Comanche Cemetery

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Comanche Cemetery

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Comanche
Cemetery
Preserverance gets
cemetery listed on
National Register of
Historic Places
Stomp Dancing at the
Mvskoke Nation Festival
Powwow Photographer
captures the moment
Native Cooking:
Creek chef puts her own
spin on comfort food
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Contents:
ON OUR COVER | PAYTON ATTOCKNIE | COMANCHE | STORY ON PAGE 4
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COMANCHE CEMETERY
Now listed in National Register of Historic Places
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STOMP DANCING Muscogee Nation Festival
offers glimpse of sacred rite
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POWWOW PHOTOS
Lester Harragarra captures the moments that will endure 12
NATIVE COOKING
Creek chef puts her own ‘spin’ on comfort food
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TRIBAL JURISDICTIONS
MVSKOKE FESTIVAL
SPOTLIGHT THEATER
EVENTS CALENDAR
GAMING CENTERS
ATTRACTIONS
LODGING
TRIBAL DIRECTORY
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Kenneth Karty hammers in a small Comanche Nation flag on the graves of
“KATE KARTY’S CHILDREN” May 9, 2014 at the Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery,
which is located on the Henry Post Army Airfield, in Fort Sill, Okla.
Preserverance puts Comanche cemetery
on National Register of Historic Places
By Dana Attocknie
Comanche
FORT SILL, Okla. - A concrete slab the
size of a coffin lies about 3 inches into the
ground. White stenciled lettering spells
the word “CHILD” in capital letters near
the top of it, and lying beneath is a little
Comanche boy or girl.
The child was buried there decades
ago along with other Comanche, some
of whom remain “UNKNOWN.” In
total, there are more than 200 Comanche
graves on this southeast edge of Fort Sill
Army Post, where a highway curves close
by and a runway even closer. The actual
cemetery location is on the east end of
Henry Post Army Airfield, in a restricted
area surrounded by a fence and sealed by
a locked gate.
Throughout the years, the cemetery
has been called Indian Agency Cemetery,
Yellow Mission Cemetery or Comanche
Indian Cemetery. Today, its official name
is Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery.
After years of debate, doubt and drive,
it was officially placed on the National
Register of Historic Places on Feb. 4. The
Henry Post Army Airfield was listed on
the national register in 1977, however
the approximate 10-acre cemetery area
was not included.
The journey to have the cemetery
recognized by the National Park
Service has been long, complicated and
emotional. Many people have dedicated
their time to see this through, both in an
official and non-official capacity.
“My mother was the one who started
the project,” Thomas Narcomey said of
his late mother Gladys Totite Narcomey.
“She was always behind the scenes.”
During the 1950s, Gladys Narcomey
began
collecting
background
information and oral history concerning
the Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery;
a cemetery she learned about as a young
girl. Soon she became a strong advocate
to protect and preserve the site, despite
the obstacles, setbacks and avoidance
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Throughout the years, the cemetery has been called Indian Agency
Cemetery, Yellow Mission Cemetery or Comanche Indian Cemetery.
Today, its official name is Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery.
that came with her persistence. Her son
said her strength came from a song.
“We were in the kitchen and she
said she heard a church song,” Thomas
Narcomey said. “She asked me if I heard
it and I said ‘no,’ but that (to her) meant
we were doing right, from a spiritual
side. She told me later that she wasn’t
scared of anything after she heard that
church song.”
The cemetery was maintained by the
Women’s Board of Domestic Missions
until 1917 when the land was annexed
by Fort Sill. According to the National
Park Service website, approximately 109
concrete slab markers were placed during
1917-1918 by the Army Quartermaster
Corps. Some family and clergy members
helped identify the graves. Forty-nine
markers are inscribed with actual
names, 46 have “UNKNOWN,” and
14 have “CHILD or “CHILD/SISTER/
BROTHER OF” marked on them.
Thomas Narcomey said his father,
Phil, informed Gillett Griswold about
the cemetery in 1955. Griswold, who
served as director of the U.S. Army Field
Artillery Museum from 1954 to 1979,
had a survey of the area done, and wrote
a letter in March 1965 to the director of
installation and post engineers, which
stated the inspector general requested the
cemetery’s existence be documented.
Yet, despite knowledge of the
cemetery by some people, things went
largely unchanged. In 1994, the Fort Sill
Department of Public Works Cemetery
Administrator advised the tribe there
was a plan to remove the cemetery,
Thomas Narcomey said.
While different avenues were sought
to protect the cemetery, the concrete
slabs were eventually covered with dirt.
Then in 2007, Gladys Narcomey created
a resolution to present to the Comanche
Tribal Council seeking national
recognition of the cemetery as a historic
place. It passed unanimously. The
resolution sums up oral history accounts
that claim the Comanche buried at the
cemetery, “died during the small pox
epidemic in the winter of 1898-99, after
they were issued disease infested blankets
by the U.S. Army, which killed over onehalf of the Comanche Tribe.”
Once another resolution passed in
October 2008, other people became
involved in the journey, along with
the Comanche Indian Cemetery
Association, which Thomas Narcomey
is a member of. The tribe’s Historic
Preservation Officer Jimmy Arterberry
and his staff, Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA) Committee, Comanche
Business Committee, some Fort Sill
employees, and numerous concerned
tribal members worked to have the area
turned into a recognized cemetery. Some
people, like Gladys Narcomey, worked
on the project without pay.
Tribal citizens testified before the tribe’s
NAGPRA Committee and detailed oral
history about the cemetery and about
Comanches being buried in a cave at the
(Left-right) Jana Karty, Cornelia Karty, Donna Wahnee, Kenneth Karty, Denise Karty
and George Karty gather at the gravesite of “KATE KARTY’S CHILDREN” on May 9, 2014,
at the Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery in Fort Sill, Okla.
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foot of Mount Scott. This information
relocated the graves, flagged and marked
everyone who supported them from day
was shared with officials from Fort Sill.
them, created a map, and he and his staff
one in seeing the cemetery brought back
Included in the information Thomas
removed the dirt off the concrete slabs.
to a place of dignity and respect.
Narcomey has is a quote from the Rev.
He continually reminded people about
Kenneth Karty also helped with
John Pahdocony published in a January
the graves.
this endeavor and said, “This is not
2006 article in Fort Sill’s Cannoneer
“Each year they used to have fireworks
for myself, this is for Comanches.” He
newspaper. Pahdocony stated he was
demonstrations and they used this as a
placed flowers and small Comanche
told by his grandfather that, “So many
parking lot and cars would park on this
Nation flags on some graves before the
died from small pox that they couldn’t
cemetery. Then when Dessert Storm
ceremony began.
dig individual graves. Not enough
came along, there was the welcome
Denise Karty stood on the side of
members of some families were left to
home celebrations that were held in
a grave marked, “KATE KARTY’S
properly mourn the dead. The deceased
these hangars back here and they used
CHILDREN.” She said there were four
were rolled into buckskins, loaded onto
this as a parking lot, so I had to come
kids buried there. “It makes me feel good
wagons and placed in a long ditch, which
down here each time there was an event
that their graves are being respected.
was used for mass burials.”
and string this area off to keep the cars
I think it’s a sacred place. I’m grateful
On May 9, a prayer ceremony was
from parking on it,” Spivey said.
that different individuals from the tribe
held at the cemetery, and tribal citizens
Spivey said Clark and his wife,
went to (Washington) DC and signed an
were allowed into the restricted area to
Rosemarie, went to him for help about
agreement. It makes me feel really good.
pay their respects and see the
It’s sad, but at the same time,
concrete slabs before they
I feel good that they’re finally
were once again covered.
recognized here,” Denise
Work will now begin to
Karty said, adding that it was
place granite markers for the
nice to just be able to enter the
deceased. In addition to the
cemetery and place flowers.
“small pox victims,” there are
George W. Karty said he
burials there from before 1895
feels lucky to see the concrete
to 1917.
slabs, because the last time
The cemetery itself lacks
he was there, they were not
uniformity. The graves are
uncovered, and Rose Nauni
scattered in clusters and some
said it was a blessing to be
are shared by more than one
able to go to the cemetery. She
person. With each concrete
and her family placed flowers
slab sunk below the surface,
on the graves of the “CLARK
the area looks like a flat prairie
TWINS.”
from afar; and at one point it
Gladys Narcomey’s daughter
was said to have been treated
Phyllis was also at the prayer
as such.
ceremony and spoke about
“As you can see, some of
how Comanches used to bury
those stones are cracked,”
their people in rocks, and this
Comanche Nation Chairman
cemetery is one of the first
Wallace Coffey said at the
times they buried their people
Verna Cable places a red rose on a
prayer ceremony. “That’s
in a “non-Comanche way.”
grave May 9, 2014 at the Comanche
because when they made a
She said having the cemetery
Indian Mission Cemetery
helicopter pad out here, those
recognized was always in her
planes would land out here.”
mom’s heart.
Coffey appointed the late Wahnee
eight years ago. They wanted the
Everyone’s efforts are beginning to
Clark to research who was buried at the
cemetery to be properly respected, and
blossom, and by November all the granite
cemetery, to find common ground with
together they hurdled barriers from
markers should be installed. Coffey said
the Army so training exercises would
environmental engineers to lawyers.
there will also be a monitor at the gate
not disturb the graves, and to improve
Clark was even threatened with jail time
that will allow people to call someone
access to the cemetery. His work brought
once.
in administration to gain access into the
about the signing of a Memorandum
“A lot of the people, families knew
cemetery.
of Agreement between the Comanche
where it (cemetery) was, they had not
“A lot of people, who have deep
Nation and the Department of Defense
forgotten. The Army had forgotten,”
respect for their elders and reliable oral
in November 2013.
Spivey said. “Wahnee was certainly a
history traditions, worked together in
One of Clark’s allies, was Towana
hard working individual … we managed
the nomination process, but our greatest
Spivey, a retired Fort Sill museum
to get this far and it’s a great day.”
help came from God, who made this
director/curator. In 1984, Spivey
Rosemarie said she appreciates
possible,” Thomas Narcomey said.
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Stomp Dancers circle the ceremonial fire in June 2013 during last year’s annual
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Festival. For the Muscogee (Creek) people,
stomp dancing’s origins date back three or four centuries.
MCN Festival offers a glimpse of sacred rite
By LENZY KREHBIEL-BURTON
Cherokee
OKMULGEE – Along with late sunsets,
warm days and scores of mosquitoes,
summer in eastern Oklahoma marks the
return of stomp dance season.
Traditional among tribes originally
from the southeastern United States,
stomp dancing is both a ceremonial
and social event traditionally observed
during the warm weather months.
“The dance is a celebration and started
out that way,” Muscogee (Creek) Nation
spokesman Edwin Marshall said. “It’s
part of the religious ceremony. It’s no
different than a Christian ceremony with
hymn singing and praise or worship
coming into play.”
For the Muscogee (Creek) people,
stomp dancing’s origins date back three
or four centuries. According to tradition,
a fasting man participating in a religious
ceremony fell into a trance and began
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The men begin walking in a single file counterclockwise around a fire. Women
take their places alternately between the men, and followed by children.
Although women are not allowed to lead stomp dances or the singing, they
contribute the accompaniment with rattles strapped to their legs.
dancing while singing medicine songs.
Thinking it was a gift from the Creator,
other men participating in the ceremony
joined in and began dancing in unison.
The modern Muscogee (Creek) stomp
dance has changed a little over the last
few centuries, with women now being
allowed to join in. All day prior to the
dance, men fast and offer prayers. The
dance is in the evening after the men
break their fast.
The men begin walking in a single file
counterclockwise around a fire. Women
take their places alternately between the
men, and followed by children. Although
women are not allowed to lead stomp
dances or the singing, they contribute
the accompaniment with rattles strapped
to their legs.
Traditionally, hollowed out turtle shells
filled with rocks were used, although
fiscal and environmental realities have
prompted many women to bring in a
more modern substitute.
“The only real difference is the
economics of it,” Muscogee (Creek)
Nation stomp dance coordinator David
Proctor said. “A set of turtle shell shakers
will easily cost you $350 or more, while
the tin can shakers will run $90-$120.”
Of the 44 original ceremonial grounds
removed from Alabama when the tribe
was forcibly relocated, more than a dozen
stomp grounds are still active within the
Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s jurisdictional
area in eastern Oklahoma.
“A lot of people are still very traditional,
despite their lifestyles,” Marshall said.
“We have very contemporary lifestyles
– work 40 hours a week, live in brick
homes, drive big cars and many of us still
observe the traditional religions. Every
one has different beliefs.
“You won’t see commercials on people
asking youth to come to the ceremonial
grounds. We don’t ask people to join.
This is something that is time-tested and
for those who are believers, they believe
it sustains itself through the will of the
Creator.”
As part of the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation’s annual festival, a stomp dance is
scheduled to start at 7 p.m. on June 26
south of the tribe’s Mound Building at
the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and
Oklahoma Highway 56.
“Lot of folks don’t care for dancing
in public, and that’s OK,” Proctor
said. “We’re not making a mockery of
anything. We just want our ceremonial
people to get a chance to relax and be
recognized before the season starts.”
As with any traditional event, stomp
dance attendees are asked to observe
certain rules while at the ceremonial
grounds.
Although stomp dances have a key
social component to them, they are also
a religious event for many participants
and as such, are dry.
“Normally,
we’ll
make
an
announcement at the beginning,” Proctor
said. “But drinking – that’s something
that we do not do at all at the grounds. If
you come into the arena and under our
jurisdiction while under the influence,
you will be asked to leave.”
Additionally, attendees are asked to
observe only rather than join in if they
have recently been around a gravesite
(especially freshly dug ones) or if they are
menstruating. Creek tradition dictates
that pregnant and menstruating women
be asked to refrain from participating
because their life creating power -- which
is at its zenith at those times -- is stronger
than the medicine being taken at the
grounds by stomp dance participants.
As part of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s annual festival, a stomp dance is scheduled to
start at 7 p.m. on June 26 south of the tribe’s Mound Building at the intersection of U.S.
Highway 75 and Oklahoma Highway 56. PHOTOS COURTESY MVSKOKE MEDIA
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Powwow Photographer:
Capturing the moments that
will endure for generations
By KAREN SHADE
Cherokee / Diné
The dancers know what’s coming when
they see Lester Harragarra at an event. He
usually has his camera and an intent focus
on the moment. It’s all about the moment.
“I’m very, very conscious of what I feel
may be inappropriate to shoot, and I don’t
at that time. The other aspect of this is
some of the dancers may not like their
picture being taken. And I understand
that. I’m very respectful when I’m aware
of it,” Harragarra, Otoe-Missouria and
Kiowa, said.
Anyone new to powwows or tribal
ceremonial events will find no shortage of
websites and information about decorum.
One of the most important guidelines
– it’s always best to ask a regalia-decked
dancer’s permission before photographing.
Harragarra, doesn’t always follow this
advice, but he knows what he’s doing.
Even if a dancer is reluctant for a photo
op, the dancer’s relatives are more than
happy for this well-known photographer
to snap away.
Harragarra isn’t a rule breaker. He
just sees the value in taking pictures of
moments that may be forgotten but for a
single image.
Photography came into his life as a young
child of around 7 or 8 when his aunt gave
him a small point-and-shoot automatic.
He pointed the lens on landscapes, people
he knew and animals. Gradually, he
became more focused on the mechanics of
photography, exposure time and lighting.
The camera changed his outlook.
“That was always something that, to
me, opened my imagination about what
was going on at that time when the image
was taken,” he said. “As a child looking
at animals or other cultures around the
world you just imagine what that would
be like to be in that moment,” he said.
After he bought his first “nice” camera as
a student at the University of New Mexico
in Albuquerque, he continued to become
fascinated with the more technical aspects
of photography. He became familiar
with f-stops and apertures as Harragarra
was introduced to the darkroom, film
development and printmaking. Learning
the equipment came first. His personal
development as a photographer changed,
too.
Lester Harragarra captured this moment during the Ton-Kon-Gah, Kiowa Black
Leggings Warrior Society, ceremonial at Indian City in Anadarko, Okla.
Harragarra is the son of the late Kenneth Harragarra,
a full blood member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe
and World War II veteran who also served as a tribal
chairman. The tribe’s headquarters are in Red Rock,
located between Ponca City and Stillwater. His father
saw combat much like several of his uncles and other
elders. Harragarra remembers photographs he took
of his father, other veterans and their wives at events
for war veterans, such as the Kiowa Black Leggings
Society ceremonials. He has started to look at them
they way he looks at old photos exhibited in the halls
of many tribal complex buildings across the state. In
those black-and-white images of chiefs, warriors, wise
ones and common people from many generations ago,
the subjects look straight at their descendents and the
cultures as they are now.
“That was always one of the things that struck me,
that these photographs are still here 100 years later …
I can do this,” he said.
And, he did. Harragarra understood that his role of
photographer means he has been preserving clues of
his family and their tribes for many years. With that
understanding in mind, Harragarra looks for those
candid moments when dancers, singers and observers
are swept up in the song, movement and purpose.
While his grandfather was born in a teepee on the banks
of the Washita River, the photographer is embracing
all the latest means to show people years from now
how we live today. Just as another grandfather, Lewis
Toyebo, composed songs in praise of veterans as his
contribution to the people and culture, “this is my
contribution to the culture,” he said.
Harragarra works for the Otoe Missouria
Development Authority and hopes he can do
photography full time someday, but realizes that may
not be likely since he gives away a lot of the photos
he takes or charges just to cover the cost of printing
them.
In 2009, the Southern Plains Museum in Anadarko,
Okla., exhibited Harragarra’s photos of the Black
Leggings Society members in regalia. He captured
some of the last of the World War II veterans as well as
young men and women who saw combat and duty in
Afghanistan and Iraq. Not many people will ever see
one of these annual gatherings. Only Kiowa members
can join, and the society placed copyright protection
on certain aspects of the ceremonies from regalia to
the songs to ensure they are unique to the tribe and
purpose. The warrior society is an old tradition, but
it was almost lost to recent history until it was revived
in the late 1950s.
Harragarra was driven to photography because of
veterans such as his father. After that generation has
passed, viewers will be able to see them and know their
names. As the Otoe-Missouria, Kiowa and many other
tribes continue to evolve, Harragarra will be there to
make sure the future stays connected to today.
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Lester Harragarra
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Executive Chef Libby Kaler shows her Plank Grilled Rainbow Trout, a traditionally
prepared Muscogee Creek dish on the menu of the Stone Blade Restaurant in Okmulgee.
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Creek chef puts her own spin on comfort food
By LISA SNELL
Cherokee
OKMULGEE – Like any good cook,
Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Kaler knows her way
around a kitchen – in spite of once
ending up in the oven.
“It was my own fault. I can’t remember
if my grandma was putting something in
the oven or taking it out, but I’m sure I
was all up in there being nosy, trying to
see what was going on,” she said.
She laughs now when she talks about
it. She doesn’t remember the pain, she
says, but she does remember sitting in
church with her arms bandaged up.
“I sat there picking at the tape hoping
my mom wouldn’t see me.” She flashed a
grin and chuckled at the memory.
It was her first mishap in the kitchen
and she is certain she has many more
coming.
“I burn myself more than anything,”
she said.
She points out dark spots along each
arm and the backs of her hands. “See?”
Kaler is the Executive Chef for Stone
Blade, a restaurant owned and operated
by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
She’s Creek, but wasn’t raised
traditionally. What she knows about being
Creek, she learned at her grandmother
Nancy’s side in the kitchen.
“My mom could cook like none other.
But the traditional Creek cooking I
learned from my grandmother,” she
said. “I wouldn’t know how to cook wild
onions if it wasn’t for her. She’d say, ‘you
pick ‘em and I’ll clean ‘em.’”
Her eyes glow when she talks about
being in the kitchen with her mom and
grandmother. She was always asking
questions and getting in the way because
she wanted to see what was going on and
how they did everything.
“I think I enjoyed it more than they
did.” She laughed and pulled out her
phone to show a photo of her grandma
Nancy. “If you met her, you’d remember
her. She was ornery as hell,” she said.
Nancy was all of 100 pounds and drove
a big rig up until she died at 74-yearsold.
“She didn’t like to sit still for very long.
It drove her nuts if she wasn’t doing
something or going somewhere,” Kaler
said.
Kaler seems to have inherited that
ornery streak and desire to be doing
something. If she’s not in the kitchen
cooking, she is doing research on cooking
– research that led to one special item on
her Stone Blade menu – Plank Grilled
Rainbow Trout.
“When the Creeks first settled in
Oklahoma, it was in the northeastern
corner of the state where all those
rivers are,” she said. “Fishing was their
main source of food. They’d build their
campfires and grill that fish on wood
planks over the fire.”
The name “Stone Blade” also comes
from Creek history. Kaler says it is a
tribute to Muscogee women. Muscogee
women were more than mothers – they
were also warriors, builders, farmers
and craftswomen – and all of their
accomplishments depended on a simple
tool they kept close – a stone blade. The
blade was used for cooking; skinning;
tanning leather; making clothes; shaping
bows; carving; preparing medicines
and for protection. The blade was a
resourceful tool Muscogee women
always kept close at hand.
Kaler herself is a resourceful Muscogee
Creek woman. She started early, in her
mother’s kitchen when she was about
13-years-old.
“My mom is responsible for me
being the main cook at home. When
she was working for the post office they
transferred her to another office miles
away and she had to leave to work the
night shift before dinnertime,” she said.
(She sighs heavily to make it sound
like her mom planned it that way.)
“Everyone was wondering, ‘Who is
going to cook dinner?’” She shrugs for
emphasis.
Kaler cooked the family meal that first
night her mother was gone.
“I looked in the fridge and the cabinets
and tried to figure out what would go
together. I think the first thing I made
was a Mexican inspired casserole. We
had some salsa and refried beans and
some other stuff. It came out really
good,” she said.
She enjoyed cooking and kept the job
even after her mom got off the night
shift.
(Just like her mom planned.)
Kaler grew up and entered culinary
school. She graduated in 2009 and soon
landed a job working at the historic
Okmulgee Country Club. She was with
the club when the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation bought the property two years
ago.
The tribe had to close the restaurant
Libby Kaler’s grandmother
Nancy picks wild onions.
while they made much-needed repairs
and remodeled.
She stayed on as Executive Chef and
was instrumental in updating the wellworn kitchen – a kitchen that had been
in operation since 1920.
“The kitchen was in bad shape. It
needed lots of love before they (the
MCN) could open it again to serve food,”
she said.
Kaler recalled that the Nation had just
purchased a retail property in nearby
Jenks – a property that once housed a
few restaurants – restaurants that had
closed.
“I figured there was equipment just
sitting up there, so I was all, ‘hmmm
maybe we can just see what they have,’”
she said.
She went “shopping” and came back
with enough hardware to re-outfit her
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Chef Kaler recommends looking at your local lumberyard for cedar planks to grill
fish on. One of the cooks at Stone Blade trimmed theirs to fit the restaurant’s plates.
PHOTO By LISA SNELL
Chef Elizabeth Kaler’s grilled Cedar Plank Trout
INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
Six 8 ounce Rainbow Trout Filets,
skin on, butterflied and deboned
Have your Rainbow Trout filets ready before you begin. Check
thoroughly for bones. Pat dry with a paper towel.
6 ounces sweet cream unsalted
butter, softened
Fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 Tbs minced garlic
1 Tbs fresh lemon juice
Good kosher salt, as needed
Ground black pepper, as needed
Fresh lemon wedges, as needed
6 cedar wood planks, soaked in
water for at least four hours
In a mixing bowl, combine butter, parsley, minced garlic, lemon juice,
about 1/2 tsp. of kosher salt, and 1/4 tsp. of ground black pepper. Using
your hands or a potato masher, combine ingredients until well blended.
Place into parchment paper or a container with a lid.
Preheat your grill, or if cooking over an open fire, be sure your intended
cooking area is above the flames at least six inches. You can use rocks.
Place trout filets on cedar planks, skin side down. Season with kosher
salt and ground black pepper. Cook for 7-10 minutes or until flesh is no
longer opaque. You know fish is done when it flakes easily with a fork.
Place a good sized dollop, about one ounce, of your butter mixture on
top of each trout filet. As the butter melts, it creates a sauce. Serve with
lemon wedges.
“I like to take comfort
food and put my own
twist on it – make it
upscale rustic. I keep it
really simple.”
An example is her
homemade potato chips.
They’re just plain russet
potatoes sliced thin then
fried and seasoned.
“They’re one of our
most requested items.
Chief (George) Tiger
loves them. We know
when he comes in to
bring out the chips,” she
said.
Libby Kaler places a rainbow trout
Caesar salad, chicken
fillet on a hot cedar plank.
fried steak, a house
burger and the chips are
Stone Blade kitchen.
menu staples.
With her kitchen up and running, it
“It’s American cuisine. We take a little
was time to create a menu.
bit of everything from all over and put
Her early experience raiding the
our own spin on it,” she explained.
cupboards made her a practical chef who
Another staple is her Plank Grilled
says she prefers preparing comfort foods
Rainbow Trout. She uses cedar planks
to using expensive specialty foods with
over a gas grill to prepare it.
ingredients are hard to come by.
The plank keeps the fish from burning
Cara Cowan Watts
Cherokee Nation
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and the smoke from the cedar flavors the
fish.
“The edge of the fish will brown from
the cedar smoke. That’s where the best
flavor is,” she said.
She seasons the fish with salt and
pepper and tops it with an herbed butter
(see recipe on page 14).
Kaler fills out the menu with seasonal
and weekly specials – depending on what
is available at the time – just like cooking
at home for her family.
“When fresh blackberries are available,
I make a blackberry fry bread pudding,”
she said. “It’s just like a traditional bread
pudding, except I make it with fry bread.
I crush blackberries into the bread and
serve it with a white chocolate bourbon
sauce topped with fresh blackberries.”
Kaler loves her job and says she
remembers people by what they order.
“Our customers deserve the best.
Whether it’s a Tuesday or the weekend, I
always deliver my best,” she said. “If you
love what you do, it shows on the plate.”
– Stone Blade is located at 1400 S.
Mission, in Okmulgee. Phone (918) 7565774. Reservations accepted.
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Oklahoma’s Tribal Jurisdict
Points of Interest | Entertainment | Shopping
1. Osage Casino Hotels
Ponca City & Skiatook
2. Stone Blade Restaurant
1400 S. Mission, Okmulgee
Cheyenne
& Arapaho
3. First Council Hotel
12875 HWY 77 North, Newkirk
4. Creek Casino Checotah
830 North Broadway, Checotah
5. Duck Creek Casino
10085 Ferguson Rd., Beggs
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6. Cherokee Nation Gift Shop
17725 S. Muskogee Ave., Tahlequah
Comm
7. Bah-Kho-Je Gallery
Three miles south of Perkins, Hwy. 177
8. Cherokee Heritage Center
21192 S Keeler Dr., Park Hill
9. Golden Pony Casino
109095 Okemah St., Okemah
10. Spotlight Theater
1381 Riverside Drive, Tulsa
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Creek Nation gears up for annual festival
By MVSKOKE MEDIA
OKMULGEE – Each June thousands
of people gather at the MCN Claude
Cox Omniplex in Okmulgee, the tribal
headquarters, to attend the cultural
activities, numerous sport tournaments,
live entertainment, an All-Indian
Rodeo, a parade, art market, children’s
activities and many more activities that
have become synonymous with the
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Festival and
contemporary Muscogee life.
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Festival
invites ALL people to experience the
games, competitions and all Festival
events during the month of June. Check
the schedule for specific dates, times and
locations.
While visiting, make time to visit the
many amenities the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation has to offer including nine
Friday, June 27th:
5 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Martha Redbone
6 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Chrystal Showanda
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
The Ohio Players
9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Diamond Rio
plazas, the Stone Blade Restaurant and
many points of interest and historical
importance.
For additional Muscogee (Creek)
Nation Festival information, please call
918-732-7992, or e-mail [email protected] or visit www.creekfestival.com.
Saturday, June 28th:
Live Entertainment
Schedule:
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Kix Brooks
casinos, three state parks, two travel
7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Buddy Guy
9:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
The Jacksons
The Jacksons headline this year’s Muscogee (Creek) Nation
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Cherokees part of Tulsa’s Spotlight Theater
By LENZY KREHBIEL-BURTON
Cherokee
TULSA – A Cherokee family is once
again making itself at home at the
Spotlight Theater.
Delaney Zumwalt made her Spotlight
Theater debut May 31, making her
the third generation in her family to
participate a Tulsa theater tradition.
Located at 1381 Riverside Drive,
the Spotlight Theater is home to the
country’s oldest continuously running
play, “The Drunkard.” Almost every
Saturday night since 1953, patrons and
volunteers have flocked to the off-white
one-story building to laugh, cheer,
boo and occasionally hurl tomatoes
at the characters in the 19th century
temperance-themed melodrama.
“It’s really cool,” Delaney said. “I
didn’t really know that much about it
(the theater) until I got to look at the
scrapbook. And when I went over, I got
to see my grandfather’s name on the wall
on a plaque.”
Along with her guitarist, Delaney had
a 15-minute slot in the May 31 edition
of “The Olio,” the musical variety act
that precedes the play. As of publication
she does not know whether that single
performance will extend to additional
appearances at the theater, but would not
rule out getting involved with the theater
in other ways, such as volunteering.
“I didn’t ‘stage mom’ anything,”
Tom Zumwalt, Delaney’s father, said
of his daughter’s tryout or decision to
participate. “It was just surreal seeing
her up there audition.”
As a child, Tom was, as he put it,
“muscled” into taking bit parts on
stage during the show when he was
not helping out backstage. His mother,
Annabelle, regularly sang and danced
on the Spotlight’s stage for more than a
decade while her late husband, Lloyd,
was the stage manager.
“My dad was always just down there,
doing something,” Tom Zumwalt said.
“He would be her (Delaney’s) stage
mom, not me.”
Annabelle, now in her 80s, lives with
Tom’s family in Broken Arrow. Although
she does not talk much and had not been
in the theater for many years, she could
not resist the opportunity to get back up
on the stage one more time before her
granddaughter’s audition this spring and
belt out a couple of show tunes.
“The entire drive over, she kept saying
‘I’m not going in there. I’m not getting
out of the car,’” Delaney said. “But as
soon as we got there, she started looking
at the stage, then she started working her
way over there and had my dad help her
get up the steps. And then she just went
for it.”
Tickets may be purchased in person at
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NatiVE EVENTS CALENDAR
Powwow dates, times and
locations are subject to change.
Please call ahead or check online
in advance before making travel
plans. See www.nativeoklahoma.
us for more listings and updates
through the season.
JUNE 2
Tinker Intertribal Powwow in Joe
B. Barnes Regional Park in Midwest
City, from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Interested vendors or participants
should contact Corene Chakenatho
at 405-734-7366.
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
JUNE 5-7
Red Earth Native American Cultural
Festival at Remington Park, 1
Remington Place, Oklahoma City.
More info call 405-427-5228.
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
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
THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2014
Comanche National Museum
and Cultural Center presents
Comanche Code of Honor, a
new exhibit honoring the heroic
Comanche Code Talkers of World
War II. For more information call
580-353-0404 or go to www.
comanchemuseum.com.
JUNE 6-7
Miami Nation Tribal Powwow,
Miami Nation Dance Grounds,
2319 W Newman Rd., Miami. The
Miami Nation Tribal Powwow, one
of nine annual Native American
celebrations in the Miami and
Ottawa County area, is a festival of
American Indian dance. Call 918542-1445.
JUNE 8 – 14
Jim Thorpe Native American Games
held at various sports venues in
Oklahoma City. Visit Oklahoma
City for a landmark event in sports:
the Jim Thorpe Native American
Games. The Jim Thorpe Native
American Games will consist of
10 competitive sports including a
Native American all-star football
game featuring Oklahoma high
school seniors. Toll Free: 855-5842637
JUNE 8
Chilocco Powwow in the Event
Center of the First Council Casino,
seven miles north of Newkirk, OK.
Gourd dance begins at 2:00 p.m.
with grand entry at 6:30. Featured
will be the Apache Fire Dance.
Contact Garland Kent, Sr at 580352-2670.
JUNE 13 - 14
Arts on the Avenue, Cherokee
Capitol Square, Tahlequah. Arts
on the Avenue, held in historic
Cherokee Capitol Square in
downtown Tahlequah, features
an assortment of fine art on
display including jewelry, painting,
pottery, wood carvings and
sculptures, beadwork, baskets
and photography, among others.
A variety of Native American and
non-Native American artists mostly
from Oklahoma, Arkansas and
Missouri showcase their fine art.
On Friday night enjoy Wines on the
Avenue. 918-453-5728
JUNE 14
Bring the whole family out to the
Inter-Tribal Children’s Powwow
and Fun Fest in Miami for a day
of activities and exhibitions of
tribal dance. Educational and
fun activities and games for kids
begin with the fun fest at 12pm.
Storytellers will tell traditional
stories and there will be live
entertainment throughout the day.
All ages will enjoy browsing the
craft booths offering a variety of
handmade items at the Inter-Tribal
Children’s Powwow and Fun Fest.
Call 918-542-7232 or 918-3250159
JUNE 14
Tinker Inter-Tribal Council Powwow
at Joe Barnes Regional Park,
Midwest City. Join thousands as
they gather at Midwest City’s Joe B.
Barnes Regional Park to honor the
veteran warriors from Oklahoma
Native American tribes at the
Tinker Inter-Tribal Council Powwow.
Free and open to the public, this
powwow is a great opportunity
for your family to experience the
vibrant and fascinating culture of
the American Indian tribes that
call Oklahoma home. Activities will
include Native American traditional
dance, singing, art, jewelry, food
and a children’s tent. Phone: 405739-8232
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JUNE 20-22
Iowa Tribal Powwow at the
Iowa Tribal Complex, Bah-KhoJe Powwow Grounds, Perkins.
Features gourd dancing, as well as
dance competition categories that
will include cloth, buckskin, jingle,
fancy shawl, straight, traditional,
grass and fancy dancing. Juniors,
teens, women and men will all be
represented. Call Linda Big Soldier:
405-547-2402 Ext. 239
JUNE 20-22
Peoria Powwow, 60610 E. 90
Road, Miami. The annual Peoria
Powwow in Miami is a grand
festival of Native American culture
and dance. This American Indian
event features a wide range of
contest dancing, including gourd
dancing and straight dancing, as
well as grass, traditional and fancy
dancing. Other categories of dance
will also include cloth, buckskin,
jingle and fancy shawl. Come to
the Peoria Powwow in Miami and
join the Master of Ceremonies as
he or she leads visitors throughout
the festival’s various events. Call
918-540-2535.
JUNE 26-29
Muscogee Nation Festival at
Claude Cox Omniplex in Okmulgee.
Each June, thousands of people
gather at the Muscogee (Creek)
Nation Claude Cox Omniplex in the
city of Okmulgee for a weekend
filled with activities celebrating
contemporary Muscogee life. This
annual celebration includes cultural
exhibitions, an award-winning
rodeo, concerts featuring local and
national acts, sports tournaments,
arts and crafts, food, a parade
through
historic
downtown
Okmulgee,
senior
citizen’s
activities, children’s activities
and many more festivities for the
entire family to enjoy. For more
information on the Festival, contact
MCN Tourism & Recreation at (918)
732-7992 by e-mail at tourism@
muscogeenation-nsn.gov or online
at www.muscogeenation-nsn.gov.
JUNE 27-29
Tonkawa Tribal Powwow at Fort
Oakland, Tonkawa. Come out
and experience the Tonkawa
Tribal Powwow, an annual tribal
celebration
featuring
Native
American
dancing,
contests,
crafts, artwork and food. Dance
styles will include straight, fancy,
traditional, cloth and buckskin
categories. Stick around for a
traditional Tonkawa scalp dance
during the festival and a Nez Perce
memorial ceremony Saturday
morning. This year’s event will
also include sporting tournaments,
a catfish tournament and a scout
dance. Free camping, along with
electric and water hookups, will be
available. Call 580-628-2561.
JUNE 28
Murrow Indian Children’s Home
3rd Annual Powwow at Bacone
College’s Palmer Center, 2299 Old
Bacone Road, Muskogee. Gourd
Dancing begins at 2pm. Bring your
own lawn chairs - free and open to
the public. For more information
call 918-682-2586 or look online at
www.murrowchildrenshome.org
JULY 2-4
Kiowa Gourd Clan Celebration,
Carnegie City Park, Carnegie.
This event will feature the tribe’s
Sun Dance, held in the middle of
summer during the longest and
hottest days of the year. Visit the
Kiowa Gourd Clan Celebration
to see gourd dancing, stunning
shawls and drumming exhibitions,
and celebrate Kiowa heritage at
this traditional ceremony. Call 580654-2300.
JULY 3-5
68th Annual Pawnee Homecoming,
Pawnee.
JULY 3-6
Quapaw Tribal Powwow at Quapaw
Tribal Grounds, 5681 S. 630 Road,
Quapaw. Head to Quapaw this
July to experience American
Indian traditions with the Quapaw
tribe. The tribe holds an annual
celebration over the 4th of July
weekend that includes dancing,
contests, vendors and plenty of
family fun. Come celebrate the
culture and history of the Quapaw
Tribe. Info call Mike Shawnee, 918724-6403.
JULY 10 - 13
Sac & Fox Nation Powwow at
Sac & Fox Nation Tribal Grounds,
920883 S State Hwy 99, Stroud.
Come and experience this annual
American Indian event featuring
native dancing, singing, dance
competitions, arts and crafts, a
rodeo, food vendors, outdoor
camping and much more. Enjoy the
Sac & Fox Nation Celebration Open
Rodeo at this annual powwow and
witness traditional rodeo events
such as bull riding, bareback riding,
saddle bronc riding, team roping,
calf roping, steer wrestling and
more. Call Toll Free: 800-259-3970
JULY 17-20
The Otoe-Missouria Tribe will host
its 133rd annual encampment this
July at the tribe’s dancing grounds,
7500 Hwy 177, located 20 miles
north of Stillwater. One of the
most important gatherings for the
Otoe-Missouria people, this event
will include gourd dancing, a 5K run
and contest dancing. The 20142015 Otoe-Missouria Princess will
also be crowned during the fourday event. Arts and craft vendors,
as well as food concessions, will
be available. This event is free and
open to the public. Phone: 580723-4466
JULY 18 - 20
Comanche Homecoming Powwow
at Sultan Park, 129 E. Colorado St,
Walters. Come see the tradition
of the Comanche Tribe come to
life before your eyes and enjoy a
full weekend of American Indian
activities and events at this
year’s Comanche Homecoming
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Powwow in Walters. Grab a seat along
the sidelines of the powwow grounds to
see the amazing spectacle of traditional
American Indian dancers in full regalia.
Categories of dance competition will
include gourd, cloth, buckskin, straight,
fancy and more. Intertribal dancing and
contests will be held throughout the
weekend. Phone: 580-492-3240
JULY 26-28
Oklahoma City Powwow Club Indian
Hills Powwow, 9300 North Sooner Road,
Oklahoma City. Info call Yonavea Hawkins,
405-919-1572 or email yonavea@yahoo.
com
Kihekah Steh Annual Powwow, 193rd
Street North and Javine Hill Road,
Skiatook. Info call Donna, 918-396-1155,
or email [email protected].
AUGUST 1-3
Kaw Powwow at Washunga Bay Powwow
Grounds, 12613 E. Furguson, Ave., Kaw
City. Numerous traditional dance contests
29th Annual
such as fancy dancing. A traditional
Native American supper will be served
at 5pm Saturday and everyone is invited
to attend. Call 580-269-2552 or toll free
1-866-404-5297.
Oklahoma Indian Nations Powwow at
Concho Powwow Grounds, Concho.
Traditional singing, gourd dancing,
war dancing and a drum contest. This
American Indian event includes dance
contests in various categories to include
tiny tots, junior boys and girls, women’s,
men’s and golden age categories. Call
405-476-1134.
AUGUST 6-9
American Indian Expo at Caddo County
Fairgrounds, Anadarko. Come to the
American Indian Expo to enjoy contest
dancing, a carnival, parades, dance
contests, pageants, a fry bread contest,
talent presentations, crafts, concessions
and to immerse yourself in the history
and ways of present-day Native American
tribes. featuring the arts, crafts and
traditions of 14 plains Indian tribes. Call
405-247-6651.
AUGUST 8-10
Powwow of Champions at ORU Mabee
Center, 7777 S Lewis Ave., Tulsa. The
Mabee Center in Tulsa will come alive
in a colorful expression of dance, drum
music and song as members of tribal
nations from around the country gather
to honor, strengthen and share traditions
with each other and the general public
at this year’s Powwow of Champions.
Over 300 dancers, dressed in full Native
American regalia, will participate
throughout the weekend in ceremonies
and dances, including awe-inspiring grand
entries, intertribal dances and dance
competitions. For further information,
please contact (918) 378-4494
AUGUST 14-17
Wichita Tribal Dance at Wichita Tribal
Park, Anadarko. Call 405-247-2425.
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NatiVE Attractions
Artesian Hotel
1001 W 1st St • Sulphur
855-455-5255
www.artesianhotel.com
Bigheart Museum
616 W Main • Barnsdall
918-847-2397
Caddo Heritage Museum
Caddo Nation Complex • Binger
405-656-2344
www.caddonation-nsn.gov
Cherokee Heritage Center
21192 S Keeler Drive • Tahlequah
918-456-6007
www.cherokeeheritage.org
Cherokee Strip Museum
90114th St • Alva
580-327-2030
www.alvaok.net/alvachamber
Cheyenne Cultural Center
2250 NE Route 66 • Clinton
580-232-6224
www.clintonokla.org
Chickasaw Council House
Museum
209 N Fisher Ave • Tishomingo
580-371-3351
www.chickasaw.net
Chickasaw Nation Visitor
Center
520 E Arlington • Ada
580-436-2603
www.chickasaw.net
Chickasaw National Capitol
Building
411 W 9th • Tishomingo
580-371-9835
www.chickasaw.net
Choctaw Nation Museum
Council House Road • Tuskahoma
918-569-4465
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Cultural Heritage Center
and Firelake Gifts
1899 N Gordon Cooper • Shawnee
405-878-5830
www.potawatomi.org/culture
Comanche National Museum
and Cultural Center
701 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton
580-353-0404
www.comanchemuseum.com
Coo-Y-Yah Museum
847 Hwy 69 and S 8th St • Pryor
918-825-2222
Creek Council House Museum
106 W 6th • Okmulgee
918-756-2324
www.tourokmulgee.com
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Fort Sill Historic Landmark and
Museum
437 Quanah Rd. • Fort Sill
580-442-5123
http://sill-www.army.mil/museum
Fort Washita Historic Site and
Museum
3348 State Rd 199 • Durant
580-924-6502
Gardner Mission and Museum
Hwy 70 E • Broken Bow
580-584-6588
Gilcrease Museum
1400 Gilcrease Museum Rd. • Tulsa
918-596-2700 or 888-655-2278
www.gilcrease.org
Indian Memorial Museum
402 E 2nd St. • Broken Bow
580-584-6531
Delaware County Historical
Society & Mariee Wallace
Museum
538 Krause St • Jay
918-253-4345 or 866-253-4345
Delaware Tribal Museum
Hwy 281 N • Anadarko
405-247-2448
Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1101 Honor Heights Dr • Muskogee
918-683-1701 or 877-587-4237
www.fivetribes.org
Fred Jones Jr.
Museum of Art
555 Elm Ave. • Norman
405-325-3272
www.ou.edu/fjjma
Fort Gibson Historic Site and
Interpretive Center
907 N Garrison Ave. • Fort Gibson
918-478-4088
www.okhistory.org
John Hair Museum
18627 W Keetoowah Circle
Tahlequah • 918-772-4389
www.keetoowahcherokee.org
Jacobson House Native Art
Center
609 Chautauqua • Norman
405-366-1667
www.jacobsonhouse.com
Kanza Museum
Kaw Tribal Complex • Kaw City
580-269-2552 or 866-404-5297
www.kawnation.com
Kiowa Tribal Museum
Hwy 9 W • Carnegie • 580-654-2300
Museum of the Great Plains
601 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton
580-581-3460
www.museumgreatplains.org
Museum of the Red River
812 E Lincoln Rd • Idabel
580-286-3616
www.museumoftheredriver.org
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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
Osage Tribal Museum, Library
and Archives
819 Grandview Ave. • Pawhuska
918-287-5441
www.osagetribe.com/museum
Permanent Art of the
Oklahoma State Capitol
2300 N Lincoln Blvd. • Oklahoma City
405-521-3356
www.ok.gov
Philbrook Museum of Art
2727 S Rockford Rd. • Tulsa
918-749-7941
www.philbrook.org
Red Earth Museum
6 Santa Fe Plaza
Oklahoma City
405-427-5228
www.redearth.org
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Southern Plains Museum
Tonkawa Tribal Museum
715 E Central Blvd. • Anadarko
405-247-6221
www.doi.gov/iacb/museums/
museum_s_plains.html
36 Cisco Dr. • Tonkawa
580-628-5301
www.tonkawatribe.com
Spiro Mounds
Archaeological Center
18154 1st St. • Spiro
918-962-2062
okhistory.org/outreach/museums/
spiromounds.html
Standing Bear Park, Museum
and Education Center
601 Standing Bear Pkwy • Ponca City
580-762-1514
www.standingbearpark.com
Tahlonteeskee Cherokee
Courthouse Museum
Rt. 2 Box 37-1 • Gore
918-489-5663
Talbot Research Library and
Museum
500 S. Colcord Ave. • Colcord
918-326-4532
www.talbotlibrary.com
Three Valley Museum
401 W. Main • Durant
580-920-1907
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Top of Oklahoma Historical
Society Museum
303 S. Main
Blackwell
580-363-0209
Washita Battlefield National
Historic Site
West of town, Cheyenne
580-497-2742
www.nps.gov/waba
Webbers Falls Historical
Museum
Commercial & Main, Webbers Falls
918-464-2728
Wheelock Academy
Rt. 2 Box 257-A8 • Garvin
580-746-2139
www.choctawnation.com
Woolaroc Ranch, Museum
and Wildlife Preserve
1925 Woolaroc Ranch Rd.
Bartlesville
918-336-0307 or 888-966-5276
www.woolaroc.org
Sam Noble Oklahoma
Museum of Natural History
2401 Chautauqua Ave. • Norman
405-325-4712
www.snomnh.ou.edu
Seminole Nation Museum
524 S Wewoka • Wewoka
405-257-5580
www.theseminolenationmuseum.org
Sequoyah’s Cabin
Rt. 1 Box 141 • Sallisaw
918-775-2413
www.cherokeetourismok.com
Stone Blade Restaurant in Okmulgee is
owned by the Muscogee Creek Nation.
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Comfort Inn
1720 S. Lynn Riggs
(918) 343-3297
Okmulgee
BEST WESTERN PLUS
3499 N WOOD DR
918-756-9200
TAHLEQUAH
BEST WESTERN
3296 S Muskogee
(918) 458-1818
CUSHING
Best Western
508 E Main St
(918) 306-4299
DAYS INN
1221 S WOOD DR
918-758-0660
COMFORT INN
101 Reasor St
(918) 431-0600
DURANT
CHOCTAW LODGE
DURANT
800-590-5825
MIAMI
BUFFALO RUN HOTEL
1366 U.S. 69
(918) 542-2900
NEWKIRK/PONCA CITY
FIRST COUNCIL HOTEL
12875 U.S. 77
580.448.3225 or
toll-free 877-232-9213.
Just a short 10 minute
drive east of I-35, the
First
Council
Hotel
rooms feature custom
double plush bedding,
premium linens, 42” HD
Cable TV, hair dryers,
irons and ironing boards.
Luxury suites are custom
decorated and feature
Native artwork, oneof-a-kind special made
Pendleton blankets, king
size bed, leather sofas
and chairs, coffee makers,
granite counter tops and
oversized soaking tubs.
Full hot breakfast buffet,
complimentary
valet
parking, bell service and
WiFi throughout the hotel
are included.
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
2780 N WOOD DR
918- 756-0100
POCOLA
CHOCTAW HOTEL
Interstate 540
800-590-5825
PONCA CITY
OSAGE CASINO HOTEL
64464, U.S. 60
(580) 765-2973
QUAPAW
DOWNSTREAM
CASINO RESORT
69300 E NEE ROAD
Four miles west of
Joplin, MO off I-44.
800 - 888-396-7876
Sophistication and style
with Native American
influences await you in
each of the 374 luxurious
guest rooms and suites in
the hotel at Downstream
Casino Resort.
SAND SPRINGS
Hampton Inn
7852 W. Parkway
Blvd
(918) 245-8500
SKIATOOK
OSAGE CASINO HOTEL
5591 W Rogers Blvd
(918) 699-7873
DAYS INN
701 Holiday Dr
(918) 456-7800
Tulsa
Clarion Inn
Airport
2201 N. 77 E. Ave.
(918) 835-9911
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Comfort Suites
1737 S. 101st E. Ave
(918) 628-0900
Hilton Garden Inn
7728 E. Virgin Court
(918) 838-1444
Holiday Inn Express
3215 S. 79th E. Ave
(918) 665-4242
Quality Suites
3112 S. 79th E. Ave
(918) 858-9625
Hyatt Place
7037 S. Zurich Ave
(918) 491-4010
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The Traditional Cheyenne Chiefs are a staple during the Red Earth
Festival Parade each year in Downtown Oklahoma City. This year, the
parade is scheduled for 9am, June 6 outside the Cox Convention Center.
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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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SUMMER CHALLENGE
Take your healthy habits on a summer adventure. Explore Oklahoma and be sure your
kids get their 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
Start today, and see how many you can check off:
SHOOT SOME HOOPS
TOSS A FRISBEE
WASH YOUR CAR
GO ON A HIKE
VISIT THE ZOO
SPEND A DAY AT THE LAKE
HAVE A WATER BALLOON FIGHT
PLAY IN THE SPRINKLER
VISIT YOUR LOCAL PARKS
GO ON A BIKE RIDE
PLANT A GARDEN
HAVE A HEALTHY PICNIC
MAKE A SPLASH AT YOUR LOCAL POOL
CREATE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE:
EXPLORE A MUSEUM
Share your summer adventures online!
Take pics, and tag them with #ShapeFutureOK
For a complete list of summer activities, visit
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