Comanche Cemetery. Preserverance gets cemetery listed on National Register of Historic Places. Stomp Dancing at the Mvskoke Nation Festival

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1 R Art NATIVE Culture OKLAHOMA FOOD JUNE 2014 Entertainment Events Gaming Powwows Shopping Comanche Cemetery Preserverance gets cemetery listed on National Register of Historic Places JUNE 2014 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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3 3 R Contents: ON OUR COVER PAYTON ATTOCKNIE COMANCHE STORY ON PAGE 4 4 COMANCHE CEMETERY Now listed in National Register of Historic Places 8 STOMP DANCING Muscogee Nation Festival offers glimpse of sacred rite 10 POWWOW PHOTOS Lester Harragarra captures the moments that will endure 12 NATIVE COOKING Creek chef puts her own spin on comfort food 16 TRIBAL JURISDICTIONS 18 MVSKOKE FESTIVAL 19 SPOTLIGHT THEATER 20 EVENTS CALENDAR 24 GAMING CENTERS 26 ATTRACTIONS 28 LODGING 30 TRIBAL DIRECTORY Native Oklahoma is a monthly publication of the Native American Times, Oklahoma s online Inter-Tribal news source. Content Native American Times. For more information or to advertise, please call either Adam Proctor at or Lisa Snell at You may also contact us via through NativeOklahoma@nativetimes.com or Info@nativetimes.com Native Oklahoma is available for free at tribal and Oklahoma welcome centers; hotels; travel plazas and online at Tribal Destination of the Year * Say Osiyo to Cherokee Nation Museums Plan your visit to the Cherokee Nation with the Cherokee Compass museum package. Get discounted admission to the Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum, Cherokee National Prison Museum, Cherokee Heritage Center and John Ross Museum, a list of 107 FREE adventures, and a FREE T-shirt with a $15 purchase of the Compass museum package. Children 18 & under are FREE. Available at all Cherokee Nation Gift Shops and Museums. Osiyo is the traditional Cherokee greeting. Come say hello and plan your visit today: CherokeeTourismOK.com (877) *Named 2013 Tribal Destination of the Year by the American Indian and Alaska Native Tourism Association 1679_TOUR_GT_7.25X4.8_NOKM.indd 1 2/19/14 8:58 AM

4 R 4 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

5 R 5 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 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 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 , 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.

6 R 6 foot of Mount Scott. This information was shared with officials from Fort Sill. Included in the information Thomas Narcomey has is a quote from the Rev. John Pahdocony published in a January 2006 article in Fort Sill s Cannoneer newspaper. Pahdocony stated he was told by his grandfather that, So many died from small pox that they couldn t dig individual graves. Not enough members of some families were left to properly mourn the dead. The deceased were rolled into buckskins, loaded onto wagons and placed in a long ditch, which was used for mass burials. On May 9, a prayer ceremony was held at the cemetery, and tribal citizens were allowed into the restricted area to pay their respects and see the concrete slabs before they were once again covered. Work will now begin to place granite markers for the deceased. In addition to the small pox victims, there are burials there from before 1895 to The cemetery itself lacks uniformity. The graves are scattered in clusters and some are shared by more than one person. With each concrete slab sunk below the surface, the area looks like a flat prairie from afar; and at one point it was said to have been treated as such. As you can see, some of those stones are cracked, Comanche Nation Chairman Wallace Coffey said at the prayer ceremony. That s because when they made a helicopter pad out here, those planes would land out here. Coffey appointed the late Wahnee Clark to research who was buried at the cemetery, to find common ground with the Army so training exercises would not disturb the graves, and to improve access to the cemetery. His work brought about the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Comanche Nation and the Department of Defense in November One of Clark s allies, was Towana Spivey, a retired Fort Sill museum director/curator. In 1984, Spivey relocated the graves, flagged and marked them, created a map, and he and his staff removed the dirt off the concrete slabs. He continually reminded people about the graves. Each year they used to have fireworks demonstrations and they used this as a parking lot and cars would park on this cemetery. Then when Dessert Storm came along, there was the welcome home celebrations that were held in these hangars back here and they used this as a parking lot, so I had to come down here each time there was an event and string this area off to keep the cars from parking on it, Spivey said. Spivey said Clark and his wife, Rosemarie, went to him for help about Verna Cable places a red rose on a grave May 9, 2014 at the Comanche Indian Mission Cemetery eight years ago. They wanted the cemetery to be properly respected, and together they hurdled barriers from environmental engineers to lawyers. Clark was even threatened with jail time once. A lot of the people, families knew where it (cemetery) was, they had not forgotten. The Army had forgotten, Spivey said. Wahnee was certainly a hard working individual we managed to get this far and it s a great day. Rosemarie said she appreciates everyone who supported them from day one in seeing the cemetery brought back to a place of dignity and respect. Kenneth Karty also helped with this endeavor and said, This is not for myself, this is for Comanches. He placed flowers and small Comanche Nation flags on some graves before the ceremony began. Denise Karty stood on the side of a grave marked, KATE KARTY S CHILDREN. She said there were four kids buried there. It makes me feel good that their graves are being respected. I think it s a sacred place. I m grateful that different individuals from the tribe went to (Washington) DC and signed an agreement. It makes me feel really good. It s sad, but at the same time, I feel good that they re finally recognized here, Denise Karty said, adding that it was nice to just be able to enter the cemetery and place flowers. George W. Karty said he feels lucky to see the concrete slabs, because the last time he was there, they were not uncovered, and Rose Nauni said it was a blessing to be able to go to the cemetery. She and her family placed flowers on the graves of the CLARK TWINS. Gladys Narcomey s daughter Phyllis was also at the prayer ceremony and spoke about how Comanches used to bury their people in rocks, and this cemetery is one of the first times they buried their people in a non-comanche way. She said having the cemetery recognized was always in her mom s heart. Everyone s efforts are beginning to blossom, and by November all the granite markers should be installed. Coffey said there will also be a monitor at the gate that will allow people to call someone in administration to gain access into the cemetery. A lot of people, who have deep respect for their elders and reliable oral history traditions, worked together in the nomination process, but our greatest help came from God, who made this possible, Thomas Narcomey said.

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8 R 8 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

9 R 9 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

10 R 10 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.

11 R 11 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. Lester Harragarra

12 R 12 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.

13 R 13 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 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

14 R 14 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: Six 8 ounce Rainbow Trout Filets, skin on, butterflied and deboned 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 DIRECTIONS: Have your Rainbow Trout filets ready before you begin. Check thoroughly for bones. Pat dry with a paper towel. 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.

15 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 Tribal Council District 13 Cara to get her Cherokee Nation News & Events s or scholarship s! cara@caracowan.com WANTED Native American Indian Goods Pawn Buy Sell Trade DEAN S DRIVE-THRU PAWN SHOP 2617 S. Robinson Oklahoma City, OK R 15 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) Reservations accepted.

16 R 16 Oklahoma s Tribal Jurisdict Points of Interest Entertainment Shopping 1. Osage Casino Hotels Ponca City & Skiatook 2. Stone Blade Restaurant 1400 S. Mission, Okmulgee 3. First Council Hotel HWY 77 North, Newkirk Cheyenne & Arapaho 4. Creek Casino Checotah 830 North Broadway, Checotah 5. Duck Creek Casino Ferguson Rd., Beggs 6. Cherokee Nation Gift Shop S. Muskogee Ave., Tahlequah 7. Bah-Kho-Je Gallery Three miles south of Perkins, Hwy Cherokee Heritage Center S Keeler Dr., Park Hill 9. Golden Pony Casino Okemah St., Okemah 10. Spotlight Theater 1381 Riverside Drive, Tulsa Fort sill Apache Headquarters Delaware Headquarters Ki Comm Ap

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18 R 18 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 casinos, three state parks, two travel plazas, the Stone Blade Restaurant and many points of interest and historical importance. For additional Muscogee (Creek) Nation Festival information, please call , or tourism@mcnnsn.gov or visit Live Entertainment Schedule: Friday, June 27th: 6 p.m. 6:45 p.m. Chrystal Showanda 7:30 p.m. 9 p.m. Kix Brooks 9:30 p.m. 11 p.m. Diamond Rio Saturday, June 28th: 5 p.m. 5:45 p.m. Martha Redbone 6 p.m. 7 p.m. The Ohio Players 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 Festival. They perform at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28.

19 R 19 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 the Spotlight Theater or by calling C H E R O K E E V I L L A G E DILIGWA (Dee-lee-gwah): Pottery. Basketry. Gardening. You think hobbies, we Think Cherokee. Swoosh! Nike Gifts 10% off Nike gifts for him are 10% off this month Tahlequah retail and online. For Father s Day, Cherokee Gift Shop is the place. Visit Cherokee Nation Gift Shop Tahlequah, CherokeeGiftShop.com or call toll-free (800) S KEELER DR, PARK HILL, OK (888) CHEROKEEHERITAGE.ORG Cherokee Nation Gift Shop Locations TAHLEQUAH: Cherokee Nation Gift Shop Cherokee National Prison Museum Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum KANSAS, OKLAHOMA: Cherokee Nation Welcome Center TULSA: Cherokee Gallery & Gift Shop, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa Cherokee Nation Welcome Center PARK HILL: Cherokee Heritage Center Museum Store John Ross Museum

20 R 20 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 us for more listings and updates through the season. 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 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 or go to www. comanchemuseum.com. 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 JUNE 5-7 Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival at Remington Park, 1 Remington Place, Oklahoma City. More info call 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 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: 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 JUNE 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 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 or 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:

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22 R 22 JUNE Iowa Tribal Powwow at the Iowa Tribal Complex, Bah-Kho- Je 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: Ext. 239 JUNE Peoria Powwow, 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 JUNE 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) by at tourism@ muscogeenation-nsn.gov or online at JUNE 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 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 or look online at 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 JULY th 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, JULY Sac & Fox Nation Powwow at Sac & Fox Nation Tribal Grounds, 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: JULY 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 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: JULY 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

23 R 23 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: JULY Oklahoma City Powwow Club Indian Hills Powwow, 9300 North Sooner Road, Oklahoma City. Info call Yonavea Hawkins, or yonavea@yahoo. com Kihekah Steh Annual Powwow, 193rd Street North and Javine Hill Road, Skiatook. Info call Donna, , or donnak51@sbcglobal.net. AUGUST 1-3 Kaw Powwow at Washunga Bay Powwow Grounds, E. Furguson, Ave., Kaw City. Numerous traditional dance contests such as fancy dancing. A traditional Native American supper will be served at 5pm Saturday and everyone is invited to attend. Call or toll free 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 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 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) AUGUST Wichita Tribal Dance at Wichita Tribal Park, Anadarko. Call th Annual Iowa Tribal Powwow Perkins, OK June 20, 21, 22, 2014 Contests: Age Categories 4 Places Paid Friday 6:30 Gourd Dance 7:30 Grand Entry Saturday 2:00 Gourd Dance 7:00 Grand Entry UPCOMING ENTERTAINMENT TRACY LAWRENCE & RONNIE MILSAP FRIDAY, JUNE 20 AT 8PM VIP $ 75 RESERVED $ 35 BOSTON HEAVEN ON EARTH TOUR FRIDAY, JULY 18 AT 8PM VIP $ 125 RESERVED $ Sunday 2:00 Gourd Dance 6:30 Gourd Dance & Grand Entry Information Contact: Linda Big Soldier X 239 or JEFF DUNHAM FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 TWO SHOWS MICHAEL MCDONALD & TOTO THURSDAY, AUGUST NORTH HIGHWAY 77, NEWKIRK, OKLAHOMA Subject to change. Management reserves all rights. EXPERIENCE HENDRIX TOUR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 CONCERT EVENT WILLIE NELSON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 GET YOUR TICKETS NOW BEFORE IT S TOO LATE! FIRSTCOUNCILCASINOHOTEL.COM/ENTERTAINMENT

24 R 24 GAMING t t t t t t t Buffalo Run Casino 1366 U.S. 69, Miami (918) Creek Nation Casino Checotah is located just north of downtown Checotah on Broadway or just north of I-40 at the Checotah Exit, east of Highway 69. Our 12,000 square foot facility has over 325 of your favorite games including Mr. Money Bags, Red Hot Ruby, Fort Knox and many more! We offer generous daily and monthly promotions and cash giveaways for our players club members. We re open from 8am to 6am with breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily at The Grill. Come see why we are the best casino in the area with better games, better payouts and the best rewards around. DUCK CREEK CASINO Creek Nation Casino Duck Creek in Beggs features over 250 gaming machines in a 5,000-square-foot facility. Stop by to try your luck at this casino, where you can play every day of the week from 9am-7am. On-site concessions are available at Creek Nation Casino Duck Creek Ferguson Rd, Beggs or GOLDEN PONY CASINO Okemah St, Okemah (918) The Golden Pony Casino in Okemah, run by the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, offers a variety of entertainment options in one venue. With a wide variety of slot machines and new ones being added all the time, you ll play games for hours and never get bored. OSAGE CASINOS 951 W.36th St. N., Tulsa Osage Casino, Tulsa is the closest gaming facility to Downtown Tulsa. The Casino is open 24/7 and offers guests more than 1,000 state-ofthe-art Electronic Games, 11 Table Games, an 8-table Poker Room, a grill and an entertainment lounge with a bar. OSAGE CASINO HOMINY 39 Deer Ave. (918) OSAGE CASINO PONCA CITY 64464, U.S. 60 (580) OSAGE CASINO SAND SPRINGS 301 Blackjack Dr. (918) OSAGE CASINO Skiatook 6455 West Rogers Boulevard (918) THUNDERBIRD CASINO Oklahoma 9, Norman (405) At Thunderbird Casino, you ll not only find the friendliest dealers and casino personnel, but some of the hottest gaming action in the state, dealing popular table games like Blackjack and Poker, as well as hundreds of both new and classic gaming machines for hours of fun and winning! Our Shawnee location is located at 2051 S. Gordon Cooper Dr. Come check us out! Over 250 gaming machines Concessions on-site Ladies Night Mondays 5 10pm Men s Night Tuesdays 5 10pm Ferguson Rd. Beggs, OK

25 R 25 Coupon valid April 15 November 1, 2014 Coupon only valid if brought into casino. No photocopies accepted N Rd. Okemah, OK All rights reserved. Management reserves the right to adjust any point or comp balance resulting from fraud, malfunction, or operator error and where allowed by law. May be subject to forfeiture under certain conditions. Not transferable and not valid with any other offer. Golden Pony Casino is not responsible for lost or stolen coupons. Alteration or unauthorized use voids this coupon. Restrictions may apply. Only one cash redemption per visit, per day. Must present valid state-issued ID. Offer void in the event of a printing error. Persons who are not eligible to game at this property should consider this offer invalid. All players and guests must be at least 18 years or older. Gambling too much? Call NO $5 Redeem this ad for free play N. Broadway Checotah, Ok

26 26 R NatiVE Attractions t Artesian Hotel 1001 W 1st St Sulphur Bigheart Museum 616 W Main Barnsdall Caddo Heritage Museum Caddo Nation Complex Binger Cherokee Heritage Center S Keeler Drive Tahlequah Cherokee Strip Museum 90114th St Alva Cheyenne Cultural Center 2250 NE Route 66 Clinton Chickasaw Council House Museum 209 N Fisher Ave Tishomingo Chickasaw Nation Visitor Center 520 E Arlington Ada Chickasaw National Capitol Building 411 W 9th Tishomingo Choctaw Nation Museum Council House Road Tuskahoma Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center and Firelake Gifts 1899 N Gordon Cooper Shawnee Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center 701 NW Ferris Ave. Lawton Coo-Y-Yah Museum 847 Hwy 69 and S 8th St Pryor Creek Council House Museum 106 W 6th Okmulgee Delaware County Historical Society & Mariee Wallace Museum 538 Krause St Jay or Delaware Tribal Museum Hwy 281 N Anadarko Five Civilized Tribes Museum 1101 Honor Heights Dr Muskogee or Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art 555 Elm Ave. Norman Fort Gibson Historic Site and Interpretive Center 907 N Garrison Ave. Fort Gibson Fort Sill Historic Landmark and Museum 437 Quanah Rd. Fort Sill Fort Washita Historic Site and Museum 3348 State Rd 199 Durant Gardner Mission and Museum Hwy 70 E Broken Bow Gilcrease Museum 1400 Gilcrease Museum Rd. Tulsa or Indian Memorial Museum 402 E 2nd St. Broken Bow John Hair Museum W Keetoowah Circle Tahlequah Jacobson House Native Art Center 609 Chautauqua Norman Kanza Museum Kaw Tribal Complex Kaw City or Kiowa Tribal Museum Hwy 9 W Carnegie Museum of the Great Plains 601 NW Ferris Ave. Lawton Museum of the Red River 812 E Lincoln Rd Idabel

27 27 R t t t t t National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd Oklahoma City Oklahoma History Center 2401 N Laird Ave. Oklahoma City Osage Tribal Museum, Library and Archives 819 Grandview Ave. Pawhuska Permanent Art of the Oklahoma State Capitol 2300 N Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City Philbrook Museum of Art 2727 S Rockford Rd. Tulsa Red Earth Museum 6 Santa Fe Plaza Oklahoma City Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 2401 Chautauqua Ave. Norman Seminole Nation Museum 524 S Wewoka Wewoka Sequoyah s Cabin Rt. 1 Box 141 Sallisaw Southern Plains Museum 715 E Central Blvd. Anadarko museum_s_plains.html Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center st St. Spiro okhistory.org/outreach/museums/ spiromounds.html Standing Bear Park, Museum and Education Center 601 Standing Bear Pkwy Ponca City Tahlonteeskee Cherokee Courthouse Museum Rt. 2 Box 37-1 Gore Talbot Research Library and Museum 500 S. Colcord Ave. Colcord Three Valley Museum 401 W. Main Durant Tonkawa Tribal Museum 36 Cisco Dr. Tonkawa Top of Oklahoma Historical Society Museum 303 S. Main Blackwell Washita Battlefield National Historic Site West of town, Cheyenne Webbers Falls Historical Museum Commercial & Main, Webbers Falls Wheelock Academy Rt. 2 Box 257-A8 Garvin Woolaroc Ranch, Museum and Wildlife Preserve 1925 Woolaroc Ranch Rd. Bartlesville or Stone Blade Restaurant in Okmulgee is owned by the Muscogee Creek Nation.

28 R 28 LodgING t t t t t t t CLAREMORE Comfort Inn 1720 S. Lynn Riggs (918) CUSHING Best Western 508 E Main St (918) DURANT CHOCTAW LODGE DURANT MIAMI BUFFALO RUN HOTEL 1366 U.S. 69 (918) NEWKIRK/PONCA CITY FIRST COUNCIL HOTEL U.S or toll-free 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. Okmulgee BEST WESTERN PLUS 3499 N WOOD DR DAYS INN 1221 S WOOD DR HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS 2780 N WOOD DR POCOLA CHOCTAW HOTEL Interstate PONCA CITY OSAGE CASINO HOTEL 64464, U.S. 60 (580) QUAPAW DOWNSTREAM CASINO RESORT E NEE ROAD Four miles west of Joplin, MO off I 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) SKIATOOK OSAGE CASINO HOTEL 5591 W Rogers Blvd (918) TAHLEQUAH BEST WESTERN 3296 S Muskogee (918) COMFORT INN 101 Reasor St (918) DAYS INN 701 Holiday Dr (918) Tulsa Clarion Inn Airport 2201 N. 77 E. Ave. (918) Comfort Suites 1737 S. 101st E. Ave (918) Hilton Garden Inn 7728 E. Virgin Court (918) Holiday Inn Express 3215 S. 79th E. Ave (918) Quality Suites 3112 S. 79th E. Ave (918) Hyatt Place 7037 S. Zurich Ave (918)

29 R 29 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.

30 R 30 OKLAHOMA Tribal Directory Absentee-Shawnee Tribe 2025 South Gordon Cooper Shawnee Oklahoma Phone: Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town 101 E. Broadway Wetumka, Ok Phone: Apache Tribe of Oklahoma 511 East Colorado Drive Anadarko, Okla Caddo Nation of Oklahoma Hwys. 281 & 152 Intersection Binger, Okla Cherokee Nation South of Tahlequah, Hwy. 62 Tahlequah, Okla Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 100 Red Moon Circle Concho, Okla Chickasaw Nation 124 East 14th Street Ada, Okla. (580) Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 529 N. 16th St., Durant, Okla Citizen Potawatomi Nation 1601 Gordon Cooper Drive Shawnee, Okla Delaware (Lenape) Tribe of Indians 5100 East Tuxedo Blvd. Bartlesville, Okla Delaware Nation State Highway 281 Anadarko, Okla Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma 127 Oneida St. Seneca, Missouri Fort Sill Apache Tribe Route 2, Box 121 Apache, Okla Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma RR 1, Box 721 Perkins, OK Kaw Nation of Oklahoma 698 Grandview Drive Kaw City, Okla Kialegee Tribal Town 623 East Hwy. 9 Wetumka, Okla Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 70 McLoud, Okla Miami Tribe of Oklahoma 202 S. Eight Tribes Trail Miami, Okla Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma 418 G Street Miami, Okla Muscogee (Creek) Nation Hwy. 75 and Loop 56 Okmulgee, Okla Osage Nation 813 Grandview Pawhuska, Okla Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma 13 S. 69 A Miami, Okla Otoe-Missouria Tribe 8151 Hwy 177 Red Rock, Okla Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Pawnee, Okla Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma 118 S. Eight Tribes Trail Miami, Okla Ponca Tribe 20 White Eagle Drive Ponca City, Okla Sac and Fox Nation S. Hwy 99 Stroud, Okla Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Junction Hwys. 270 and 56 P. O. Box 1498, Wewoka, Okla Seneca-Cayuga Nation R2301 E. Steve Owens Blvd. Miami, Okla Shawnee Tribe 29 S. Hwy. 69A Miami, Okla Thlopthlocco Tribal Town Okemah Street Okemah, Okla Tonkawa Tribe of Indians 1 Rush Buffalo Road Tonkawa, Okla United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians PO Box 746 Tahlequah, Okla Wichita and Affiliated Tribes [Wichita, Keechi, Waco, Tawakonie] Hwy. 281, Anadarko, Okla Comanche Nation 584 NW Bingo Rd. Lawton, Okla Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma Hwy. 9, West of Carnegie Carnegie, Okla Quapaw Tribe of Indians 5681 S. 630 Rd. Quapaw,Okla Wyandotte Nation E. Highway 60 Wyandotte, Okla

31 R 31 Shape Your FUTURE 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 WASH YOUR CAR VISIT THE ZOO HAVE A WATER BALLOON FIGHT VISIT YOUR LOCAL PARKS PLANT A GARDEN MAKE A SPLASH AT YOUR LOCAL POOL EXPLORE A MUSEUM TOSS A FRISBEE GO ON A HIKE SPEND A DAY AT THE LAKE PLAY IN THE SPRINKLER GO ON A BIKE RIDE HAVE A HEALTHY PICNIC CREATE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE: Share your summer adventures online! Take pics, and tag them with #ShapeFutureOK For a complete list of summer activities, visit

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