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4 NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 CONTENTS 6 CULTURE: Cherokee Stories on the Square continues through July Visit Cherokee: Peace Council Exhibit The Letters of John Ross 9 HISTORY: Pioneer Woman Museum hosts historic Otoe photo exhibit 10 ART: Gilcrease celebrates work of legendary artist, T.C. Cannon 12 BUSINESS: Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association conference schedule 14 ROYALTY SPOTLIGHT: Aliaya Danielle Buffalohead Gives Water Service Club Princess 15 EVENTS Please Recycle This Magazine NATIVE OKLAHOMA MAGAZINE Native Oklahoma is a monthly publication produced in partnership with the Native American Times, www.nativetimes.com. Content Native Oklahoma Magazine. For more information or to advertise, please call Adam Proctor at 918-409-7252 or Lisa Snell at 918-708-5838. You may also email adam@nativeoklahoma.us or lisa@nativeoklahoma.us. Native Oklahoma is available for FREE at tribal and Oklahoma welcome centers; gift shops; hotels; travel plazas; and online at www.nativeoklahoma.us. For a listing of all locations, please visit us online. Like us for powwow, news and event updates! Facebook.com/NativeOklahoma Follow @nativeoklahoma on Twitter www.nativeoklahoma.us www.nativetimes.com

NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 5 Calico, paisley & floral cotton print fabric for Indian shirts & dresses. Over 50 to select from + large stock of double faced satin ribbon. 2617 S. Robinson, Oklahoma City, OK 405.239.2774 www.deanspawn.com Oklahoma City s Oldest Pawn Shop

6 NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 Cherokee Stories on the Square continues through July Storyteller Janelle Adair entertains visitors with traditional stories under the gazebo at Cherokee Square. Photo courtesy Tahlequah Daily Press TAHLEQUAH Before Sequoyah introduced his talking leaves writing system, generations of Cherokees passed down family heritage and culture through the art of storytelling. Now, we are sharing that long-held tradition with our Stories on the Square event series. Beginning July 11, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., storyteller Janelle Adair and special guest storytellers will offer traditional Cherokee stories on the grounds of the Cherokee National Capitol in Tahlequah. These events are free and open to the public. Come, visit Cherokee Nation and be a part of this experience that is uniquely Cherokee. July 11 July 18 July 25 Cherokee National Capitol Square is located at 101 S. Muskogee Ave. in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Directly after each Stories on the Square event, all children are invited to attend a free make & take craft class at the Cherokee National Prison Museum. *In the event of inclement weather, Stories on the Square will be moved to the Cherokee National Prison Museum, located at 124 E. Choctaw St.

NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 7 Visit Cherokee Nation Events 1843 CHEROKEE PEACE COUNCIL EXHIBIT Cheorkee National Supreme Court Museum THROUGH NOV. 21, 2018; 10 AM - 4 PM In 1843, Cherokee Nation invited 36 tribes to convene in Tahlequah, Indian Territory in peace and friendship. The goal of the meeting was for all tribes to ally with each other and pledge to assist one another in issues with the United States government. The gathering took place over a series of weeks in Cherokee Nation, and was captured by artist John Mix Stanley in a daguerreotype, which he later turned into a painting. The painting is now in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, but a facsimile is on display in the 1843 Cherokee Peace Council Exhibit. This year marks 175 years since this meeting happened. The exhibit looks at who attended, what was discussed and how John Mix Stanley came to be there to fatefully capture such a momentous gathering. The Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum, located at 122 E. Keetoowah St. in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, and free for children under 5. THE LETTERS OF JOHN ROSS John Ross Museum THROUGH DEC. 29, 2018; 10 AM - 4 PM The John Ross Museum proudly presents The Letters of John Ross, a new exhibit demonstrating how the great statesman s letters were preserved through time and highlighting some of his most powerful writing. In the early 1800s, if someone needed to send a message, they typically wrote a letter. A well-educated man, Principal Chief John Ross often wrote to and with his fellow tribesmen. As his influence grew, his letters traveled further afield to political allies and even presidents. Prepare for Adventure. Cherokee Passport 5 MUSEUMS. $15. Whether Cherokee Nation was at peace or at war, facing a time of peril and injustice or an age of safety and prosperity, Principal Chief John Ross wrote to shape the destiny of his people. In equal parts elegance and agony, Ross expressed what it meant for Cherokee Nation to lose it lands in a forced removal to Indian Territory. He practiced careful diplomacy in an era that saw brothers take arms against one another during the American Civil War. VisitCherokeeNation.com The John Ross Museum is located at 22366 S. 530 Road in Park Hill, Oklahoma. 2018 Cherokee Nation Businesses. All Rights Reserved.

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NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 9 Otoe-Missouria photo exhibit on display in Ponca City PONCA CITY A special exhibit of historical photographs and artifacts from the Otoe-Missouria Tribe is currently on view at the Pioneer Woman Museum in Ponca City and will remain on display through December. The exhibit began in 2011 as an outreach project for the Otoe-Missouria Public Information Office. The photos and artifacts in the collection were either donated by tribal citizens or included by agreement with museums and historical archives throughout the United States. We now have over 150 photos in the Otoe-Missouria Photo Archive, but the exhibit only shows 35 photos and videos, Heather Payne, the tribe s Public Information Officer says. The photos in the exhibit correlate with historical high points and culturally relevant topics. In addition, this year, we will be displaying an Otoe- Missouria turban. This will be the first time this circa 1900 traditional headdress will be on display. In 2013, the exhibit was on display at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. As the exhibit grew, it got the attention of museum curators in the region. The Executive Director of the Standing Bear Museum in Ponca City visited the exhibit, Payne says. She was interested in having the display set up at Standing Bear, but that didn t pan out It would be the perfect location, but we just haven t been able to make it happen. Payne says that the mission of the Pioneer Woman Museum ties in well with the exhibit. The mission of the museum is to preserve the legacy of women from all races, creeds, and nationalities who have contributed to the development of Oklahoma. The museum is dedicated to the enduring spirit of women past, present, and future who see no boundaries. I had to make a few changes to the exhibit, Payne says. I added more photos of women and children. These strong Otoe-Missouria women pioneered a new life in Oklahoma. A place they had never been before and that they didn t choose to live. They came as refugees forced to leave their homeland. They survived and carried with them what traditions they could even under pressure to assimilate and give up their old ways. They endured. Payne says that some images in the collection were edited out of the exhibit because they were such low quality that they couldn t be enlarged enough for the gallery. A lot of the photos were brought into my office by family members for me to use, Payne says, but the quality of the photos was sometimes very low. Often all that I had was a copy of a copy of a copy. The resolution was so poor that it couldn t be used at all. Thank goodness for graphic artist Kennetha Greenwood who really worked hard to get some of the images up to museum quality again. The information about the images has also been a challenge for Payne. She says there have been several instances where information about the people in the photo is unclear. There are at least two photos in the collection that the identity of the people in the photo is challenged by different families, Payne says. One family says it is their grandfather so-and-so and another family says it is their grandfather so-and-so. How do you decide who is right? You can t. You just have to say that there is a disagreement about the identity of this person on the text panel and provide the information you have at hand. Every year I make edits and changes to the information with the photos. It s an evolving project. Payne says she worked to make the exhibit interesting to Otoe-Missouria tribal members, but still basic enough for the general public to appreciate. It s funny because you get so used to talking to other Native people that you forget sometimes that the terms, language and words used in Indian Country aren t universal, Payne says. The Pioneer Woman Museum Director Kelly Houston and her staff have been really great about asking good questions and making sure I explained things for a broad audience. I hope the result is educational for everyone. The Pioneer Woman Museum staff and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe will host several events this year in coordination with the exhibit including activities for groups this summer and special events for schools in the fall. The Pioneer Woman Museum is located at 701 Monument Rd, Ponca City. They are open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. To learn more about the Otoe-Missouria Tribe visit www.omtribe.org.

10 NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 Gilcrease celebrates work of legendary artist, T.C. Cannon TULSA Gilcrease Museum presents an exhibition celebrating one of the most influential and inventive Native American artists of the 20th-century, T.C. Cannon (1946-1978, Caddo/Kiowa). T.C. Cannon: At the Edge of America is the first major traveling exhibition of Cannon s work since 1990 and explores the dynamic creative range and legacy of an artist whose life was cut short at age 31. Through nearly 90 works, including 30 major paintings, works on paper, poetry and musical recordings, Cannon s distinctive and affecting worldview shines through in this groundbreaking exhibition organized by the Peabody Essex Museum. Deeply personal yet undeniably political, Cannon s artwork adeptly channels his cultural heritage, experience as a Vietnam War veteran, and the turbulent social and political climate that defined 1960s and 70s America. Amid ongoing national and global conversations about ethnic identity, social justice, land rights and cultural appropriation, Cannon s work continues to engage issues that are as relevant now as they were 50 years ago. Cannon s artworks hold a stunning energy-with vivid colors and defiant figures who refuse to be contained, said Laura Fry, senior curator and curator of art at Gilcrease Museum. His largescale paintings and expressive music show American history and pop culture through a Native American lens, tackling complex issues with a blend of raw emotion and humor. T. C. Cannon: Soldiers, 1970. Oil on canvas. Collection of Arnold and Karen Blair. 2018 Estate of T. C. Cannon. Photo by Scott Geffert.

NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 11 T. C. Cannon: New Mexico Genre, 1966. Mixed media on canvas. Institute of American Indian Arts, Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2018 Estate of T. C. Cannon. Photo by Addison Doty. Tommy Wayne ( T.C. ) Cannon grew up in a rural farming community in southeastern Oklahoma, raised by his Kiowa father and Caddo mother. In an innovative approach, Cannon fused visual elements from his Native American worldview with European and American artistic influences, such as Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, and Robert Rauschenberg. He also played guitar, wrote songs, and performed songs by musicians he deeply respected, like Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie, and his musical interests spanned country and western, to blues, jazz, and opera. Cannon often listened to music in his studio and created paintings from songs and vice versa. Cannon s life s work, as a masterful interpreter of the complex Native American experience, continues to influence artists and other creative spirits. As the boundaries of American art continue to shift and be reconsidered, making room for a more expansive, inclusive vision, a new look at T.C. Cannon s work is perfectly timed to help redefine what it means to be American. Exhibition Programming American Truths: T.C. Cannon s Reckoning, Representation and Renewal Friday, July 13, 2018 12 p.m. 1 p.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy a talk by Karen Kramer, exhibition curator and Curator of Native American and Oceanic Art and Culture at the Peabody Essex Museum as she shares insights about the exhibition. Free with museum admission. Funday Sunday Sunday, July 15, 2018 12 p.m. 4 p.m. The July Funday Sunday will celebrate T.C.Cannon: At the Edge of America with music, dance, T.C. Cannoninspired art experiences and a special focus on the artist s Kiowa heritage. Free admission all day. T.C. Cannon: Creation of an Artist Sunday, July 15, 2018 2 p.m. 3 p.m. Take an intimate look at T.C. Cannon and his life in this talk with Joyce Cannon Yi, T.C. Cannon s sister. Joyce will describe T.C. s childhood, his Oklahoma roots and his early interest in art. Free admission all day. Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Rd Tulsa, OK 74127 Main: 918-596-2700 Toll-free: 888-655-2278 HOURS 10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday Closed Mondays

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NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 13 Native American Final Expense Plan Final Expense benefits for all Tribal Members on a guaranteed issue basis brought to you by Chimento Insurance and Dearborn National. Like everything today, funeral costs are rising. Many Tribes offer final expense benefits to all Tribal Members but are left with the administrative burden of tracking and processing claims for survivors. Dearborn National s Tribal Final Expense Plan has partnered with Chimento Insurance to provide the ability to budget final expense costs as well as transfer the claim processing to the professionals. Plan Benefits: $10,000* Death Benefit for each Tribal Member over 6 months old. Birth to Six weeks Six Weeks 6 months $500 Benefit $1,000 Benefit *$20,000 Benefit is optional Premium Payment: Rate Guarantee: Direct billed to the Tribe based on Tribal Population at the beginning of the plan year. Can be billed annually or equal monthly payments. Rates are guaranteed for 2 years. What do we need to quote? Tribal Member List that includes Gender and Date of Birth Information regarding number of Tribal Members that have passed away during the past three years Tribe s membership requirements Contact Sue Chimento at (918) 291 1406 or email us at schimento@acicp.com to provide a proposal.

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NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 15 GREATER TULSA INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION MEETINGS: The Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission meetings are held at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in City Hall, 175 East 2nd Street, 2nd Floor Council Chambers, Tulsa. Meetings are open to the public. The Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission s primary mission is the advancement of American Indian culture and heritage and/or the provision of services to American Indians. More information at www.cityoftulsa. org/government/authorities-boards-andcommissions/ AMERICAN INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETINGS: NORTH CENTRAL - This chapter meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the 7 Clans Casino in Red Rock 7500 US 177, Red Rock, OK 74651. OKLAHOMA CITY - This chapter meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month 11:30a-1p at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club, 3401 NE 36 Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73121, OKC. TULSA - This chapter meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at Indian Health Care Resource Center, 550 S. Peoria Ave, Tulsa. SOUTHWEST - This chapter meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Great Plains Technology Center, 4500 SW Lee Blvd., Lawton, OK 73505. SOUTHEAST - This chapter meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month alternating between Durant and Ada. For more information, contact AICCO at chamber@aiccok.org or www. aiccok.org JULY 19-22: OTOE ENCAMPMENT Photo courtesy Otoe-Missouria Tribe The largest gathering of Otoe-Missouria people is the Summer Encampment held each year on the third weekend of July in Red Rock. The four-day celebration is a homecoming, and this gathering has taken place in Oklahoma since the arrival of the tribe in 1881. Filled with song, dancing and fellowship, the Encampment is the highlight of the social calendar. In their own languages, the Otoes call themselves Jiwere (jee-weh-ray) and the Missourias call themselves Nutachi (noo- TAH-chi). The state of Nebraska gets its name from an Otoe-Missouria phrase. The phrase is Ni Brathge (nee BRAHTHgay) which means water flat. Ni Brathge was what the tribes called the Platte River, which is a major river that flows through the state. The Otoe-Missouria Encampment Grounds is located 20 miles north of Stillwater at 7500 Hwy 177, in Red Rock. For information call 580-723-4466 or visit www.omtribe.org.

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24 NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 Entertainment Michael Greyeyes is Sitting Bull and Jessica Chastain is Catherine Weldon in Woman Walks Ahead JUNE 23: TRIBAL FILM FESTIVAL WOMAN WALKS AHEAD Based on true events, Woman Walks Ahead tells the story of contend with the violence that underlies her position. Catherine Weldon (Jessica Chastain), a widowed artist from 7:00 PM at the Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, with New York who, in the 1880s, traveled alone to North Dakota Michael Greyeyes in attendance for Q&A and meet and greet to paint a portrait of Chief Sitting Bull (Michael Greyeyes). on the Red Carpet. Tickets $15 Her arrival at Standing Rock is welcomed with open hostility by a US Army officer (Sam Rockwell), who has stationed http://circlecinema.com/portfolio/tribal-film-festivalwoman-walks-ahead-w-special-guest-michael-greyeyes troops around the Lakota reservation to undermine Native American claims to the land. As Catherine and Sitting Bull Circle Cinema is Tulsa s oldest-standing movie theatre that grow closer, and as their friendship and his life are originally opened in 1928 and now operates as the only threatened by imperious government forces, Catherine must nonprofit cinema in the area.

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26 NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 JUNE 10: MANKILLER The Rogers County Cherokee Association (RCCA) in partnership with the Will Rogers Memorial for the June Milam Lecture Series will meet at 2:00 pm to screen Chief Wilma Mankiller s latest documentary presented by Wilma s daughters, Felicia and Gina Olaya. Felicia and Gina Olaya will be providing a prologue to the film as well as answering questions following the film. The event is free and open to the public with a ticket. To guarantee your seat in the Will Rogers Memorial Theater, go online to eventbrite.com. JUNE 9: Tinker Inter-Tribal Council Powwow Joe Barnes Regional Park, 8700 E. Reno Ave., 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, and food. Come and witness a youth dancing exhibition and men s fancy dancing, as well as women s southern cloth and buckskin divisions. Phone: 405-734-1345 JUNE 9: Inter-Tribal Children s Powwow & Fun Fest Ottawa Tribe Powwow Grounds, 11400 S 613 Rd, Miami. 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. Pick up a snack from one of the many food vendors, then watch gourd dancers and hoop dancers as they perform. Stick around for supper from 5pm to 7pm, and then witness the excitement of the grand entry, which begins at 7pm. A stomp dance will follow the day s festivities, beginning at 11:30pm. Phone: 918-542-7232.

NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 27 GREATER TULSA INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION MEETINGS: The Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission meetings are held at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month in City Hall, 175 East 2nd Street, 2nd Floor Council Chambers, Tulsa. Meetings are open to the public. The Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission s primary mission is the advancement of American Indian culture and heritage and/or the provision of services to American Indians. More information at www.cityoftulsa. org/government/authorities-boards-andcommissions/ AMERICAN INDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETINGS: NORTH CENTRAL - This chapter meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the 7 Clans Casino in Red Rock 7500 US 177, Red Rock, OK 74651. OKLAHOMA CITY - This chapter meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month 11:30a-1p at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club, 3401 NE 36 Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73121, OKC. TULSA - This chapter meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at Indian Health Care Resource Center, 550 S. Peoria Ave, Tulsa. SOUTHWEST - This chapter meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Great Plains Technology Center, 4500 SW Lee Blvd., Lawton, OK 73505. SOUTHEAST - This chapter meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month alternating between Durant and Ada. For more information, contact AICCO at chamber@aiccok.org or www. aiccok.org JUNE 15-17: Iowa Powwow Iowa Tribal Complex: Bah-Kho-Je Powwow Grounds, Perkins. The Iowa Annual Powwow is a celebration of homecoming and fellowship amongst the Bahkhoje people. It is a way of renewing old friendships and building new ones. The powwow is a celebration of life. It is a full weekend of singing, social dancing, feasting and dance competitions with tribal citizens from across America attending. The powwow is organized by a designated committee whereas they begin planning many months beforehand to assure all plans and budget expenses are met. The weekend typically begins on a Friday evening starting out with a Grand Entry. This is the time when veterans, chiefs, royalty, and dancers make a grand entrance into the sacred arena. Flags are carried by veterans to honor our fallen, retired, and present veterans. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a time of new experiences along with family and friends. Phone: 580-304-6731.

28 NATIVE OKLAHOMA JULY 2018 JULY 19-22: OTOE ENCAMPMENT Photo courtesy Otoe-Missouria Tribe The largest gathering of Otoe-Missouria people is the Summer Encampment held each year on the third weekend of July in Red Rock. The four-day celebration is a homecoming, and this gathering has taken place in Oklahoma since the arrival of the tribe in 1881. Filled with song, dancing and fellowship, the Encampment is the highlight of the social calendar. In their own languages, the Otoes call themselves Jiwere (jee-weh-ray) and the Missourias call themselves Nutachi (noo- TAH-chi). The state of Nebraska gets its name from an Otoe-Missouria phrase. The phrase is Ni Brathge (nee BRAHTHgay) which means water flat. Ni Brathge was what the tribes called the Platte River, which is a major river that flows through the state. The Otoe-Missouria Encampment Grounds is located 20 miles north of Stillwater at 7500 Hwy 177, in Red Rock. For information call 580-723-4466 or visit www.omtribe.org.

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