Cherokee art market
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Cherokee art market
Art | Culture | Entertainment | Events | Gaming | Powwows | Shopping | 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 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 1 0 T H A N N U A L CHEROKEE ART MARKET OCTOBER 1 0 & 1 1 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) 3 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 Contents: ON OUR COVER | ‘PORTRAIT OF SEQUOYAH’ | BY ROY BONEY | CHEROKEE 5 ART Cherokee Art Market celebrates 10 years 7 TWO CHANCES TO GO BACK IN TIME 8 MURAL PAYS TRIBUTE 1O ENTERTAINMENT ‘Nanyehi’ returns to Tulsa www.nativeoklahoma.us www.nativetimes.com 11 RECOMMENDED READ 12 OSAGE MUSEUM GETS UPDATE 13 GTIAF NAMES ARTIST 14 EXHIBIT Paul Hacker at Red Earth 15 COUNCIL OAK 16 NEWS 20 EVENTS 23 GAMING 24 ATTRACTIONS 26 SHOPPING 30 LODGING 31 TRIBAL DIRECTORY Native Oklahoma is a monthly publication of the Native American Times, www.nativetime.com. 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Management reserves all rights. © 2015 7 Clans Casinos Get your Game FACE ON! 4 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 5 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 6 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 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 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 7 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.” 8 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 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 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 9 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. 10 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 “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. NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 11 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 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 12 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. NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 13 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 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 14 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. NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 15 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 16 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 NEWS t t t t t t t 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. 17 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 t t t t t 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. t t NEWS 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 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 18 NEWS t t American Indians. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby inauguration set Oct. 1 ADA – Inauguration ceremonies Chickasaw for t t t t 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. t Bill Anoatubby 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 t t t 19 t t OSU names Chappabitty American Indian Distinguished Alumni STILLWATER Oklahoma – t NEWS 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. t 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit www.nativeoklahoma.us for more news and events each day and follow us on Twitter @NativeOklahoma and Facebook/NativeOklahoma 20 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 EVENTS t t t t t t t 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. 21 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 t t t 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. org t t t t 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 EVENTS 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 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 GAMING t 23 t t t DOWNSTREAM CASINO RESORT 69300 East Nee Road Quapaw, OK 74363 1-888-DWNSTRM (396-7876) [email protected] Join in and be part of the FUN and EXCITEMENT! From the newest gaming machines on the market, traditional table games and the most stylish poker room in Oklahoma, Downstream Casino Resort’s vast gaming floor offers fun and excitement for everyone. ultimate, small casino, gaming experience with over 12,500 feet of dining and gaming entertainment with 300 high tech gaming machines providing 24 hour a day fun! We offer a wide variety of both classic and popular games to keep your luck rolling through the night. Located conveniently off of US highway 75, just minutes South of Tulsa, where you will be just steps away from parking to your lucky machine. Stop by and find your special game that fits your winning style. DUCK CREEK CASINO 10085 Ferguson Rd, Beggs, OK. 74421 918-267-3468 Duck Creek Casino provides the GOLDEN PONY CASINO 109095 Okemah St, Okemah (918) 560-6199 The Golden Pony Casino in Okemah, run by the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town t t t of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, offers a variety of entertainment options in one venue. With a wide variety of slot machines and new ones being added all the time, you’ll play games for hours and never get bored. 7 CLANS FIRST COUNCIL CASINO HOTEL 12875 N. HWY 77, NEWKIRK (877) 7-CLANS-0 or (877) 725-2670 Paradise Casino opened in May 2000, followed by First Council Casino Hotel in March 2008. Each is home to exciting gaming, dining, and entertainment. First Council is located in Newkirk, OK, just south of the Kansas/Oklahoma border, 30 minutes north of Ponca City. NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 24 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 t 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 t 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 Tuskahoma t 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 t Museum of the Great Plains 601 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton 580-581-3460 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 t t t 25 t attractionS www.museumgreatplains.org 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 26 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 SHOPPING t t t 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. t t t Cherokee Nation Gift Shop 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 27 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 t t t 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 t t t SHOPPING 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, 28 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 SHOPPING t 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 Oklahoma City, OK 73107 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 t t in nature inspired and Native American 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, t t t turquoise and silver jewelry, original 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. Oklahoma City, OK 73108 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. 29 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 t t t 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. t t t SHOPPING 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 Devol www.indigoskycasino.com 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 30 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 31 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015 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 NATIVE OKLAHOMA | OCTOBER 2015
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