. 281, Anadarko, Okla.
405-247-2425
Quapaw Tribe of Indians
5681 S. 630 Rd.
Quapaw,Okla.
918-542-1853
Wyandotte Nation
64700 E. Highway 60
Wyandotte, Okla.
918-678-2297
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