Cherokee art market

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Cherokee art market

Art
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| OCTOBER
NATIVE
OKLAHOMA| FOOD
2015
OCTOBER 2015
Cherokee
art market
Mural Pays Tribute
to People, Tribes
‘Nanyehi’ Returns
to Tulsa
Osage Museum
Gets Updated
MCN Council Oak
Ceremony
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One of the nation’s most prestigious and largest
intertribal Native American art markets
CherokeeArtMarket.com • (877) 779-6977
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa • I-44 Exit 240, Catoosa, OK
Troy Jackson –“The Gift” (sculpture)
Shawna Cain –“Grandma’s Gathering” (basket)
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Contents:
ON OUR COVER | ‘PORTRAIT OF SEQUOYAH’ | BY ROY BONEY | CHEROKEE
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ART
Cherokee Art Market
celebrates 10 years
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TWO CHANCES TO GO BACK IN TIME
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MURAL PAYS TRIBUTE
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ENTERTAINMENT
‘Nanyehi’ returns to Tulsa
www.nativeoklahoma.us
www.nativetimes.com
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RECOMMENDED READ
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OSAGE MUSEUM GETS UPDATE
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GTIAF NAMES ARTIST
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EXHIBIT
Paul Hacker at Red Earth
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COUNCIL OAK 16
NEWS
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EVENTS
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GAMING
24 ATTRACTIONS
26 SHOPPING
30 LODGING
31 TRIBAL DIRECTORY
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The Cherokee Art Market is celebrating a decade of bringing the
area’s finest artists to Tulsa - artists such as Lisa Rutherford (Cherokee)
with her pottery and feather capes; Jerry Haney (Seminole) with his
meticulous carvings and Ruthe Blaylock Jones (Shawnee/Delaware/
Peoria) with her paintings, drawings, limited edition prints in linoleum
block, woodcut, and serigraphs.
Cherokee Art Market celebrates 10 years
Annual event returns Oct. 10-11
to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tulsa
TULSA – Ten years after starting as a
small art show in the parking lot of what
was then Cherokee Casino Resort, the
Cherokee Art Market has grown into
one of the finest Native American art
markets in the country.
The Oct. 10-11 event features 150 elite
Native American artists from across the
nation. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the
Sequoyah Convention Center at Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. Admission
is $5 per person.
More than 50 tribes are represented
at the annual event that features artwork
available for purchase. Pieces include
beadwork, pottery, painting, basketry,
sculptures and textiles. Guests can
also enjoy a variety of cultural and art
demonstrations.
“Year in and year out, the Cherokee
Art Market has proven to be one of
the most prestigious Indian art shows
in the country,” said Cherokee Nation
Principal Chief Bill John Baker. “Every
year our market continues to grow bigger
and better. The Cherokee Art Market is
a second-to-none showcase featuring
world-class artisans in a variety of
mediums.”
As part of the two-day event, there
will be cultural demonstrations open to
the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each
day. Cultural demonstrations include
jewelry, stamp work technique, katsina
doll making, pottery, painting, basket
weaving and music.
An opening reception will be held
in The Sky Room on Friday, Oct. 9, at
7 p.m. to welcome the Cherokee Art
Market artists and guests. The artists
will compete for $75,000 in overall prize
money awarded across 22 categories. The
public is welcome to attend the awards
reception for $25 per person. Tickets will
be available for purchase at the door.
“Best of Show” for the ninth Cherokee
Art Market went to Absentee Shawnee
and Seminole artist Benjamin Harjo Jr.
for his painting “Ahead of Their Time.”
As part of the 10th anniversary
celebration, Arts & Humanities Council
of Tulsa is hosting “Cherokee Art
Market: A Retrospective” at the Hardesty
Arts Center thru Nov. 1. The exhibit will
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feature several of the art market’s
“Best of Show” winners from the
past decade.
AHHA is located at 101 E.
Archer St. For more information on
the exhibit, visit www.ahhatulsa.org.
For more information about the
Cherokee Art Market, visit www.
cherokeeartmarket.com.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
is located off Interstate 44 at exit
240. For more information, visit
www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com or
call (800) 760-6700.
– About Cherokee Nation Cultural
Tourism: Cherokee Nation Cultural
Tourism is managed by Cherokee
Nation Entertainment and was created
in 2007 to preserve and promote the
history and culture of the Cherokee
people. Efforts by the Cherokee Nation
include award- winning cultural,
specialty and event tours and operation
of three Cherokee Nation museums, six
Cherokee Nation gift shops and two
Cherokee Nation welcome centers. For
more information, please visit www.
VisitCherokeeNation.com.
An artist at work during the
2013 Cherokee Art Market
Photos by
LISA SNELL
Native Oklahoma
2015 Best of Show winner, Ben Harjo Jr., mans his booth during the Art Market
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Students get 2 chances to go back in time in Cherokee culture
TAHLEQUAH – Area students have two opportunities to
spend an interactive day at Cherokee Heritage Center and learn
about Cherokee history and culture.
Ancient Cherokee Days returns to the Heritage Center on
Oct. 1-2, and Cherokee Heritage Days debuts Nov. 5-6. Both
events have similar agendas for children to learn firsthand about
Cherokee culture.
The events are in an outdoor classroom setting for students in
grades kindergarten through 12 and are a learning adventure for
public, private and home-schooled children. They are primarily
held inside Diligwa, which is Cherokee Heritage Center’s
authentic re-creation of Cherokee life in the early 1700s.
“Our mission is to teach the Cherokee culture, and
schoolchildren are the best place to start,” said Tonia Weavel,
CHC education director. “They obtain a lot of great information
about Cherokee life from the early 1700s to statehood in a fun,
educational setting that creates memories and hopefully makes
them want to learn more about our past.”
Admission for each event is $5 per student. Accompanying
adults are free. Face painting is offered at $1 per design, which
represents Cherokee tattoos from the early 1700s. Admission
also includes tours of the Cherokee National Museum, the Trail
of Tears exhibit and Adams Corner.
THE
MUSCOGEE (CREEK) NATION
George Tiger
Principal Chief
Louis Hicks
Second Chief
The Mvskoke Way
Respecting the ways of our elders, our tradition and culture,
the ways of our children and generations that will follow
www.muscogeenation-nsn.gov
There are many Cherokee cultural learning stations available
throughout the grounds, featuring chunkey, marbles, stickball,
blowguns, language and more.
The outdoor cultural classes also feature interactive curriculum
and games centered on Cherokee lifestyle in the early 18th
century, including craft demonstrations in pottery making,
basket weaving, food grinding, weapons or tool making, and
language.
Groups are encouraged to make their visit a daylong event.
Picnic tables are available for guests bringing lunches. The
CHC has ample parking for school buses and private vehicles.
The Murrell Home, one-half mile south, has additional picnic
and playground areas.
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. The event will occur rain or
shine, with an established curriculum in place for inclement
weather that allows students to continue to enjoy the stations.
For more information about the two events, contact Tonia
Weavel at 918-456-6007 or [email protected].
For information on 2015 season events, operating hours and
programs, please contact the Cherokee Heritage Center at (888)
999-6007 or visit www.CherokeeHeritage.org. It can also be
found on Facebook by searching “Cherokee Heritage Center.”
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Kiowa Chief Lone Wolf, Dirty Face of the Delaware Nation and Comanche Chief Mowa,
three prominent figures representing three area tribes, are rendered in spray paint
on the side of the Lacey-Pioneer Abstract Building in Anadarko.
Mural pays tribute to tribes, people
ANADARKO (AP) – An Anadarko
building is getting a facelift thanks to the
talents and hard work of a local American
Indian artist.
originally going to start in November or
December. We had to get approval from
the historical board of the city, so it’s
taken us all that time to get it.”
J. NiCole Hatfield and partner Steven
Grounds started painting the north side
of the Lacey-Pioneer Abstract Building
in June after they were given permission
by the city of Anadarko. But the project
started much earlier than that, The
Lawton Constitution reported.
The east side of the brick building was
covered with faded white paint and the
business name in gold lettering. It has
since been painted black and Hatfield
and Grounds have started work on three
American Indian faces — each on their
individual building section. Hatfield
based the mural faces on three prominent
American Indian members from
different tribes: Kiowa Chief Lone Wolf,
“This has been ongoing for a pretty
long time,” Hatfield said. “The owner’s
son approached us last year and we were
Dirty Face of the Delaware Nation and
Comanche Chief Mowa. She originally
chose different people, but was reminded
of the diversity of American Indian
tribes in Anadarko and Caddo County.
“I originally had a Comanche woman
in the center, but I wanted to feature
someone of the Delaware Nation since
they are very prominent in this area,”
she said. “I also wanted to represent my
Comanche tribe, so that’s why I have
Chief Mowa in there.”
Dirty Face, the Delaware woman
who anchors the mural’s center, isn’t
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Dirty Face, the Delaware woman who anchors the mural’s center, isn’t a commonly known
name to many. Hatfield bases her drawings off old photos and records. So when she first
began researching individuals for her artwork, she noticed something common with just a
bout every photo attribution. While the men, especially chiefs, would be named in their photos,
the women weren’t. Instead, they were simply labeled in relation to the men.
a commonly known name to many.
Hatfield bases her drawings off old
photos and records. So when she first
began researching individuals for her
artwork, she noticed something common
with just about every photo attribution.
While the men, especially chiefs, would
be named in their photos, the women
weren’t. Instead, they were simply labeled
in relation to the men.
“The photos of Chief Quanah Parker’s
wives don’t mention their names, but
rather ‘wife of Chief Parker,’“ Hatfield
said. “When I paint these women —
whether it’s this mural or on canvas or
something else — I’m giving them a
voice. This is me honoring them.”
A citizen of the Comanche Nation,
Hatfield felt it was extremely important to
showcase the American Indian heritage in
Anadarko and the surrounding area with
this mural. She said certain community
individuals might not think highly of
American Indians, so she wanted to
create something that would inspire
those living in the community to be
proud of their heritage. She remembered
a Cheyenne saying that helped give her
the confidence to continue: “A Nation
is not conquered until the hearts of its
women are on the ground.”
“I felt like I wanted to bring something
back to the Native American community
and inspire my people,” Hatfield said.
“That’s why it was so important for me
to put a woman on the inside.”
The mural has been painted entirely by
freehand with spray paint. Hatfield does
all of her work by memorizing the faces
in her mind and checking photos on her
Photos by Dana Attocknie | Native Oklahoma
cell phone while she works. This is the
first time she’s painted such a massive
project with spray paint, but hasn’t had
any issues, aside from materials. She and
Grounds had to pause work in August
because of a lack of funding for supplies.
A crowd funding campaign helped them
raise the remaining money needed to
purchase more spray paint and supplies.
Barring any unforeseen issues, the project
is expected to be complete the end of
September.
“We wanted to ensure all of the
funding went only to the paint and
maybe to gas for us,” Hatfield said. “I
drive down from Norman, so sometimes
I’ve had a hard time paying for it. We’re
proud the community supported us and
we’re excited to give this back to them.
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“Nanyehi” cast perform during the 2014 production at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Photo by Cliff Moore
Original musical returns to The Joint Nov. 5-7
TULSA – An original musical based
on the life of one of the most influential
women in Cherokee history is returning
to Tulsa Nov. 5-7, when The Joint inside
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa hosts
“Nanyehi – The Story of Nancy Ward.”
“Nanyehi” is the story of Ward, a
legendary woman who was first honored
in the 18th century as a Cherokee war
woman, but then as a peacemaker during
the American Revolution.
Tickets are $15. There is a $5 discount
for Cherokee citizens and for children
12 and under that can be purchased
by calling the box office at 918-384ROCK.
To tell the story, the Tulsa production
features New York-based actress Michelle
Honaker in the title role.
Lawton native Rudy Ramos is
also a lead cast member, reprising his
role of influential Cherokee leader
Attakullakulla. Ramos brings nearly
five decades of film, television and stage
work to the production. His filmography
includes “Beverly Hills Cop II,” “NYPD
Blue,” “JAG” and “Hawaii Five-O.”
The musical is written by Nashvillebased, award-winning songwriter and
recording artist Becky Hobbs and
playwright Nick Sweet. It has previously
been performed in Hartwell, Georgia;
Kingsport, Tennessee; and Tahlequah.
Hobbs is a Cherokee citizen and
Bartlesville native, who is a direct
descendant of Nancy Ward. As a
recording/performing artist, she has
performed in more than 40 countries
and has had over 20 chart records. Her
songs have been recorded by Alabama,
Conway Twitty, George Jones, Loretta
Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Glen Campbell,
Wanda Jackson, John Anderson, Helen
Reddy, Shirley Bassey and more. She
is being inducted into the Oklahoma
Music Hall of Fame on Oct. 16.
“Nanyehi” is presented by Cherokee
Nation Businesses and Hard Rock Hotel
& Casino Tulsa.
For more information about the
musical, visit www.nanyehi.com.
– Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
has twice been nominated for the ACM
Award for best casino venue. It is located
off Interstate 44 at exit 240. Ticket prices
and information on upcoming shows are
available online in The Joint section of
www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com or by calling
(918) 384-ROCK. The Joint box office
is open from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday
through Thursday and 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. on
Friday and Saturday.
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RECOMMENDED READING:
Indian Tribes of
Oklahoma
A Guide
An up-todate guide to
Oklahoma’s diverse
Native peoples
Oklahoma is home to
nearly forty American
Indian tribes, and it
includes
the
largest
Native population of
any state. As a result,
many Americans think
of the state as “Indian
Country.” For more than
half a century readers
have turned to Muriel H.
Wright’s A Guide to the
Indian Tribes of Oklahoma
as the authoritative source for information on the state’s
Native peoples. Blue Clark, an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, has rendered a completely new guide that
reflects the drastic transformation of Indian Country in recent
years.
As a synthesis of current knowledge, this book places the
state’s Indians in their contemporary context as no other
book has done. Solidly grounded in scholarship and Native
oral tradition, it provides general readers the unique story of
each tribe, from the Alabama-Quassartes to the Yuchis. Each
entry contains a complete statistical and narrative summary
of the tribe, encompassing everything from origin tales
and archaeological research to contemporary ceremonies
and tribal businesses. The entries also include tribal
websites and suggested readings, along with photographs
depicting prominent tribal personages, visitor sites, and
accomplishments.
– BLUE CLARK holds the David Pendleton Chair in American
Indian Studies and is Professor of History and Law at Oklahoma
City University. An enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation and an active supporter of American Indian cultural
institutions, he is the author of Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock: Treaty
Rights and Indian Law at the End of the Nineteenth Century.
NANYEHI
the story of nancy ward
NOVEMBER 5, 6 AND 7
FOR TICKETS, CALL 918.384.ROCK
a musical
by becky hobbs
and nick sweet
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Osage Nation Museum gets updates
Geneva HorseChief-Hamilton
Osage Nation Communications
PAWHUSKA – The Osage Nation Museum in Pawhuska is
getting a new look. Hallie Winter, Museum Curator, has been
busy all summer sorting inventory, cleaning, and repairing various
areas of the old museum to make room for new displays.
“This restructuring will enhance the visitor experience,”
said Winter, whose main goal is maintaining the museum’s
obligation of historical preservation and cultural pride for the
Osage people.
The changes will require valuable museum space that is
currently occupied by a small gift shop area.
“Due to the redesigning of the museum, the gift shop will close
indefinitely at the end of business on Saturday, Sept. 26,” said
Winter about saying good-bye to a small area once dedicated to
consignment sales and various Osage books, jewelry and some
scented candles. Winter said the former sales area will provide
much needed display space for future exhibitions.
There is still time to stop in and purchase items from the gift
shop. Winter encourages new and old museum goers to stop by
and see current displays and buy a few items. Despite the work
in progress all around her, Winter maintains regular business
hours Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The museum is open to the public and has several displays
with one-of-a-kind Osage artifacts on view. The Osage Nation
Museum is located at 819 Grandview Ave., Pawhuska, Okla.
For more information about the museum call (918)287-5441.
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Choctaw named GTIAF featured artist
Greater Tulsa Indian Art
Festival
February 5-6-7, 2016
Glenpool Conference Center
Hwy 75 & 121st
GLENPOOL – The Greater Tulsa
Indian Art Festival has announced
Choctaw artist Gwen Coleman Lester as
their 2016 Featured Artist for the 2016
festival scheduled for Feb. 5-7.
Lester began her artistic career in the
commercial sector and gradually moved
to fine art - working in colored pencil,
charcoal, pastel, watercolor, acrylic, and
occasionally oils. She paints and draws
Choctaw history, legends, and culture.
Lester says hearing her parents and
grandparents speak Choctaw greatly
influenced her when she was a child.
The language has since become part of
her artwork, and many of her art pieces
include Choctaw words and phrases.
The Five Civilized Tribes Museum
named Lester a Master Artist in 2007.
Awards for her work include Best of
Show and Choctaw Heritage awards
from the Choctaw Indian Art Show,
Tushka Homma, Okla.; Best of Division
for Drawing at the Santa Fe Indian
Market, and the Heard Museum Guild
Indian Art Fair and Market, Phoenix;
and Best of Division for Painting at the
Cherokee Art Market held in Tulsa.
She also received first place from the
Eiteljorg Museum’s Indian Art Market,
Indianapolis; the Red Earth Native
American Cultural Festival, Oklahoma
City; the Tulsa Indian Art Festival; and
the Annual Trail of Tears Art Show,
Tahlequah.
Lester exhibits her work at the
Gwen Coleman Lester
Southern Plains Indian Museum in
Anadarko.
Fans may connect with the Greater
Tulsa Indian Art Festival on Facebook
and Twitter, via email at info@
tulsaindianartfestival.com or by phone at
918-298-2300.
NEVAQUAYA FINE ARTS
At the Riverwalk in Jenks, OK
Proprietor: Timothy Tate Nevaquaya
Southern Plains Art & Art Classes
Flute Performances & Flute Making Classes
For More Information Call: 918.699.9850
WWW.COMANCHEART.COM
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Ledger Drawing
“Cheyenne Trophies” by Paul Hacker
Red Earth Art Center presents ‘In the Spotlight: The Art of Paul Hacker’
OKLAHOMA CITY – Award-winning Choctaw/Cherokee
artist Paul Hacker is featured in a one-man show in downtown
Oklahoma City’s Red Earth Art Center. In the Spotlight:
The Art of Paul Hacker continues through October 29 as it
highlights the diversity of Native American artists. Hacker, a
resident of Oklahoma City, is an accomplished musician and
self-taught artist who has been painting and drawing since early
childhood.
Known for his ability to combine artistry with craftsmanship,
Hacker is an artist of superb skill and talent whose repository
of art includes outstanding examples of pottery, flutes, knives,
music compositions, traditional items and ledger art. His exhibit
at the Red Earth Art Center features the beauty of his custom
knives, ledger drawings and parfleche bags.
Hacker creates his handcrafted knives with handles made of
hand-carved deer antler, buffalo or elk horn inlaid stones from
turquoise, coral to diamonds. His blades are fashioned using
440C stainless steel or highly polished carbon steel.
Hacker’s ledger art pieces are drawn and painted on accounting
ledger books pages that were commonly used by Plains tribes of
the past. Some of his ledger drawings are created on antique
ledger paper dating to the 1870s.
Red Earth, Inc. is an Allied Arts member agency and is funded
in part by the Oklahoma Arts Council, National Endowment
for the Arts, Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department,
and the Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The Red Earth Art Center is open free to the public Monday
through Friday at 6 Santa Fe Plaza next to the historic Skirvin
Hilton Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. Visit www.
RedEarth.org or call (405) 427-5228 for additional information.
Red Earth, Inc. is a non-profit organization with a mission
to promote the rich traditions of American Indian arts and
cultures through education, a premier festival, a museum and
fine art markets.
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Council Oak Ceremony Oct. 24
Originally established between 1828 and 1836 by the Lochapoka
(Turtle Clan) of the Muscogee Creek tribe, the city of Tulsa has grown
around the intersecting boundaries of three nations - the Muscogee
Creek, Cherokee and Osage.
It is near the bank of the Arkansas River that the Lochapoka rekindled
their ceremonial fire at the end of their forced removal from their
ancestral homes in the Southeastern United States.
The Lochapoka named the place “Tulasi” (Old Town) and used the
site as a ceremonial and gathering ground as late as 1896. At 2
p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation will rekindle
the sacred fire under the Council Oak at 1750 S. Cheyenne Ave. to
commemorate their long journey and enjoy a game of stickball at
3:30 p.m.
“Through time since the Removal, since we
came to Oklahoma, some of our traditions
have been lost to translation. But what we
have hung onto, we still utilize today. Some
of the Ceremonial Grounds are real young,
you might say, but they are being taught the
traditional ways by their elders. It’s always
been like that. Nothing is written. Everything
is done orally. We still carry on.”
– Arnold Taylor
Mekko, Arbeeka Ceremonial Ground
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NEWS
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MCN primary leads to run-off
for Chief, 5 council seats
LENZY KREHBIEL-BURTON
Cherokee
OKMULGEE – Unofficial primary
election results show that Muscogee
(Creek) Nation voters will be heading
back to the polls come November.
James Floyd and current Principal
Chief George Tiger finished first and
second among five primary election
candidates on Sept. 19 for the tribe’s
top job.
Floyd received 1,282 votes, or 27.18
percent of the votes cast, compared to
Tiger’s 1,179 votes, or 25 percent. With
no one candidate receiving a majority,
the top two will advance to the general
election, scheduled for Nov. 7.
National Council member Adam
Jones III finished third with 848 votes,
followed by National Council member
David Nichols with 804 and National
Council Speaker Thomas Yahola with
603.
The former director of the Veterans
Administration’s Jack C. Montgomery
Medical Center in Muskogee and Ernest
Childers Clinic in Broken Arrow, Floyd
started his professional career with the
tribe in the early 1980s before accepting
positions with Indian Health Services
and the VA in Oregon, Utah and Kansas
City.
Since launching his campaign, Floyd
has declined all contributions and has
opted to take a grassroots approach
in an effort to reintroduce himself to
the community after living outside the
tribe’s jurisdictional area for more than
two decades.
“Having been back less than four years,
people might know me or my family,
Chief George Tiger
James Floyd
but they haven’t seen me for a while,”
he said. “I want to be able to meet, talk
and discuss the issues facing the Creek
people, so I’m trying to make myself
available, but it is time intensive.”
Along with Principal Chief, five
National Council seats will also be up
for grabs, as no one candidate pulled in
a majority from Okfuskee, Okmulgee,
McIntosh, Tulsa or Tukvpvtce districts.
Meanwhile, Chief Tiger said he sees
the results, coupled with early feedback
from absentee voters who supported
another campaign during the primary,
as a positive sign for his potential reelection. Since taking office in 2011, the
Tiger administration has emphasized
economic development, including the
purchase of the Riverwalk Crossing in
Jenks and the multi-million expansion
efforts going on at the tribe’s flagship
casino in Tulsa.
The unofficial numbers have current
National Council members Johnnie
Greene from Wagoner/Rogers/Mayes
District and David Hill from Creek District
getting re-elected. Each only drew one
opponent.
“We’ve got a great platform and have
only scratched the surface on what’s
going on at Creek Nation,” he said.
“I know people are amazed in what
we did in three years. When we came in
as an administration…we said the status
quo’s no longer acceptable. We’ve held
to that.”
Second chief Louis Hicks and
Muskogee District representative Pete
Beaver ran unopposed.
Creek voters who did not request
an absentee ballot for the primary
election may do so for the general
election starting Monday. The election
board must receive all absentee ballot
requests by Oct. 15. The form is available
at the election board office at the tribal
complex’s Solomon McCombs Building or
online through www.muscogeenationnsn.gov.
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Longtime Chickasaw Nation Governor
Overton James walked on at the age of 90
ADA (AP) – Longtime
Chickasaw
Nation
Governor Overton James
died Sept. 16 at the age
of 90.
James was the 27th
governor
of
the
Chickasaw Nation and
the youngest man to
ever hold the position.
James, whose Indian
name was Itoahtubbi,
Overton James
was born July 21, 1925,
Former
Chickasaw Governor
in Bromide to Rufus
(Cub) James and Vinnie
May Seely James, both enrolled Chickasaws.
Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby served as Lt. Gov. for
James, and succeeded him as governor when he retired in
1987.
“Overton James served the Chickasaw people during a crucial
turning point in our history as a nation,” Anoatubby said.
“Appointed governor by President Kennedy in 1963, Overton
James helped lead the Chickasaw people out from under
the control of the federal government into a new era of selfgovernance.
“As the first elected Governor of the Chickasaw Nation
since Oklahoma statehood, he helped blaze the trail for the
success we enjoy today. His leadership was vital to the birth
of a political and cultural resurgence which is continuing to
transform the Chickasaw Nation.
“While this is a day of sadness for everyone in the Chickasaw
Nation as we mourn the loss of a visionary leader and
irreplaceable friend, we should also take time to celebrate the
great things he accomplished for the Chickasaw people.”
James served as appointed governor until 1971, when he
became the first governor of the Chickasaw Nation elected by
the Chickasaw people since Oklahoma statehood in 1907.
James was the first Chickasaw inducted into the tribe’s hall
of fame. He helped lead the Seeley Chapel movement, a
grassroots movement of Chickasaw people who fought to
regain the right to once again elect their own leaders and
reestablish their status as a sovereign nation.
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When James first became governor, the tribe had no other
employees and offered no programs or services and the post
was primarily an honorary position.
As governor, he lobbied the Indian Health Service and Speaker
of the U. S. House of Representatives Carl Albert for better
health care. In 1968, IHS opened a clinic in Tishomingo, the
first health care facility in the Chickasaw Nation.
James was also instrumental in persuading the federal
government to establish an Indian Housing Authority in
Oklahoma.
The resounding “I bring you greetings from the great
unconquered and unconquerable Chickasaw Nation” was
his standard greeting at speeches and gatherings. The quote
became a traditional greeting that continues to the present
day.
After the passage of the Indian Self-Determination Act in 1975,
Gov. James was able to obtain enough funding from the federal
government to make substantial changes in the economic and
social conditions of the Chickasaws.
James was instrumental in the 1972 purchase of what was
then known as the Artesian Hotel. Renamed the Chickasaw
Motor Inn, it was the first tribal business owned and operated
by the tribe. With appropriate renovations and a new business
plan, the motor inn quickly became a profit-making venture
for the Chickasaw Nation, earning approximately $100,000 for
the tribe in its first year of operation.
During his tenure as elected governor, the number of tribal
employees grew from about 30 to near 200 and tribal
revenues increased from $750,000 in 1975 to approximately
$11 million.
During his administration, the Chickasaw and Choctaw
Nations began work with Cherokee colleagues to pursue legal
rights to the Arkansas riverbed — rights which extended to
revenues derived from oil and gas development of those
lands. The struggle culminated in a U.S. Supreme Court victory
in 1970 and—after three more decades of negotiation—a
congressionally approved trust settlement.
James combined service to his own tribe with service to all
American Indians.
He served five terms as president of the Inter-Tribal Council
of the Five Civilized Tribes. He also served as president of the
Choctaw-Chickasaw Confederation, chairman of the State
Indian Affairs Commission and trustee of the National Indian
Athletic Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the Indian
Education Subcommittee of the National Council on Indian
Opportunity, and a member of the National Congress of
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Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby
inauguration set Oct. 1
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Inauguration
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help create jobs and support businesses in Native American
communities.
The bill, the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor
Experience Act, integrates Native American tourism with
federal United States tourism initiatives to promote the
cultural assets of American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native
Hawaiians.
“Native American culture is known and celebrated among
Oklahomans, and it is important that we share our heritage
with people from all over the world,” Mullin said. “Integrating
Native American tourism with federal tourism efforts will bring
great benefits to Native communities in Oklahoma and across
the country.”
Nation
Governor Bill Anoatubby
and
Lt.
Governor
Jefferson Keel will be
11 a.m. Thursday, Oct.
1 in the Ataloa Theatre,
on the campus of East
Central University. Five
re-elected incumbent
legislators and one
newly elected Supreme
Court Justice will also
take the oath of office
during the ceremony.
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Chickasaw Nation Governor
The NATIVE Act requires any federal agency with a recreational
travel and tourism function to include tribal organizations in
its national tourism initiatives. The bill also facilitates technical
assistance and training for native communities to help build
sustainable tourism capacity and infrastructure.
“I came to Congress to advance policies that will help Oklahoma
communities create jobs,” Mullin added. “The NATIVE Act is a
common-sense bill that does both of these things.”
Chickasaws and friends are invited to attend the ceremony in
the theater located in the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center,
920 E. Main, Ada.
The act is a U.S. House of Representatives companion bill,
which was introduced by U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, on
June 16.
Governor Anoatubby, who has served the Chickasaw people
28 years as governor, is beginning his unprecedented eighth
consecutive term. He has worked for the Chickasaw Nation 40
years, accepting his first job with the tribe in 1975.
“I want to thank Congressman Markwayne Mullin for his
leadership and support of the NATIVE Act,” said Schatz. “A
robust tourism industry strengthens our global and local
economies, and helps creates jobs and small businesses. In
Hawai‘i, the ability to share our traditions and culture with
travelers supports a healthy tourism industry. This bipartisan
legislation will help lift our native communities and create a
vehicle for collaborative and strategic tourism planning with
cultural awareness and sustainability at the forefront.”
Pontotoc District Seat 1 representative Toby Perkins of Ada,
Pickens District Seat 1 representative David Woerz of Ardmore,
Pontotoc District Seat 2 representative Nancy Elliott of Ada,
Tishomingo District Seat 1 representative Scott Wood of
Tishomingo, and Pickens District Seat 4 representative Shana
Tate Hammond of Ardmore, were re-elected.
Newly elected Chickasaw Nation Supreme Court Justice Linda
English Weeks, Norman, will also take the oath of office.
A reception is planned for all those in attendance following
the ceremony.
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Congressman Mullin
introduces NATIVE Act
WASHINGTON – On Sept. 10, Congressman and Cherokee
Nation citizen Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., introduced a bill to
The bill has been referred to the House Committees on Natural
Resources, Energy and Commerce and Administration for
further consideration.
“AIANTA (American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association)
applauds the leadership of Congressman Markwayne Mullin
for the introduction of the NATIVE Act in the House,” said
Sherry Rupert, AIANTA board president. “AIANTA strongly
supports the goals of the NATIVE Act, because it will ensure
that tribes are included in existing federal tourism programs
and present opportunities to build capacity and infrastructure
in Native communities, advance economic development and
create new jobs.
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Distinguished Alumni
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Alumnus in 2002 and was mentioned in the book Indian Tribes
of Oklahoma: A Guide.
In 2015, Chappabitty was inducted into the OSU College of Arts
& Sciences Hall of Fame. He has donated to the Reserve Officers
Training Corps (ROTC) at OSU and in 2011 established the
Edwin Chappabitty Jr. M.D. Scholarship in OSU’s Department
of Integrative Biology.
The
State
University
Alumni
Association and the OSU
American Indian Alumni
Society are pleased to
announce the selection
of Dr. Edwin Chappabitty,
Jr., as the 2015 American
Indian Alumni Society
Distinguished
Alumni
Award recipient. He
will be recognized for
his achievements at a
public reception Nov.
7 at the ConocoPhillips
OSU Alumni Center in
the Craig Family Room.
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Chappabitty has demonstrated a record of distinguished
service, extraordinary achievements for his country, medicine,
and distinction to the university. He has long advocated
incredible support for Native American students to receive
educations and to pursue health careers.
Dr. Edwin Chappabitty
OSU Distinguished Alumni
Edwin Chappabitty, Jr., MD graduated from OSU in 1967 with
a bachelor’s degree in zoology. He spent the next five years in
the Army as a field artillery officer serving in Vietnam in 1969
and 1970, where he received numerous awards for valor.
He left the Army in 1972 to attend Dartmouth College and
received his medical degree from the University of Colorado
School of Medicine in 1980. He then completed an internship
and residency in family practice at the University of New
Mexico hospitals in 1983.
In 1983, Dr. Chappabitty was commissioned in the U.S. Public
Health Service and assigned to the Lawton Indian Hospital. For
25 years, he served as a family practice physician at Anadarko
and Lawton hospitals while also serving as department
chairman at Lawton three times. He also served as chief of
staff three times and clinical director for three years at Lawton.
Chappabitty also served on the executive committee of the
National Council of Clinical Directors.
He retired from Indian Health Service in 2008 and went on to
pursue a career as the first medical director to the Comanche
Nation in Lawton, Okla.
Chappabitty appeared in the documentary Strangers in
Their Own Land. In 1996, the Association of American Indian
Physicians named him Physician of the Year. He received the
Hero Award from the Journal of Minority Medical Students
in 1997. Chappabitty appeared in the Oklahoma Today article
titled “The New Medicine Men.” He was an OSU Distinguished
A citizen of the Comanche Nation, Chappabitty resides in
Lawton, Okla. He is an annual member of the OSU Alumni
Association.
For more information on Dr. Chappabitty’s public reception or
to RSVP, visit orange.connection.org/aias
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US Justice Department awards $12 million
to Oklahoma tribes
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The U.S. Department of Justice has
awarded more than $12.5 million to 13 Oklahoma tribes to
improve public safety and programs for crime victims.
The grants are among 206 national awards totaling more
than $97 million announced in September for American
Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal consortia and tribal
designees.
U.S. Attorney Sanford Coats in Oklahoma City says the awards
will help Oklahoma tribes fight crime, strengthen community
policing, serve crime victims and protect their communities.
U.S. Attorney Danny Williams Sr. in Tulsa says the grants reflect
the Department of Justice’s commitment to helping tribes
improve public safety and prevent violence against women.
The Oklahoma tribes include: the Absentee Shawnee,
Cherokee, Cheyenne and Arapaho, Choctaw, Comanche,
Eastern Shawnee, Iowa, Kaw, Muscogee (Creek), Osage,
Quapaw, Chickasaw and Wyandotte nations.
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Volunteers hand out purple balloons for release during a past Six Nations Domestic Violence Walk.
6 tribes walk together to raise
awareness of domestic violence
LENZY KREHBIEL-BURTON
Cherokee
PONCA CITY – Six northern Oklahoma tribes are taking to the
streets in an effort to name and shame domestic violence.
Co-sponsored by the Kaw Nation, Otoe-Missouria Tribe, Osage
Nation, Pawnee Nation, Ponca Tribe and Tonkawa Tribe, the
fourth annual Six Nations Domestic Violence Walk is scheduled
for Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. in Ponca City’s Hutchins Memorial.
Ponca City is within the jurisdictional areas of the Osage
Nation and the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma. The other four cohost tribes are all headquartered within 40 miles of the Kay
County community.
According to a study released Sept. 16 by the Violence Policy
Center, Oklahoma has the sixth highest rate nationwide of
male-on-female homicide, trailing only South Carolina, Alaska,
New Mexico, Louisiana and Nevada.
Nationally, American Indians are more than twice as likely to
experience sexual assault crimes compared to any other race,
and one in three Native women reports having been raped
during her lifetime. Despite their efforts, the host tribes are not immune to those
statistics. Janett Reyna, one of the coordinators of the first Six
Nations Walk in 2012, was stabbed to death in August 2013 by
her boyfriend in front of two of the couple’s three children.
More than two years later, her assailant, Luis Octavio Frias,
is still on the loose. A first-degree murder warrant is still out
for Frias’ arrest and bond is set at $5 million. He stands about
5 feet, 11 inches and weighs around 200 pounds. Any one with
information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Oklahoma
State Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-522-8017.
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EVERY TUESDAY
A Taste of Native Oklahoma Lunches.
11 am-2 pm. Featuring Indian Tacos &
More. Jacobson House Native Art Center,
609 Chautauqua Ave., Norman
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
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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present their artwork to the public.
Phone: 918-456-6007
Toll Free: 888-999-6007
THROUGH NOVEMBER 1
Cherokee Art Market: A Retrospective.
Hardesty Arts Center, 101 E. Archer,
Tulsa.
This special exhibit celebrates 10 years
of the best of the Cherokee Art Market
and features ‘Best of Show’ winners from
the history of the annual competition.
Gallery hours are Thurs.-Sun., 1-5pm
and First Fridays, 1-9pm. For more
information about the Hardesty Arts
Center, visit www.ahhatulsa.org. For
more on the Cherokee Art Market, visit
www.cherokeeartmarket.com
THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2016
Collision & Creation: Indigenous Arts of
the Americas 1890-2015 - a showcase
of ethnographic arts created by Native
peoples of the Americas, Sam Noble
Museum of Natural History, Norman.
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
Curated by Dan Swan, this exhibit
examines the conquest and colonization
of the Western Hemisphere by
Europeans and the subsequent era of
oppression of Native peoples.
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27
Cherokee Homecoming Art Show,
Cherokee Heritage Center, 21192 S
Keeler Dr, Tahlequah.
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum
of Natural History is located on the
University of Oklahoma Norman campus
at J. Willis Stovall Road and Chautauqua
Avenue. For accommodations on the
basis of disability, call (405) 325-4712 or
visit SamNobleMuseum.ou.edu.
Visit the Cherokee Heritage Center
in Tahlequah for the Cherokee
Homecoming Art Show. View authentic
Cherokee artwork by artists from all
across the nation. Open to citizens of
the Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokees and Eastern Band of
the Cherokees, this show will display
many examples of traditional and
contemporary art. The judged artwork
categories in the past have included
pottery, basketry and painting. The
Cherokee Homecoming Art Show is
a great venue for Cherokee artists to
OCTOBER 2-4
Haskell Indian Nations University
Reunion 2015, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 7902
S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa.
Reunion kicks off with a 6pm reception
Friday evening and continues over the
weekend, beginning at 10am Saturday
with the annual board meeting. Dinner is
at 6pm and will feature raffle drawings,
auctions and a dance. Spiritual singing
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wraps up the event Sunday morning at
10am.
For more information, call Flo (Tanner)
Spotted Bear, 918-948-2505 or email
[email protected].
OCTOBER 3
Pawnee Nation College Powwow,
Pawnee Nation Gymnasium, 825 N.
Morris Road, Pawnee. Head Singer Nick
Wahpepah; Head Man Justin Townsend;
Head Lady Kelly Walker; Master of
Ceremonies Eugene Blackbear, and
Arena Director Juaquin Hamilton. Men,
Women and Teen contests – Men and
Women Golden Age Combined. More
info contact the PNC at 918-762-3363 or
www.pawneenationcollege.org
OCTOBER 3
Tulsa State Fair Powwow, Tulsa State
Fairgrounds at Central Park Hall Lawn,
1pm - 10pm.
Gourd Dancing 1-5pm; Registration
1-6pm; Contest and Intertribal Dancing
6:30 - 10pm. More info: http://www.
tulsastatefair.com/featured/index.cfm
OCTOBER 3 - NOVEMBER 8
Inaugural Cherokee National Treasures
Art Show. See the best collection
of artwork from Cherokee National
Treasures from the Cherokee Heritage
Center collection and from the artist’s
own collections. Cherokee Heritage
Center, 21192 S. Keeler Drive, Park Hill.
Phone 918-456-6007.
OCTOBER 9-10
Inaugural Chisolm Trail Intertribal
Powwow, Duncan Fairgrounds, HWY
7-81, Duncan. Contest powwow. Men’s
Straight; Fancy and Traditional/Grass
combined. Women’s Cloth, Bucksking,
Fancy Shawl/Jingle combined. Junior
Girls combined and Junior Boys
combined. Tiny Tots. Grand Entry at 7pm
Friday. Gourd Dancing 1-5pm Saturday.
Grand Entry at 6:30pm Saturday. Adults
$5 admission at the door. Children 15
22
& under are free. Information call Larry
McCurtain 580-483-8449. Co-hosted by
the Comanche Little Ponies, Comanche
War Scouts and the Comanche Tribal
Veterans Association.
OCTOBER 17
Bacone College Center for American
Indians Four Directions Fall Benefit
Dance, Bacone College Student Center,
2299 Old Bacone Road, Muskogee
(Shawnee Bypass & York Streets).
Gourd Dance 2-5pm and 6-7pm.
Community supper at 5pm. War Dance
at 7pm. All Drums and dancers welcome!
Arts & Crafts Vendors on site. Mroe info
call 918-687-3299.
OCTOBER 17
AHA Native American Initiatives is
excited to announce that we will be
celebrating our 4th Annual Honoring
the Beat of Life Powwow on Saturday,
October 17, 2015 at FireLake Arena
18145 Old Rangeline Rd (Shawnee, OK).
Our Honoring the Beat of Life Powwow
will raise awareness on cardiovascular
disease among Native Americans. This
free event will provide a day-long health
outreach for community members to
receive free health screenings and other
health resources. For more information
contact Elizabeth Tork at 415-3027 or
[email protected]. *Health Fair
& Screenings, Arts & Crafts and Dance
Competition
Cherokee Nation sponsors free movie
night at Dream Theatre Oct. 10
TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Nation’s Community and
Cultural Outreach will host a free movie night at the Dream
Theatre from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Oct. 10.
The first film to be shown will be the newly released “Legends
From the Sky,” a film about a Native American war veteran
who suffers from survivor’s guilt after a difficult military tour.
His life only gets more complicated once he returns home and
is forced to search for his grandfather after their ancestral land
is taken away by an unknown federal organization.
Filmmaker Holt Hamilton will be present for the screening
and conduct a Q&A after the premiere.
Hamilton’s other film and mockumentary “More Than
Frybread” will follow at 8 p.m. It tells the story of 22 frybread
makers from tribes in Arizona who convene together to
determine the state’s best. Not only is the competition a
matter of pride, but a chance to receive a ticket to the National
World Wide Frybread Association Championship in this Native
American comedy.
CCO is encouraging those interested to bring the whole
family for a night of fun that will also include free drinks and
snacks.
For more information, call 918-207-4950 or visit www.
facebook.com/cncco.
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Southeastern tribal art to delight
festival attendees Oct. 3
TISHOMINGO – The 2015 Chickasaw Nation Southeastern
Art Show and Market (SEASAM) will open from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Friday, Oct. 2, bordering the historic Chickasaw Nation
NOVEMBER 7
Hats Off to Will! Will Rogers Birthday
Celebration, Claremore Conference
Center, 1400 W. Country Club Drive,
Claremore (behind Walmart, next door
to Holiday Inn Express).
This year’s event commemorates Will
Rogers and honors the early ranchers
and founding families of Rogers County.
1pm luncheon and silent auction, plus
enjoy special performances by Jana Jae,
the “Queen of Country Fiddle,” Barbara
McAlister, reknowned opera singer, and
Becky Hobbs, Cherokee singer/song
writer.
Capitol grounds along North Fisher and Eighth streets.
Hosted by the Chickasaw Nation during the tribe’s 55th
Annual Meeting and 27th Chickasaw Festival, the juried art
competition and market will also be open from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3.
Artists from southeastern and woodland tribes will
be participating, displaying art in four categories: twodimensional, three-dimensional, cultural art and miniature
art.
Established in 2005, SEASAM provides a place where
Native American artists can express themselves, preserve
their cultural identity through fine art and promote a greater
awareness of cultural traditions.
The show is seen as one of the premiere events for Native
American artists. This year, judges will award $7,000 for ‘best
of show’ and $2,500 for ‘best of category.’
SEASAM has something for everyone, from fine art, pottery,
painting, beading, carved stone, weapons, ceremonial and
decorative drums, clothing, stomp dance sashes, gorgets and
many other art mediums with dominate southeastern tribal
heritage and culture.
The highlight of the annual meeting is Governor Bill
Anoatubby’s “State of the Nation” address. He will deliver it to
thousands of Chickasaws expected to attend. The address will
take place at Fletcher Auditorium on the Murray State College
campus at 9 a.m., Oct. 3.
For those unable to attend, the speech will be broadcast
live on KCNP 89.5 FM. By going online, citizens may hear the
address live from most anywhere worldwide.
For more information at SEASAM, visit www.chickasaw.net
or contact the Chickasaw Nation Arts & Humanities at (580)
272-5520 or by email [email protected]. For more
information concerning annual meeting, visit www.chickasaw.
net and type “annual meeting” in the search box.
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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
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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
Caddo Nation Complex • Binger
405-656-2344
www.caddonation-nsn.gov
Coo-Y-Yah Museum
Cherokee Heritage Center
Creek Council House Museum
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
847 Hwy 69 and S 8th St • Pryor
918-825-2222
106 W 6th • Okmulgee
918-756-2324
www.tourokmulgee.com
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
Chickasaw National Capitol
Building
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907 N Garrison Ave. • Fort Gibson
918-478-4088
www.okhistory.org
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
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
Kaw Tribal Complex • Kaw City
580-269-2552 or 866-404-5297
www.kawnation.com
Choctaw Nation Museum
Council House Road • Tuskahoma
918-569-4465
Kiowa Tribal Museum
Hwy 9 W • Carnegie • 580-654-2300
Choctaw Nation Capitol
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Fort Gibson Historic Site and
Interpretive Center
Kanza Museum
411 W 9th • Tishomingo
580-371-9835
www.chickasaw.net
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Cultural Heritage Center
and Firelake Gifts
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Museum of the Great Plains
601 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton
580-581-3460
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Sequoyah’s Cabin
Three Valley Museum
Museum of the Red River
Rt. 1 Box 141 • Sallisaw
918-775-2413
www.cherokeetourismok.com
401 W. Main • Durant
580-920-1907
Southern Plains Museum
Tonkawa Tribal Museum
812 E Lincoln Rd • Idabel
580-286-3616
www.museumoftheredriver.org
National Cowboy and Western
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
715 E Central Blvd. • Anadarko
405-247-6221
www.doi.gov/iacb/museums/museum_s_
plains.html
Spiro Mounds
Archaeological Center
18154 1st St. • Spiro
918-962-2062
okhistory.org/outreach/museums/
spiromounds.html
Osage Tribal Museum, Library and
Archives
6 Santa Fe Plaza
Oklahoma City
405-427-5228
www.redearth.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
Washita Battlefield National
Historic Site
Commercial & Main, Webbers Falls
918-464-2728
2300 N Lincoln Blvd. • Oklahoma City
405-521-3356
www.ok.gov
Red Earth Museum
303 S. Main
Blackwell
580-363-0209
Webbers Falls Historical
Museum
Permanent Art of the
Oklahoma State Capitol
2727 S Rockford Rd. • Tulsa
918-749-7941
www.philbrook.org
Top of Oklahoma Historical Society
Museum
West of town, Cheyenne
580-497-2742
www.nps.gov/waba
819 Grandview Ave. • Pawhuska
918-287-5441
www.osagetribe.com/museum
Philbrook Museum of Art
36 Cisco Dr. • Tonkawa
580-628-5301
www.tonkawatribe.com
Wheelock Academy
Standing Bear Museum
Ponca City
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
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
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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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of moccasins, Pendleton items and
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
in traditional and contemporary forms.
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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,
2008 the museum celebrated its 70th
anniversary.
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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
owned
Lodging
Casino Hotel
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Spa
Golf on Site
Meeting Space
Restaurant
Laundry
Microwave
Hair Dryer
Coffee Maker
Hot Tub
(O = Outdoor; I = Indoor)
Swimming Pool
Business Center
Fitness Room
Breakfast
Wi-Fi
Rooms
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OKLAHOMA Tribal Directory
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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