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Choctaw Labor Day
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Contents:
ON OUR COVER | MARCOS ESTRADA | COMANCHE
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CULTURE
Osage Nation to preserve ceremonial roundhouse
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CCC WINS AWARDS
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UKB CELEBRATION
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NATIVE FILM FEST
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CHOCTAW LABOR DAY
Schedule of events, map
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MEET THE AUTHOR Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer
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CHOCTAW GAMES
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RECOMMENDED READ
‘The Executions’
Nine years of Art
Market ‘Best in Show’
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EVENTS
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GAMING
24 ATTRACTIONS
26 SHOPPING
30 LODGING
31 TRIBAL DIRECTORY
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CULTURE:
Osage Nation to preserve
ceremonial roundhouse
Geneva HorseChief-Hamilton
Osage Nation Communications
HOMINY – It is the first day of the annual Osage Hominy
Ilonska (Ee-lon-shka) Dances and it’s hot, Oklahoma month
of June hot, with the promise of some rain in the dark clouds
edging the skies. Alice Buffalohead, 39, walks through double
doors into slightly cooler temperatures in the shade of an old
round building known as an “Osage Round House”. Outside in
the humidity, Osage people who have travelled short and long
distances set-up camps, stir large pots over campfires, visit with
old friends and new friends, and prepare for dancing.
The Hominy Indian Village, where the Hominy Osage
Round House is located, is tucked away in a small valley off the
main road in the small town of Hominy Northwest of Tulsa.
Like most small towns, if you blink you might miss the turn.
But if you do make the turn it takes you to a secluded area with
a large community building and an even larger dance arbor. The
roundhouse is situated neatly between the larger structures.
There are family homes surrounding the Osage dance grounds
that include all three buildings.
“It’s been a long time since I stood in here,” Buffalohead says
as her voice trails off till she finds a memory. Then smiling she
recalls an ancient ceremony of the Osage, and says, “I remember
when they passed the drum in here.” She remembers hand
games, dinners, birthdays, hearing the Drum and dancing inside
the roundhouse.
More than twenty years have passed since Buffalohead last
stood under the tall wooden beams angling towards the sky.
The Osage roundhouse is fast approaching 100 years old. The
ceiling has a large opening where a bell was once mounted and
provided ventilation for a time when wood burning stoves were
used. Now it opens up like a skylight with a lid. Buffalohead
only steps a few feet inside the building before being swept
away with memories.
The Hominy Osage Round House has been on the National
Register of Historic Places since 1979 and according to the
National Register it was built in 1919. Today, it still stands
relatively intact. The roof from the outside is sagging and the
inside, though cooler than outside, has obvious signs of the
disjointed stages of repair keeping it standing.
“There is an entire generation of Osage kids that have never
been inside a roundhouse, much less, for any type of activity in
the way that I was able to. I had the opportunity to be here for
different events growing up as a child,” said Buffalohead who
remembers dancing inside the roundhouse as a teen.
For many Osage people, especially Osages from the Hominy
District, the circular building is a symbol of heritage, family,
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Osage culture and traditions. Despite centuries of oppression,
disease, genocide and cultural loss, the Osage Nation is now a
thriving sovereign Native Nation. The Hominy roundhouse was
built nearly 100 years ago to strengthen the Osage people by
helping to maintain Osage culture and community togetherness,
and it did for a long time.
Complete restoration of the historic building is now being
done by the Osage Nation so future generations of Osage
people will dance on the same grounds in the same manner as
the generations before them.
Leadership steps-up for preservation
In the week before the Hominy Ilonska, Osage Nation
Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear ordered emergency
repairs to the Round House when the roof looked to be on the
verge of collapse. He then asked members of the Osage Nation
Congress, like Buffalohead, for funding to restore the Round
House.
“This is the last standing [Osage] roundhouse,” said Standing
Bear. “Our intent is to completely restore it, as it was, to the way
the people who remember it used it for our dances.”
Every year in June, the Osage Ilonska ceremonial dances are
held and hundreds of Osage people and guests gather from all
over the country to participate. The Ilonska, or “Playground of
the eldest son,” has been part of Osage culture and history since
the late 1800s. The Osage Ilonska Dances are divided into three
districts typically during the month of June for four days at
each district; Pawhuska, Hominy, and Grayhorse. Each district
hosts four days of dancing, eating, and celebration. Each district
maintains the same agenda and other similarities. They also
celebrate their unique differences, like having a roundhouse.
On July 22, Chief Standing Bear’s efforts to save the structure
were reinforced. Funding for an architectural study for proper
rehabilitation of the roundhouse was approved unanimously
by the Osage Congress during a Special Session the Chief had
requested to address health, education and cultural matters
of urgency. Preserving the roundhouse qualified as an urgent
matter for Standing Bear.
“We’re fortunate to have the last remaining roundhouse still
standing,” said Osage Nation Congressman John Maker, from
Hominy. Maker was also invited by the Chief to look at what
needs to be done to save the building. Osage Congressman Otto
Hamilton and Congresswoman Angela Pratt were also invited
by the Chief to visit the building in June. Assistant Principal
Chief Raymond Red Corn also attended and fully supports
preserving the building in the best manner possible.
Maker also talked about another roundhouse in Hominy that
was built in the late 1800s. He said it was built before statehood,
before the Osage 1906 Act, and before the three Osage districts
were established. “[Osages] have been here a long time. We
came down here in 1871. That’s when we first started building
our roundhouses.”
Congressmen Maker and Hamilton have stepped into the
leadership of the traditional Osage as the elder generation has
passed the responsibility to the next generations. Congresswoman
Pratt is a traditional cook who grew up in Hominy in a traditional
Osage family. As a Committee Cook, Pratt works with other
highly respected traditional cooks for the Osage meals for the
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Drum Keeper, his committee, and the hundreds of guests who
enjoy the Osage meals. Congresswoman Buffalohead is also a
Committee Cook for the Hominy District.
Grandma’s roundhouse
Janis Carpenter, an Osage citizen, works for the Osage
Nation’s Language Department as a language instructor and
curriculum developer. Her family is from Hominy and growing
up she heard firsthand accounts of the purpose of the building
and how it came to be.
“My Aunt Marguerite [Matin-Waller] wrote the application
for the roundhouse to be a historical site. I do know that it was
first used in 1919, and Walter Matin was the Drum Keeper at
the time and had been [the Drum Keeper] for three years,” said
Carpenter whose grandfather was Walter Matin. “My Aunts
Marguarite Waller and Lucille Roubedeaux were small children
at the time.”
Growing up she heard it called, “grandma’s roundhouse.”
She said her grandmother Helen Pratt-Matin paid for the
completion of the roundhouse to help support the drum keeper,
her husband, Walter Matin. She also had it built to replace the
first Hominy roundhouse that was smaller and in disrepair.
L-R Bruce Cass, Osage Nation Properties and Land
Acquisition Director; Assistant Principal Chief
Raymond Red Corn; Congresswoman Angela
Pratt; Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear;
Congresswoman Alice Buffalohead; Congressman
John Maker, and Congressman Otto Hamilton
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“There used to be a wood burning stove in it,” she said. “I do
know it was used for the Ilonska Dances. But they also used
it for other social events. I remember my aunt saying when
the Osages went to Washington D.C. they would meet there
to relay information to the community of Osages, to deliver a
report.”
Complete rehabilitation
“I’m so happy this administration is taking the steps necessary
to do this and to take care of this not only for the Hominy
people but also for all Osage people,” said Buffalohead. She said
saving the roundhouse and making it safe and functional again
was important and needed for cultural preservation.
The task of starting proper restoration has begun. The funds
requested by Chief Standing Bear and approved by the Osage
Congress in July will be used to do an architectural study to
determine the best methods to restore the building.
Recently, the other Osage Districts, Pawhuska and Grayhorse,
had new dance arbors built to replace their deteriorating arbors
and to accommodate a growing Osage Nation. The cost to
replace the two arbors totaled more than $3 million.
“This roundhouse, it belongs to the whole tribe now and it’s
a symbol of our nation, that’s how I see it,” said Congressman
Maker. “The Chief has ordered engineers to come and look at it
and save our roundhouse so it can be here for future generations
to enjoy.”
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The Nation will now begin bidding out structural analysis
for the site. The unique shape of the building, its age, purpose,
and the fact that it is a Registered Historical Site will all be
factors for determining the most efficient way to restore the
building. But, if the swiftness of taking-care-of-business the
new administration is known for applies, the roundhouse will
be fully functional again within two years.
“I appreciate this Executive administration’s initiative to
restore the roundhouse for the Osage people. I have a lot of
memories in there and I was really taken back when the doors
were open and we walked in there,” Pratt said looking at the
dance grounds and watching people prepare for the Ilonska.
“This is really a special time for us and being in [the roundhouse]
reminded me of being in there as child and as a teen and all the
older ones who have gone on.”
“The Hominy people, we feel that this roundhouse is a
symbol of our people, of our past, of our ancestors, all of our
grandparents, all of our old people, and the elders who have
gone on …,” said Maker, “…. when I see this old roundhouse it
reminds me of them and those times.”
– Osage Nation Communications interviewed Osage people who
have family and cultural ties to the Hominy Village Roundhouse.
Dates, times and names are subject to disclaimer due to oral history
accounts.
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The Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur has welcomed more than
365,000 visitors from around the world since opening five years ago.
PLACES:
Chickasaw Cultural Center wins awards
SULPHUR – Not too long ago, the Chickasaw Cultural
Center was only a dream, fueled by vision of Chickasaws who
wanted a place to revitalize, celebrate and share Chickasaw
culture.
Chickasaw people envisioned a place Chickasaws could call
home and guests could appreciate the story of the Chickasaw
people.
Today, a cultural awakening has arisen at the Chickasaw
Cultural Center.
In the five years since the massive campus opened, more than
365,000 guests from across the globe have experienced the story
of the unconquered and unconquerable Chickasaw Nation.
Built on the dreams, imagination, determination and vision
of Chickasaw citizens, the Chickasaw Cultural Center’s serene
109-acre campus has hosted both international guests as well as
local school children.
Each aspect, from the trickling water features to the carefully
planned café menu, was integrated into the Chickasaw Cultural
Center because of its cultural significance.
Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby said the
Chickasaw Cultural Center is “truly a center of our living culture,
because it is built on the ideas, imagination and creativity of
Chickasaw people from all walks of life.
“Our cultural center offers a unique venue for Chickasaws to
immerse ourselves in our culture,” he said. “Beyond that, it offers
a rare opportunity to help visitors from around the world learn
more about our history and heritage.”
Grandparents, parents and children visit the Cultural Center
and become immersed in the culture; learning the art of beading,
basketry, Stomp Dance, Stickball and other culturally-significant
activities. As guests are actively participating in these activities,
they develop an appreciation of the history and heritage of the
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Chickasaw people.
This appreciation of culture is nurtured by staff members,
who range in age from 18 - 70 years old, who learn skills from
one another, which better serves and educates the guests.
Many families have established new family traditions by
attending annual Chickasaw Cultural Center’s special events,
including the month-long Christmas light drive-thru display,
to culturally-centered celebrations such as the Three Sister’s
Celebration, Children’s Festival and Fall Festival.
Military veterans have found a place of honor at the Chickasaw
Cultural Center with special observances such a Veteran’s Day
and Memorial Day and corresponding exhibits which highlight
military service.
Campus Grows
The Chickasaw Cultural Center campus has also expanded
since opening.
Massive outdoor sculptures, such as “The Arrival” by
Chickasaw artists Mike Larsen’s and Joanna Underwood’s
southeastern pottery sculptures intermingle with beautiful
water and rock features and native landscaping.
The Apisa Art Gallery, opened in 2013, serves as a home of
Chickasaw art, a place to appreciate the art and artists of the
Chickasaw Nation.
Hundreds of Native Americans have connected with their
family heritage in the Holisso: The Center for the Study of
Chickasaw Cultural and History.
A giant video wall has been added to the Chikasha Poya
exhibit center, to share stories of Chickasaw lives.
Learning opportunities have expanded in the Chikasha
Inchokka´ Traditional Village where energetic cultural
instructors, dressed in 1700’s regalia, share activities such as
Stickball games, cooking demonstrations, language lessons,
corn husk doll and archery demonstrations.
The village features traditional Chickasaw homes, a replica
mound and cultural instructors demonstrating traditional crafts
such as beadwork, basketry and pottery, tanning hides, bow
making and flute making.
World-Class Exhibits
The Chickasaw Cultural Center has become a
venue for world-class exhibits.
More than 39,000 visitors have experienced the
“Dugout Canoes: Paddling through the Americas”
exhibit which is open until Sept. 27, 2015. This
Dugout Canoes: Paddling through
the Americas, a landmark
exhibition hosted at the Chickasaw
Cultural Center (CCC) will be on
display through Sept. 27.
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object-rich experience features American dugouts from ancient
times to present. The exhibit centerpiece is a magnificent
400-year-old pine dugout canoe and paddle and also highlights
artifacts from the world’s largest archaeological find --ancient
dugouts found together in a Florida lake.
The special exhibit 1700’s Beadwork of Southeastern Tribes,
features historical Southeastern tribal beadwork from preEuropean contact, is open until November 2015. The beadwork
exhibit features 200-year-old artifacts as well as Chickasaw
and southeastern tribal beadwork from pre-European contact
through today.
Awards and Honors
In the past five years, the Chickasaw Cultural Center
has received numerous awards and honors, most recently
receiving two RedBud Awards: Best Website and Outstanding
Temporary Exhibit: “Dugout Canoes: Paddling through the
Americas”.
Open to all Oklahoma tourism entities, the RedBud
Awards represent the highest honor given in the Oklahoma
tourism industry.
In 2012, the center was awarded a RedBud for Best New
Attraction.
The interactive nature of the Chickasaw Cultural Center
is one reason editors of Metro Family Magazine selected the
Chickasaw Cultural Center as one of the “Best places to learn
outside the classroom,” in an article published Aug., 2014.
Editors praised the Chickasaw Cultural Center’s “perfect
combination of tribal history and modern technology allows
kids to become totally immersed in the vibrant history and
celebrate the ongoing culture of the Chickasaw Nation.”
Other awards, honors and accolades bestowed to the center
include “The Oklahoman Reader’s Choice “State Tourism
Destination,” TripAdvisor’s “2014 and 2015 Certificate of
Excellence,” and a two-time Yelp “People Love Us On Yelp”
recognition.
The Chickasaw Cultural Center, located at 867 Cooper
Memorial Drive, is open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
For more information, call (580) 622-7130 or visit www.
chickasawculturalcenter.com.
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meet the author:
Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer
BRANDON FRYE
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
DURANT - Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer,
29-year-old Choctaw author with four
published titles under her belt, recently
visited the Choctaw Nation to publicize
her newest novel, “The Executions,” the
first book in a series.
She took the opportunity to reconnect
with her tribal roots in Oklahoma. Sawyer
stopped in to take part in the monthly
Heritage Monday at the Choctaw
Nation Tribal Complex, molded some
clay at a traditional pottery class, and
spent June 27 at the Choctaw Welcome
Center in Colbert during her Meet the
Artist event.
Sawyer was born and raised in Texas
and has been creatively writing since she
was five. Her father was born in Mead,
and her Choctaw heritage comes from
her mother, Lynda Kay Sawyer.
“My mother is my biggest fan, my
harshest critic, and my most enthusiastic
cheerleader,” Sawyer said. “I dedicated
my first novel to her and my great-aunt
Evelyn. ‘The Executions’ is dedicated
to the two women who taught me the
importance of preserving the past for the
future.”
She said she had always wanted to
write Choctaw stories, and when she did,
one of them won a small competition.
This was a jumping board for Sawyer’s
career and would lead her to meet other
Choctaw artists and storytellers.
Her first experience with other Native
writers and storytellers was at the Five
Tribes Story Conference in 2010. Tim
Tingle and Greg Rodgers showed her
what it meant to tell the traditional
stories of a tribal people.
“At the same time, they showed the
value of telling and writing our own
stories,” Sawyer said. “I credit them for
lighting that fire. Because of their work,
I can connect the writing I do with the
tradition of storytelling that is so much a
part of our heritage.”
Sawyer sees being Choctaw as an
honor, opportunity, and responsibility.
She said she is a descendant of people
who forged a path through their own
pain and injustice to give her a heritage.
She feels a responsibility to remember,
preserve, and share their legacy of faith
and endurance.
Her “Choctaw Tribune Series” deals
with times of injustice and bitter fights
over cultural, racial, and legal issues. “The
Executions” is book one in the series,
with an expected three parts.
Sawyer said, with “The Executions,”
she followed her characters along on their
journey through a Choctaw execution,
whiskey running, a witch-hunt, and
meeting an Irish mail-order bride before
finding an end at a lynching across the
Red River in Texas. She added, the
heroine of the story Ruth Ann concludes
her journey with the discovery of her
place as a young Choctaw woman in an
increasingly white Indian Territory.
To learn more about Sawyer and her
written work, visit her website http://
sarahelisabethwrites.com/books/
Sawyer edited a volume
of short stories about the
Choctaw Trail of Tears titled
Touch My Tears
Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer recently visited the Choctaw Nation to sign
and promote her latest book, The Executions.
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The Executions
EXTRA, EXTRA!
Who would show up for their own execution?
It’s
1892,
Indian
Territory. A war is brewing
in the Choctaw Nation as
two political parties fight
out issues of old and
new ways. Caught in the
middle is eighteen-yearold Ruth Ann, a Choctaw
who doesn’t want to see
her family killed.
In a small but booming
pre-statehood town, her
mixed blood family owns a
controversial newspaper,
the Choctaw Tribune.
Ruth Ann wants to help
spread the word about
critical issues but there
is danger for a female
reporter on all fronts—socially, politically, even physically.
But what is truly worth dying for? This quest leads Ruth
Ann and her brother Matthew, the stubborn editor of the
fledgling Choctaw Tribune, to old Choctaw ways at the farm of
a condemned murderer. It also brings them to head on clashes
with leading townsmen who want their reports silenced no
matter what.
More killings are ahead. Who will survive to know the truth?
Will truth survive?
“Among the many pleasures of Sarah Elisabeth’s writing are
her attention to character, language, and period detail. In The
Executions, a story grounded in history and the complexities of
pre-statehood Oklahoma, she brings to life, with great heart,
the compelling mix of cultures, faith, and political intrigue in
the old Choctaw Nation. An intriguing read.”—Rilla Askew,
author of The Mercy Seat
– SARAH ELISABETH SAWYER is an award-winning Christian
author and Choctaw storyteller of traditional and fictional
tales based on the lives of her people. The Smithsonian’s
National Museum of the American Indian has honored her as
a literary artist through its Artist Leadership Program for her
work in preserving Trail of Tears stories. In 2015, First Peoples
Fund awarded her an Artist in Business Leadership Fellowship.
She writes from her hometown in East Texas, partnering with
her mama, Lynda Kay Sawyer, in continued research for future
novels. Learn more about their work in preserving Choctaw
history at ChoctawSpirit.com.
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65th Annual Keetoowah Cherokee
Celebration September 17-19
TAHLEQUAH - The 65th Annual
Keetoowah Cherokee Celebration begins
Thursday, September 17 with the 20152016 Miss and Junior Miss Keetoowah
Cherokee pageant which will begin at
6 p.m. For more information regarding
the pageant you may contact Ernestine
Berry at (918) 772-4389.
Friday, September 18 there will be a
stomp dance beginning at dusk.
On Saturday, September 19, there
will be a kid’s fishing derby, dignitary
breakfast, parade, state of the nation
ceremony, hog fry, gospel singing,
children’s activities, and turtle races.
Craft and food vendors who would like
to setup for the celebration are asked to
contact Barbara Girty at (918) 206-8741
or (918) 431-1818 for an application or
for more information.
Once again a tent will be setup which
will feature the UKB Tradition Keepers,
who will demonstrate and sell their crafts.
There will also be a health information
tent and health screenings provided by
a group of nurses from Florida Atlantic
University.
The United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma is a
tribe steeped in tradition, and one that
is committed in preserving the history,
culture and language of its people. What
are most important to the attendees of
the celebration are not the events, the
food or the games. People come to have
fellowship and to be together as a tribe.
For more information on the
Keetoowah Cherokee Celebration, call
(918) 431-1818.
annual Cherokee Art Market brings collectors and artists together every year
The Cherokee Art Market was begun with the hopes of bringing a premier Native American art show to Oklahoma
and creating a venue for local artists. Ten years later, it has more than succeeded at those goals.
The Oct. 10-11 market features 150 Native American artists from across North America at the Sequoyah Convention
center located at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. More than 50 tribes are represented with award winning artwork
available for purchase. Pieces include beadwork, pottery, painting, basketry, sculptures and textiles. Guests are invited
to enjoy cultural and art demonstrations during the show.
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New Native film fest
debuts in Tahlequah
LENZY KREHBIEL-BURTON
Cherokee
TAHLEQUAH – A new Native film festival has downtown
Tahlequah busting out the red carpet for Labor Day weekend.
In conjunction with the broadband channel Tribal TV, the
Tribal Film Festival is set for Sept. 3-5 at the Dream Theater at
312 N. Muskogee Ave.
“As filmmakers, we know there is an unlimited amount of
stories to tell,” Tribal Film Festival Executive Director Celia
Xavier said. “’Keep the stories alive’ is our motto, because it is
through these stories that we remember who we really are.”
Films selected for screening will be divided into four
categories: features, documentaries, student films and shorts,
which are 20 minutes long or less.
Along with a chance at a “best of” prize and potential
distribution via Tribal TV, movies shown at the event will also be
uploaded to the festival’s social media accounts and included
in a trailer reel shown at the Cherokee Heritage Center in
nearby Park Hill during Cherokee National Holiday that same
weekend.
In an effort to encourage greater participation among
younger filmmakers, tentative plans are in place for the Tribal
Film Festival to launch an affiliated event in spring 2016 just for
student filmmakers.
The Tribal Film Festival is the fourth indigenous film festival in
Oklahoma this year. In July, the Otoe-Missouria Tribe launched
its own youth film festival, while the University of Oklahoma’s
College of Arts and Sciences has hosted Native Crossroads
Film Festival and Symposium for the last three years at the
Sam Noble Museum in Norman, Oklahoma. The oldest event
of the bunch, the Red Fork Native American Film Festival, was
launched in 2003 and is now hosted each spring in conjunction
with Tulsa Community College.
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Choctaw labor day festival events, sept. 4-7
FREE CONCERTS
Friday, September 4
Chris Young
Easton Corbin
Saturday
Neal McCoy
Reba McEntire
Sunday
Jason Crabb
Matt Maher
Thursday, September 3
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.-Capitol Museum
Opens
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.-Museum Gift Shop
Hours
7:00 p.m.-Princess Pageant,
Amphitheater
Friday, September 4
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.-Capitol Museum
Hours
Building
Membership/Photo ID open
7:00 p.m.-Stickball Tournament at
Stickball Field
4:00 p.m.-Tough, Tough registration on
Council Chambers lawn
7:00 p.m.-Pow Wow Grand Entry on
Capital lawn
5:00 p.m.-Tough, Tough contest on
Council Chambers lawn
7:00 p.m.-Fast-Pitch Tournament at Red
Warrior Park
7:00 p.m.- Neal McCoy, Amphitheater
7:00 p.m.- Easton Corbin, Amphitheater
8:00 p.m.-Stickball Tournament at field
north of carnival
9:00 p.m.- Chris Young, Amphitheater
9:00 p.m.- Reba, Amphitheater
Saturday, September 5
Sunday, September 6
6:30 a.m.-7:45 a.m.-5k registration,
Capitol Museum
7:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.-National Day of
Prayer & Worship, Chapel
8:00 a.m.-5k Race begins and ends at
Capitol Museum
8:00 a.m.-Bow Shoot, Choctaw Village
8:00 a.m.-Fast-Pitch Tournament
continues
8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.-3-on-3 Choctaw
War Hoops Basketball registration
8:00 a.m.-Fast-Pitch Tournament
continues
8:30 a.m.-Golf Tournament, Sycamore
Springs Course, Wilburton
10:00 a.m.-Worship Services at Chapel
8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.-Healthy Living
Expo, next to Council Chambers
Noon-Gospel Singing begins at
amphitheater
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.-Daycare & YAB,
Crafts for youth at playground
Noon-Domino/Checker Tournament
registration
9:00 a.m.-Horse Shoe Tournament
Noon-4:30 p.m.-Capitol Museum Hours
10:00 a.m.-Arts and Crafts exhibits open
9:00 a.m.-Co-ed Volleyball Tournament
11:00 a.m.-Choctaw social dance on
Capitol lawn
9:00 a.m.-Quilt Show at Information
Center
Noon-4:00 p.m.-Museum Gift Shop
Hours
Noon-5:00 p.m.-Quilt entries at
Information Center
9:45 a.m.-Terrapin Race Registration at
playground
Noon-6:00 p.m.-CDIB/Membership/
Photo ID open
10:00 a.m.-3-on-3 Choctaw War Hoops
Basketball Tournament
Noon-8:00 p.m.-Healthy Living Expo,
next to Council Chambers
10:00 a.m.-11th Annual Choctaw Nation
Art Show opens, second floor of Capitol
Museum
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.-Museum Gift Shop
Hours
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.-CCA, Crafts for
youth at playground
2:00 p.m.-Gourd Dancing on Capitol
lawn
5:00 p.m.-Registration for Chief Batton
Physical
Fitness Challenge, on Council Chambers
lawn
6:00 p.m. Chief Batton Physical Fitness
Challenge
6:00 p.m.-Gourd Dancing on Capitol
lawn
6:30 p.m.-Sculpture unveiling at
Heritage Garden in front of the Capitol
10:00 a.m.-Noon-Buffalo Tours, load
bus at Capitol Museum
10:30 a.m.-Terrapin Races, playground
10:00 a.m.-2:15 p.m.-Choctaw Village
activities (see schedule at bottom of
page)
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.-Capitol Museum
Hours
10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.-Museum Gift Shop
Hours
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.-CDIB/
Noon-5:00 p.m.-Healthy Living Expo,
next to Council Chambers
Noon-6:00 p.m.-CDIB/Membership/
Photo ID booth open
1:00 p.m.-Domino/Checker Tournament
1:30 p.m.-Golf Tournament, Sycamore
Springs Course, Wilburton
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.-Choctaw Village
activities (see schedule)
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.-Choctaw Code
Talker Association Board, Council
Chambers
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.-Buffalo Tours, load
bus at Capitol Museum
4:00 p.m.-Choctaw Dancers, Capitol lawn
5:00 p.m.-Stickball exhibition, Capitol
lawn
7:00 p.m.-Children’s stickball exhibition,
stickball field
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7:00 p.m.- Jason Crabb, Amphitheater
8:00 p.m.-Women’s stickball exhibition,
stickball field
9:00 p.m.-Championship stickball game,
stickball field
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Posting of Flags-Choctaw Nation Color
Guard
*Choctaw Village Activities *
The Lord’s Prayer in Sign LanguageChoctaw Royalty
10:00 am – Choctaw Dancing
Storytelling-Tim Tingle
*Saturday *
10:30 am – Stickball Skills
10:30 am – Choctaw Hymns
9:00 p.m.- Matt Maher, Amphitheater
Introduction of Tribal Council and
Judges
Monday, September 7
Swearing-In Ceremony
11:30 am Rabbit Stick Throw
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.-Capitol Museum
Hours
State of the Nation Address by Chief
Gary Batton
1:00 pm Stickball
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.-Museum Gift Shop
Hours
Door Prize Drawings
2:15 pm – Choctaw Dancing
9:00 a.m.-Noon-CDIB/Membership/
Photo ID booth open
10:00 a.m.-Labor Day official
ceremonies, amphitheater
11:30 a.m.-Free lunch for everyone,
cafeteria
Noon-Pick up quilts from Quilt Show
11:00 am – Storytelling
1:45 pm – Corn Game
*Sunday *
1:00 pm – Rabbit Stick Throw
1:30 pm – Storytelling
2:00 pm – Corn Game
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Corn kernels used in the early Choctaw Corn Game.
Iti Fabvssa: Early Choctaw Games
In the past, Iti Fabvssa explored
activities Choctaw people used to pass
the time, whether for entertainment or
for competitive sport, including stickball
and chunkey.
However, there are other games that
Choctaws have played. Below are a pair
of examples of games that were played,
and are still played today.
Hidden Bullet
One Choctaw pastime was Hidden
Bullet, Naki Loma in Choctaw.
Naki Loma is a game of guessing
and wits, where a small object is hidden
and individuals compete in rounds to
find it. A cover such as a hat, moccasin,
handkerchief, or sock is used to hide an
object like a bullet, stone, or nut. The game
is played with two or more players who
are divided equally into two teams. Each
team sits in a row and faces a member
of the opposing team. The hider, chosen
before the game begins, would lay out the
covers (the amount chosen beforehand by
the teams, typically four to seven covers
were used) and then proceeds to hide the
object under one of them. Hiding the
object requires immense skill in order to
conceal which cover it is under.
The opposing team is allowed to watch
as the hider goes from cover to cover in
an attempt to conceal the object under
one. After the object is hidden the player
opposite the hider is allowed to guess
where the object may be hidden. The
guesser is given three chances to find the
object.
If they believe they know where the
object is, then they can remove the cover.
If they are correct the guesser’s team gets
four points. If they are wrong, the hider’s
team gets four points.
There is also the option of lifting
the cover in order to eliminate it. Up
to two covers can be eliminated before
the guesser must remove a cover (or
make an official guess), but this yields
fewer points. If correct on this attempt,
removing the cover will score two
points for the guesser’s team. If the
guesser lifted the cover with the object
or removed the incorrect cover, then the
hider’s team would get two points. This
ends the round.
If the guesser deduces correctly, they
become the hider in the new round. If
the guesser deduces incorrectly, then the
teammate next to them in line becomes
the new guesser for the new round. This
means one individual on one team could
be the hider for the entire game.
This continues until the players on one
team are eliminated. The team with the
most points wins the match.
Corn Game
Another game played by Choctaw
People was the Corn Game, or Tvnchi
Bvska in Choctaw. This game is played
when two or more players attempt to
score the most points by throwing corn
kernels, similar to the game of dice. Corn
kernels are either charred or painted black
on one side, and the number of kernels
varies. Older accounts of the game report
seven or eight kernels were used.
To score points, the players toss the
kernels with their hand onto the ground,
like throwing dice. The players receive
points based on the number of nonblack
kernels shown face up.
The only exception to this rule is when
all the kernels cast face up are black
then players receive points for all of the
kernels when this occurs. In the past,
accounts report the game was also played
with pieces of river cane, instead of corn
kernels.
Sources:
– Culin, Stewart. Games of the North
American Indians. Courier Corporation,
1975.
– Swanton, John. Source Material for the
Social and Ceremonial life of the Choctaw
Indians. University of Alabama Press.,
2001.
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Annual Comanche Nation Fair
offers free events for all ages
JOLENE SCHONCHIN
Comanche
Fun. Food. Family. That is the
three words that sum up the 24th
annual Comanche Nation Fair, Sept.
25, 26, and 27 at the Comanche
Nation Complex, nine miles north of
Lawton, Okla..
The 24th Annual Comanche Nation
Fair has grown to what started as a
celebration powwow in Craterville
Park in Cache, Okla., to a full week
of activities that celebrate the spirit of
the Comanche people.
This year’s theme reflects the pride
and rich culture of the Numunu with
the title Comanche 24/7.
Returning to the Comanche Nation
Fair means coming ‘home’ to the outof state tribal members. Many make the
fair their annual vacation. Comanches
from as far west as California, to as far
east as Rhode Island travel to gather
with family and friends to participate
in traditional dances, congregate, and
eat tribal delicacies such as kidney,
Ta?oo (dried grounded meat) ‘Indian’
corn, Frybread and meat pies.
“It’s like a family reunion when you
come to the Comanche Nation Fair,”
says tribal member Brian Pekah, who
resides in Wisconsin.
Free souvenirs given to visitors by
tribal programs are the most coveted.
Many items like umbrellas, radios,
basketballs, flashlights, and fans are
carried away by guests depicting the
program emblem on each item.
Activities for all ages fill the schedule
of events throughout the weekend,
and some begin before the official
kick off of the fair.
Some of the many activities include
a bull buck out rodeo, parade, fun run,
spirit walk, 3/3 basketball tournament,
teen dance, art show, music festival,
carnival, hot dog feed, tribal hymn
singing, and much more.
“This is our opportunity to give
back not only to our Comanche
People, but to the community,” said
Wallace Coffey, Comanche Nation
Chairman. “It is a time to celebrate
being Comanche.”
He added all events are free,
including parking and camping.
“We even have a free carnival,
so kids can ride all they want,” said
Coffey.
Many non-Indian visitors partake
in the annual fair. Neighboring Ft.
Sill brings soldiers, both American
and international, to the fair so they
can experience the excitement and
uniqueness of the Native celebration.
“To many of the soldiers, it is the first
time to actually see Native Americans
and experience their culture,” says
Phillip Grey, former Director of Ft.
Sill’s International Soldier Program.
Last year, almost 500 residents
camped around the tribal headquarters.
Local city mayors and state officials
have paraded with the Comanche
Nation, as well as visiting tribal and
organizational princesses.
“I am inviting everyone to the 24th
Annual Comanche Nation Fair,”
says current Comanche Nation Fair
Princess, Kelsey Codynah, who will
be giving up her title at the fair to pass
it on to one of the two young ladies
who are running for the 2015-2016
Comanche Nation Princess.
The Comanche Nation will vote
on the 2015-2016 Comanche Nation
Princess during the Comanche Nation
Fair. Running for the title are Camille
Wetselline, and Shelby Mata.
For more information, contact the
Comanche Nation toll free at (877)
492-4988.
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– Map courtesy www.travelok.com
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Benjamin Harjo Jr. poses with his painting, “Ahead of Their Time,”
which earned Best of Show at the 2014 Cherokee Art Market.
Cherokee Art Market celebrates 10 years with special exhibit
‘Cherokee Art Market: A Retrospective’ runs Aug. 28 - Nov. 1
TULSA, Okla. – Cherokee Nation is celebrating 10 years of
the best of the Cherokee Art Market with a special exhibit at
the Hardesty Arts Center, also known as AHHA, running Aug.
28 – Nov. 1.
“Cherokee Art Market: A Retrospective” will feature previous
“Best of Show” winners from the annual competition, which
has featured many of the best Native American artists in the
country.
“Best of Show” winners are:
2006 Marcus Amerman (Choctaw Nation)
2007 Sharon Irla (Cherokee Nation)
2008 Jackie Bread (Blackfeet Nation)
2009 Betty Willems (Oneida)
2010 Bill Glass (Cherokee Nation)
2011 Shawna Cain (Cherokee Nation)
2012 Orlando Dugi (Navajo Nation) &
Ken Williams (Northern Arapaho)
2013 Alvin Marshall (Navajo Nation)
2014 Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (Absentee Shawnee/Seminole)
The celebration of past winners leads up to the return of the
Cherokee Art Market on Oct. 10-11 at Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino Tulsa.
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.
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.
For more information about the Cherokee Art Market, visit
www.cherokeeartmarket.com.
The Arts & Humanities Council of Tulsa is the champion
for area arts and culture. The Hardesty Arts Center (AHHA)
is located at 101 East Archer Street in the Brady Arts District.
Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday from 1 – 5 p.m.,
First Fridays – 1 – 9 p.m. More information about the Arts
& Humanities Council of Tulsa and the Hardesty Arts Center
may be found online: http://ahhatulsa.org.
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EVERY TUESDAY
A Taste of Native Oklahoma Lunches.
11 am-2 pm. Featuring Indian Tacos &
More. Jacobson House Native Art Center,
609 Chautauqua Ave., Norman
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Every Wednesday: Powwow Singing &
Drumming, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm. Hosted
by OU SNAG. Jacobson House Native Art
Center, 609 Chautauqua Ave., Norman
EVERY 1st FRIDAY: Indian Taco Sales
– from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at Angie Smith
Memorial UMC, 400 S. W. 31st Street,
Oklahoma City
Flute circle, 7:00pm-9:00pm. Jacobson
House Native Art Center, 609 Chautauqua
Ave., Norman
EVERY 2nd SATURDAY
Indian Taco Sales - from 11-2:30pm at OK
Choctaw Tribal Alliance, 5320 S. Youngs
Blvd, Oklahoma City www.okchoctaws.
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present their artwork to the public.
Phone: 918-456-6007
Toll Free: 888-999-6007
THROUGH NOVEMBER 1
Cherokee Art Market: A Retrospective.
Hardesty Arts Center, 101 E. Archer,
Tulsa.
This special exhibit celebrates 10 years
of the best of the Cherokee Art Market
and features ‘Best of Show’ winners from
the history of the annual competition.
Gallery hours are Thurs.-Sun., 1-5pm
and First Fridays, 1-9pm. For more
information about the Hardesty Arts
Center, visit www.ahhatulsa.org. For
more on the Cherokee Art Market, visit
www.cherokeeartmarket.com
THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2016
Collision & Creation: Indigenous Arts of
the Americas 1890-2015 - a showcase
of ethnographic arts created by Native
peoples of the Americas, Sam Noble
Museum of Natural History, Norman.
EVERY 3rd SATURDAY: All you can Eat
Breakfast SALE – from 8- to 11:00 am
at Angie Smith Memorial UMC, 400 S.W.
31st Street, Oklahoma City
Curated by Dan Swan, this exhibit
examines the conquest and colonization
of the Western Hemisphere by
Europeans and the subsequent era of
oppression of Native peoples.
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27
Cherokee Homecoming Art Show,
Cherokee Heritage Center, 21192 S
Keeler Dr, Tahlequah.
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum
of Natural History is located on the
University of Oklahoma Norman campus
at J. Willis Stovall Road and Chautauqua
Avenue. For accommodations on the
basis of disability, call (405) 325-4712 or
visit SamNobleMuseum.ou.edu.
Visit the Cherokee Heritage Center
in Tahlequah for the Cherokee
Homecoming Art Show. View authentic
Cherokee artwork by artists from all
across the nation. Open to citizens of
the Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokees and Eastern Band of
the Cherokees, this show will display
many examples of traditional and
contemporary art. The judged artwork
categories in the past have included
pottery, basketry and painting. The
Cherokee Homecoming Art Show is
a great venue for Cherokee artists to
SEPTEMBER 3 - 6
The Cherokee National Holiday in
Tahlequah celebrates the signing of
the Cherokee Nation Constitution in
1839. This annual event is a celebration
of Cherokee heritage and cultural
awareness. The Cherokee National
Holiday attracts visitors from across the
United States as well as from around
the world. The four-day holiday is full
of activities for all ages, from traditional
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Native American games like cornstalk
and blowgun shooting, marbles and
stickball to tournaments in sports like
basketball and softball.
Many other events will take place during
the Cherokee National Holiday, including
a parade, children’s events and a car
show. Vendors will be on hand offering
authentic Native American products
such as food, artwork, pottery, blankets
and other unique items. The highlights
of the celebration will be the inter-tribal
powwows, held on both Friday night
and Saturday night.
SEPTEMBER 3 - 7
Choctaw Nation Labor Day festivities,
Choctaw Nation Capitol Grounds, Tvshka
Homma, www.choctawnation.com
– See schedule on Page 14
SEPTEMBER 5
Loose Caboose Antique & Craft Festival,
Main Street businesses, Purcell.
Enjoy food, fun, music, arts, crafts,
jewelry, antiques and collectibles from
9 am - 4pm, just 15 minutes south of
Norman. For more information visit
www.loosecaboosefestival.com, or call
405-527-5214.
SEPTEMBER 17 - 19
Keetoowah Cherokee Celebration, at
Keetoowah Celebration grounds, west
of Tahlequah off HWY 62.
The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma invites visitors to
Tahlequah for festivities that celebrate
the tribe’s heritage. Bring the family
out to experience traditional American
Indian crafts, games, Native American
dancing and a parade at this year’s
Keetoowah Cherokee Celebration.
An annual highlight of the event, the
Keetoowah Powwow will feature tiny
tot, junior and adult dance competitions.
Come and enjoy the amazing spectacle
of traditional dancers in full regalia
as they compete in categories that
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include traditional, grass, straight, fancy,
buckskin, cloth and jingle dancing. Enjoy
a free traditional meal, or bring the kids
for a turtle race, fishing derby and other
children’s activities. Keetoowah game
competitions will also be held during
this event. Witness as participants
compete in marbles, blowgun and corn
stalk shoots, horseshoes, stickball and
more. Arts and craft vendors, as well as
a variety of food vendors, will also be
available. Phone: 918-431-1818 or 918456-6533.
SEPTEMBER 18
2015 Kanza Health Fair, Johnnie Ray
McCauley Bldg., 3251 E River Rd., Newkirk
(one mile east of the stoplight).
Everyone welcome! Fun walk begins at
8:30am. Rest of fair opens at 9am. Lunch
served at 11am. Get Lions Club health
screenings, donate blood and visit the
‘Pink Heals’ fire truck. Door prizes! For
more info contact Tamara Holden, 580362-1039, Ext. 207
SEPTEMBER 25 - 26
Standing Bear Powwow, Standing Bear
Park, 601 Standing Bear Pkwy, Ponca
City.
OCTOBER 2-4
Haskell Indian Nations University
Reunion 2015, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 7902
S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa.
The Standing Bear Powwow, hosted by
the six north-central tribes of Oklahoma,
is held the last Friday and Saturday
of September. It features inter-tribal
dancing, exhibition dancing, contest
dancing, tiny tot contests and the
crowning of the Standing Bear Princess.
Visitors will also find a variety of arts and
craft vendors, along with a wide variety
of food vendors.
This free event in Ponca City is open to
the public and often considered one of
the most significant American Indian
events in the United States. Attend the
Standing Bear Powwow and witness
as the Kaw, Osage, Otoe-Missouria,
Pawnee, Ponca and Tonkawa tribes
gather to celebrate their tribal heritage
with contest dancing, singing, drumming
and more. Phone: 580-762-1514 or 580762-3148.
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
wraps up the event Sunday morning at
10am.
Loose Caboose
Antique & Craft Festival
Food - Fun - Music - Arts - Crafts
Jewelry - Antiques - Collectibles
September 5, 2015
9am - 4pm along Main Street
Purcell, Oklahoma
- Just 15 minutes south of Norman 405-527-5214 • [email protected]
www.nativetimes.com
www.loosecaboosefestival.com
For more information, call Flo (Tanner)
Spotted Bear, 918-948-2505 or email
[email protected].
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.
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Attractions
Artesian Hotel
1001 W 1st St • Sulphur
855-455-5255
www.artesianhotel.com
Bigheart Museum
616 W Main • Barnsdall
918-847-2397
Caddo Heritage Museum
Caddo Nation Complex • Binger
405-656-2344
www.caddonation-nsn.gov
Cherokee Heritage Center
21192 S Keeler Drive • Tahlequah
918-456-6007
www.cherokeeheritage.org
Cherokee Strip Museum
90114th St • Alva
580-327-2030
www.alvaok.net/alvachamber
Cheyenne Cultural Center
2250 NE Route 66 • Clinton
580-232-6224
www.clintonokla.org
Chickasaw Council House
Museum
209 N Fisher Ave • Tishomingo
580-371-3351
www.chickasaw.net
Chickasaw Nation Visitor
Center
520 E Arlington • Ada
580-436-2603
www.chickasaw.net
Chickasaw National Capitol
Building
411 W 9th • Tishomingo
580-371-9835
www.chickasaw.net
Choctaw Nation Museum
Council House Road • Tuskahoma
918-569-4465
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Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Cultural Heritage Center
and Firelake Gifts
1899 N Gordon Cooper • Shawnee
405-878-5830
www.potawatomi.org/culture
Comanche National Museum
and Cultural Center
701 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton
580-353-0404
www.comanchemuseum.com
Coo-Y-Yah Museum
847 Hwy 69 and S 8th St • Pryor
918-825-2222
Creek Council House Museum
106 W 6th • Okmulgee
918-756-2324
www.tourokmulgee.com
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Fort Sill Historic Landmark and
Museum
437 Quanah Rd. • Fort Sill
580-442-5123
http://sill-www.army.mil/museum
Fort Washita Historic Site and
Museum
3348 State Rd 199 • Durant
580-924-6502
Gardner Mission and Museum
Hwy 70 E • Broken Bow
580-584-6588
Gilcrease Museum
1400 Gilcrease Museum Rd. • Tulsa
918-596-2700 or 888-655-2278
www.gilcrease.org
Indian Memorial Museum
402 E 2nd St. • Broken Bow
580-584-6531
Delaware County Historical
Society & Mariee Wallace
Museum
538 Krause St • Jay
918-253-4345 or 866-253-4345
Delaware Tribal Museum
Hwy 281 N • Anadarko
405-247-2448
Five Civilized Tribes Museum
1101 Honor Heights Dr • Muskogee
918-683-1701 or 877-587-4237
www.fivetribes.org
Fred Jones Jr.
Museum of Art
555 Elm Ave. • Norman
405-325-3272
www.ou.edu/fjjma
Fort Gibson Historic Site and
Interpretive Center
907 N Garrison Ave. • Fort Gibson
918-478-4088
www.okhistory.org
John Hair Museum
18627 W Keetoowah Circle
Tahlequah • 918-772-4389
www.keetoowahcherokee.org
Jacobson House Native Art
Center
609 Chautauqua • Norman
405-366-1667
www.jacobsonhouse.com
Kanza Museum
Kaw Tribal Complex • Kaw City
580-269-2552 or 866-404-5297
www.kawnation.com
Kiowa Tribal Museum
Hwy 9 W • Carnegie • 580-654-2300
Museum of the Great Plains
601 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton
580-581-3460
www.museumgreatplains.org
Museum of the Red River
812 E Lincoln Rd • Idabel
580-286-3616
www.museumoftheredriver.org
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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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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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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
Choctaw Nation Capitol
Tuskahoma
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as blouses, skirts, ribbon shirts, dresses,
jackets, vests, coats, buckskin dresses,
moccasins and leggings, Cherokee
dresses. Many items decorated with
Seminole patchwork and Osage ribbon
work. Brochure available with stamped
self-addressed business-size envelope.
Bedré Chocolate
37 N Colbert Rd
Davis, OK 73030
Toll Free: 800-367-5390
Bedre is an American Indian company
that produces fine chocolate in the heart
of Oklahoma. This manufacturing facility
is owned and operated by the Chickasaw
Nation.
Bedre offers temptations
to satisfy any sweet tooth, including
gourmet chocolates, gift baskets and
other traditional candies. While on site,
guests may step into the viewing gallery
and see chocolate being made before
their eyes. Chocolate is produced and
packaged Monday through Friday, 9am3pm. If your group consist of more
than eight guests, an appointment is
required.
The Branded Bear
148 E Lake Dr
Medicine Park, OK 73557
Phone: 580-529-3656
The Branded Bear in Medicine Park
specializes in authentic, handmade
Native American jewelry, pottery and
artifacts. This one-of-a-kind shop has
something for everyone. Located along
a charming sidewalk in scenic downtown
Medicine Park, this store features Native
American art and jewelry representing
about 20 different tribes, including some
from Oklahoma.
Buffalo Sun
122 N Main
Miami, OK 74354
Phone: 918-542-8870
The only Indian design clothing store and
gift shop in the Tri State area. Traditional
and contemporary Indian fashions such
The Cedar Chest
521 Kihekah St
Pawhuska, OK 74056
Phone: 918-287-9129
The Cedar Chest in Pawhuska carries
beautiful handmade Native American
jewelry and traditional regalia pieces.
Browse through turquoise bracelets and
earrings as well as hand beaded barrettes
and moccasins. The Cedar Chest also
offers candles, silver jewelry, Pendleton
items, shawls, canes, head dresses and
much more. Native American artists also
display their work for sale.
Cha Tullis Gallery
108 W Main
Hominy, OK 74035
Phone: 918-885-4717
Stop by and browse our collection
of artwork, crafts, jewelry, literature
and music, located in the heart of the
Osage Indian Nation Reservation. Items
feature Native American, cowboy and
nature-themed artwork and gifts. From
Indian fry bread to incense, talking
sticks to pottery, Kokopelli to wolves,
Native American flute music to silver
and turquoise jewelry, the selection is
extensive. As our journey continues we
will add new creations to our collection.
Cherokee Gallery & Gift Shop
777 W Cherokee St
Catoosa, OK 74015
Phone: 918-384-6723
Located inside the Hard Rock Casino, the
Cherokee Gallery & Gift Shop offers a
variety of items make by Cherokee Tribal
members. Browse traditional Cherokee
items like baskets, pottery, beaded
items, knives and pipes. Other items
include Pendleton products, jewelry,
art, books and apparel.
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17725 S Muskogee Ave
Tahlequah, OK 74464
Phone: 918-456-2793
Toll Free: 800-256-2123
Located next to the Cherokee Nation
Headquarters in Tahlequah, the
Cherokee Nation Gift Shop offers a
variety of items made by Cherokee Tribal
members. Browse rows of traditional
Cherokee baskets, pottery, beaded
items, knives and pipes. Other items
include Pendleton products, jewelry,
art, books and apparel.
Cherokee Trading Post & Boot Outlet
23107 N Frontage Rd
Clinton, OK 73601
Phone: 580-323-0001
Toll Free: 888-572-0001
This family-owned gift shop was
established in 1967 on historic Route 66.
The Cherokee Trading Post & Boot Outlet
in Clinton offers Indian jewelry, hand
beaded jewelry, moccasins, artifacts,
pottery, art, rattlesnake products, leather
jackets and Western items, as well as
Oklahoma and Route 66 souvenirs. Find
a wide variety of cowboy boots for every
occasion including a number of different
brands at their boot outlet.
Cherokee Trading Post & Travel Mart
301 S Walbaum Rd
Calumet, OK 73014
Phone: 405-884-2502
The Cherokee Trading Post & Travel
Mart in Calumet is conveniently located
right off the highway and stocked full
of unique American Indian clothing,
decor, accessories and more. Stop in to
look through their extensive selection
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of moccasins, Pendleton items and
turquoise jewelry. You’ll find leather
handbags, one-of-a-kind hats, hand
beaded items, books on Native American
culture and even high quality cowboy
boots. There’s something for everyone
including children at this Route 66 staple
that opened in 1963.
Choctaw Nation Museum Gift Shop
Tuskhoma
(918) 569-4465.
Located on the first floor of the historic
Choctaw Nation Museum in Tuskahoma
the Choctaw gift shop features many
wonderful handcrafted Choctaw Items.
Those looking for unique one of a kind
holiday gifts can find it here. We have
beaded and gourd tree ornaments
and also beadwork from over 20 local
artist, baby moccasins, artwork, deer
horn handle knives, stickball silverwork,
modern Choctaw jewelry, Pendleton
blankets and items too numerous to
mention. In December receive a free
ornament with any purchase. The
gift shop is open from 8 to 4 Monday
through Friday. The gift shop will also do
mail orders. Please call (918) 569-4465.
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural
Heritage Center & FireLake Gifts
1899 S Gordon Cooper Dr
Shawnee, OK 74801
Phone: 405-878-5830
Toll Free: 800-880-9880
A primary goal of the Citizen Potawatomi
Museum is to preserve and interpret
artifacts relevant to indigenous Great
Lakes cultures with an emphasis on the
Anishinabe Potawatomi. The museum
also seeks to facilitate an understanding of
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history, heritage, values, art, philosophy,
crafts, medicines, societal structure
and language -- but not merely in an
historical sense. The Citizen Potawatomi
are living, dynamic people with a bright
future. The museum emphasizes the
direct connection between ancestors
and the Citizen Potawatomi people of
today. The theme, therefore, is not ‘Who
We Were,’ but ‘Who We Are.’
The Citizen Potawatomi Museum also
features the nation’s museum research
library, archives, family research center,
veteran’s wall of honor, tribal heritage
project and long room events center.
FireLake Gifts is also located inside
the museum, offering unique Native
American made jewelry, ceremonial
items, traditional native attire, a vast
array of Pendleton blankets, jackets,
clothing, bags and more. FireLake Gifts
is open Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:30pm and
Sat, 10am-3pm. For FireLake Gifts call
405-275-3119 or visit www.firelakegifts.
com for more information.
earrings, and other beaded items.
We are located attached to a private
residence, but shoppers are welcome at
all times. Call before coming to be sure
we are in.
Drysdales
10127 E 71st St
Tulsa, OK 74133
Phone: 918-252-7917
Stop into Drysdales in Tulsa to shop an
enormous selection of Western wear
and more. Browse through the selection
of men’s, women’s and kids’ boots; from
simple to flashy and leather to ostrich,
you’re guaranteed to find a style you
love. Check out the wide selection
of Wrangler jeans, as well as many
other classic brands. Drysdales also
offers men’s, women’s and kids’ shirts,
outerwear and accessories. Top off your
outfit in timeless style with a straw or
felt cowboy hat and you’re ready to go.
Gourds Etc.
9002 S 439-2
Locust Grove, OK 74352
Phone: 918-479-8739
Gourds, Etc is an art studio and gallery
that offers authentic handmade
Cherokee art for immediate purchase
including one-of-a-kind Cherokee gourd
masks, gourd art, paintings, jewelry,
tree ornaments, decorative mugs and
more. Periodic gourd art workshops
are offered. All gourds used for art are
grown in a garden located on studio
property. Visitors are welcome to view
the garden area to better understand
the process of making gourd art.
Gourds, Etc also hosts an annual
Christmas Art Show during the first
Saturday and Sunday in December
with guest American Indian artists
offering extraordinary art and gift
ideas in every price range. Gourds,
Etc can accommodate small tours by
appointment. Gourds, Etc is privately
owned and operated by artist, Verna
Bates, a registered member of the
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma.
Fancy Dancer Leather Designs
302 W Alabama
Anadarko, OK 73005
Phone: 405-247-7030
Custom made beaded buckskin presses,
moccasins and leggings. Also a wide
variety of Czech cut beads and beading
supplies, shell and other natural material
Indian Art Oklahoma
4716 N MacArthur Blvd
Oklahoma City, OK 73122
Phone: 405-495-1800
Indian Art Oklahoma features a variety
of handcrafted jewelry and authentic,
handmade American Indian items. This
store carries turquoise jewelry, pottery,
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artwork, sculpture, beadwork, artifacts,
flutes, decorative items, music, movies,
books, gift cards and much more. Indian
Art Oklahoma has been making custom
design jewelry since 1979 in Oklahoma
City.
Indian Trading Post & Art
825 S Walbaum Rd
Calumet, OK 73014
Phone: 405-884-5599
At Indian Trading Post & Art in Calumet,
you can shop for all kinds of Native
American themed apparel, knick knacks
and other memorabilia. This great stop
just off I-40 is the perfect chance to pick
up a pair of moccasins or hand beaded
jewelry. The store also carries Native
American art from a large number of
tribes including pottery and other great
pieces.
Inter-Tribal Designs
1520 N Portland
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
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themed gifts and collectibles. Find the
perfect handmade item for someone
special as a gift or pick yourself out some
new unique accessories that cannot
be found anywhere else. Conveniently
located with other boutiques and
specialty stores in the historic town of
Medicine Park, make Laughing Lizard a
stop during your trip to Medicine Park
and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife
Refuge.
Lyons Indian Store
111 S Detroit Ave
Tulsa, OK 74120
Phone: 918-582-6372
Lyon’s Indian Store has been located in
downtown Tulsa since 1916. Offering
one of the largest selections of American
Indian goods and Oklahoma souvenirs
in Tulsa, Lyon’s Indian Store has been a
Tulsa fixture for over 90 years. Located
in the city’s vibrant Blue Dome District,
Lyon’s Indian Store features silver
and turquoise Indian jewelry, t-shirts,
moccasins, Native American art, rugs,
pottery, bronze statues, Pendleton
blankets, crafts, beads, feathers, gifts
and more.
McKee’s Indian Store & Susan Peters
Gallery
116 W Main St
Anadarko, OK 73005
Phone: 405-247-7151
Toll Free: 800-972-7653
McKee’s Indian Store in Anadarko is a
retail store offering Indian art and crafts,
beads, fringe and more for making crafts
and regalia. Other items for purchase
include Pendleton blankets and purses,
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Indian art, prints and sculpture. Some
artifacts on display but not for sale.
While you’re there, browse art from
Susan Peters Gallery.
Oklahoma Indian Arts & Crafts
Cooperative
801 E Central Blvd
Anadarko, OK 73005
Phone: 405-247-3486
The Oklahoma Indian Arts & Crafts
Cooperative, founded in 1955, is an
independent arts and crafts business
owned and operated by Native American
artists and craftspeople. The sales shop
is located in the Southern Plains Indian
Museum.
Oklahoma Native Art & Jewelry
2225 Exchange Ave.
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.
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Osage Trading Post
153 John Dahl Avenue
Pawhuska, OK 74056
Phone: 918-287-4544
An authorized Pendleton dealer and
Native American owned, we are located
on the Osage Reservation.
Osage
Trading Company carries traditional
regalia, supplies and beadwork. Stop
by and browse through everything from
moccasins, otter hides and turquoise
jewelry to sweet grass, fringe and ribbon.
We carry a large selection of American
broadcloth, hide and beads. Other items
include corn, blue corn, blue cornmeal
and frybread mix. Come shop our large
selection of ropes, roping gloves and
other roping supplies. Additionally,
we sell fireworks at a discounted price
throughout the year. Come in on a
Friday and enjoy a delicious, hot Osage
meatpie with a strawberry pop. We are
open Monday through Saturday.
Osage Tribal Museum
819 Grandview Ave
Pawhuska, OK 74056
Phone: 918.287.5441
The Osage Tribal Museum is the oldest
tribally owned museum in the United
States. Originally constructed in 1872 as a
chapel, schoolhouse, and dormitory, the
Osage Tribal Council was instrumental in
establishing the museum in 1938.
The adaptive reuse of the building to a
museum was funded as a Public Works
Administration (WPA) project and
carried out by the CCC. At the time of its
opening in 1938, it was the only museum
in the world owned by an American
Indian tribe. After a year of expansion
and remodeling funded by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, the museum was
reopened on September 30, 1967. Once
again, in 1994, the museum reopened
after several months of additional
renovations.
On October 15, 1987 the Osage Tribal
Museum was placed on the National
Register Historic Places and on May 2,
2008 the museum celebrated its 70th
anniversary.
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Rabbit Gallery
231 S Taylor
Pryor, OK 74362
Phone: 918-825-3716
Toll Free: 800-613-3716
Original art, paintings, prints and gift
items by internationally-known Native
American artists Bill and Traci Rabbit.
Father and daughter are enrolled citizens
of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
and enjoyed creating their art together.
Ron Allen Studios
221 E Cedar St
Wewoka, OK 74884
Phone: 405-380-6942
Ron Allen Studios in Wewoka offers a
wide selection of unique works that are
accessible to art collectors both novice
and expert. Over the years, renowned
artist Ron Allen’s works have been shown
in various galleries and museums across
the country, including the Carol LaRoche
Gallery in Santa Fe and the Seminole
Nation Museum in Wewoka. Ron Allen
Studios features fine art, sculpture,
paintings, collage and assemblage, along
with assorted junk and artifacts of the
rusty metal type. Stop by any day of the
week to find the next conversation piece
for your home or office.
Southwest Collectibles
135 W First St
Arcadia, OK 73007
Phone: 405-396-2202
Offers a wide variety of authentic Native
American and Southwestern art. Includes
jewelry, prints, wall hangings, handmade
flutes, peace pipes, handcrafted knifes,
drums, Kachina dolls, furs and hides.
Supernaw’s Oklahoma Indian Supply
213 East Rogers Blvd.
Skiatook, OK 74070
Phone: 888-720-1967
Beads and beading supplies, jewelry,
hackles, spikes and fluffs, skins, blankets,
sage and cedar - Supernaw’s is the place
to find it.
Tiger Gallery
2110 E Shawnee
Muskogee, OK 74403
Tiger Gallery in Muskogee is a family
owned and operated business. The
gallery features reprints of the work
of Jerome and Dana Tiger, widely
considered major influences in the
development of contemporary Indian
art, as well as the works of the rest of
the Tiger family.
Tribes 131 Fine Art, Jewelry & Gifts
131 24th Ave NW
Norman, OK 73069
Phone: 405-329-4442
Tribes 131 Fine Art, Gifts & Jewelry is
one of Oklahoma’s premier galleries
containing American Indian and
Southwest-inspired fine arts. Located in
Norman, Tribes 131 is a one-stop gallery
for works by well-known artisans. Tribes
131 features everything from historical
artwork to abstract pieces, including
a variety of non-native and gift items.
This Norman gallery offers a full line
of jewelry, pottery, baskets, kachinas,
textiles, prints, bronzes, clay and
alabaster sculptures, masks, beadwork
and a large variety of made in Oklahoma
gift items. Historical works vary and
often sell quickly. Tribes 131 also has
works by other artists on consignment
and the largest inventory of Doc Tate
Nevaquaya and Mirac Creepingbear
originals for sale.
A Native American Art Calendar
signing is held annually the first week of
December. Tribes 131 also hosts monthly
events featuring different artists and
meet-and-greets during opening night
receptions. These events are free and
open to the public.
*Not all listings are Native American
owned
Lodging
Casino Hotel
Devol
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Spa
Golf on Site
Meeting Space
Restaurant
Laundry
Microwave
Hair Dryer
Coffee Maker
Hot Tub
(O = Outdoor; I = Indoor)
Swimming Pool
Business Center
Fitness Room
Breakfast
Wi-Fi
Rooms
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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 | SEPTEMBER 2015