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NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 3R RContents:ON OUR COVER | FEATURE ART FROM THE 2013 CHEROKEE ART MARKET8 T H A N N U A LCHEROKEEART MARKET4 CHEROKEE ART MARKETAnnual event at HardRock Hotel & Casino drawselite artists from manymediums7 LEARN TRADITIONALPOTTERYA Cherokee NationalTreasure teaches her craftand carries the traditiononward.18 STORY CONFERENCEFive Civilized TribesMuseum brings NativeStory Tellers togetherevery year1820 A CHOCTAW STORYStella Long spins a tale ofthe Choctaw Trail of Tears22 TRIBAL GAMING24 NATIVE EVENTS26 ATTRACTIONS GUIDE28 ART & SHOPPING GUIDE30 TRIBAL DIRECTORYOCTOBER 1 2 & 1 3 , 20137CherokeeArtMarket.com10 MUSIC HALL OF FAMEOklahoma Hall to inductCherokee opera singerduring October 15ceremony13 SLIVER OF A FULLMOONNative written, performedplay tackles tough issuefor Indian CountryShawna Cain - Sun Perch, Troy Jackson - Cherokee Woman Carrying Tradition, Sharon Irla - Save Xingu, Toneh Chuleewah - Eyeing the Hand, Jane Osti - Sacred WindsNative Oklahoma is a publication of the Native American Times, Oklahoma’s weekly Inter-Tribal community newspaper. Content © NativeAmerican Times. For more information or to advertise, please call either Adam Proctor at 918-409-7252 or Lisa Snell at 918-708-5838.You may also contact us via email through NativeOklahoma@nativetimes.com or Info@nativetimes.comNative Oklahoma is available for free at tribal and Oklahoma welcome centers; hotels; travel plazas and online at www.nativetimes.com.

4 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 5R RCherokee Art Market150 elite artists compete Oct. 12-13 in TulsaTULSA, Okla. – The eighth annualCherokee Art Market will feature 150inspirational and elite Native Americanartists from across the nation Oct.12-13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in theSequoyah Convention Center at HardRock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.Admission to the family-friendlyshow is $5 per person. Kids 12 andunder and Cherokee Star Rewardscard members are free.The finest Native American artwork,representing more than 50 differenttribes, will be displayed and sold atthe Cherokee Art Market and includesbeadwork, pottery, painting, basketry,sculptures and textiles. Guests canalso enjoy a variety of cultural and artdemonstrations.An awards reception will be held inThe Sky Room on Friday, Oct. 11, at7 p.m. in honor of the Cherokee ArtMarket prizewinners, with $75,000 inoverall prize money awarded across 20categories. The “Best of Show” awardat last year’s event went to OrlandoDugi and Kenneth Williams for their“Looking Forward, Looking Back-Mirror Bag” Beadwork and Quillworkentry. The public is welcome to attendthe awards reception for $25 perperson. Tickets will be available forpurchase at the door.As part of the two-day event, therewill be public demonstrations from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Demonstrationsinclude jewelry stamp work technique,katsine doll making, pottery, paintingand wooden flute.The Cherokee Heritage Centeris partnering with the Cherokee ArtMarket to present a special exhibit ofCherokee National Treasures. Theexhibit will showcase the individualsand an example of their artistic workthat makes them valuable teachers ofthe culture for the younger generationsof Cherokees.For more information aboutthe Cherokee Art Market visitcherokeeartmarket.com.What:8th Annual Cherokee Art MarketWhere:Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, 777W. Cherokee St., Catoosa, OK 74015Contact:(877) 779-6977cherokeeartmarket.comSam Watts and David Scott display their art at the 2012 Cherokee Art Market. PHOTO COURTESY CHEROKEE PHOENIX‘Healer’ by Bill Glass Jr. won Best of Show at the 5th Annual Cherokee Art Market in 2010.PHOTO COURTESY Cherokee Nation Cultural Tourism

6 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 7R RLearning Southeastern Coil BuiltPottery with a National TreasureJane Osti regularly holds classes in Tahlequah to sustain the traditionDenise Chaudoin puts the finishing touches on her creation.PHOTOS BY LISA SNELLLISA SNELLCherokeeTAHLEQUAH, Okla. - A short,stubby, big-eared dog with an impressiveunderbite met me at the door thatThursday evening. He gaveme a growl before scootingaway to the opposite sideof the room and I guessedI deserved that for beinglate to my first traditionalSoutheastern style potteryclass.“Buster Burnt SiennaBrown! You be nice,”admonished a flusteredlookingwoman in aclay-smudged peachshirt. She was flutteringabout, clearing space andgathering tools. “Comeon in. Let’s get started. I’mJane.”Buster squinted at mewarily from across theroom. He was going tokeep an eye on me.The ad in the paperdidn’t mention beingsupervised by a bulldog.It did, however, promisean intensive Cherokeepottery workshop taughtby Jane Osti. Studentswould dig and processnative clay, learn thetraditional process of coil buildingpots, and fire their creations in a pit theway it used to be done in the Southeastwoodlands.These traditional techniques hadalmost died out among the Cherokee,but were revived by award-winningCherokee potter Anna Mitchell duringthe 1970s. Osti met Mitchell in 1988 andstudied with her for a few years beforeshe began entering her own coil-builtcreations in art shows and competitions.Today, Jane Osti is a veteran of museumshows and Indian markets across thecountry. She’s earned numerous awardsand her work is featured in museumcollections around the nation. She hasJoAnne Dobrinski watches as Jane Osti helps hereven out the side of her pot.taught classes at the Cherokee HeritageCenter and at Northeastern StateUniversity in Tahlequah. I had seen herpottery at the Trail of Tears art showat the Cherokee Heritage Center andat NDN Art Gallery in Tahlequah anddecided to give her class a go.There were seven of us seated aroundthe long tables set up in her studio.We made introductions and got toit. Osti divvied out small blocks ofcommercial clay for us to roll into a balland then flatten into a base for our pot.Next we rolled a lump of clay into a ropelike coil to wrap around the base we hadmade. Using our thumbs, we joined thecoil to the biscuit like base and smoothedaway the seam. We repeatedthe process with a secondcoil, joining it to the first.A smooth oval river rockwas used to clean, thin andshape the inside walls. Theoutside was smoothed withthin flexible metal paddles.By drawing upward withthe paddle, the walls arethinned without scraping.“You want a strong basebefore you start buildingup the walls of your pottery.The higher you want togo with your walls, thesturdier you need the baseto be,” Osti said, showingus the base of a large vesselshe was creating. Whencomplete, it would standnearly two feet tall.Working a pot addsmoisture, and too muchmoisture makes buildingup the walls difficult. Weset our pots aside to dry alittle and strengthen beforeadding more coils.Since part of the classwas learning how toprocess native clay, we arranged to meeton Saturday to go do some digging. Ostihas a spot outside of Hulbert where shefound yellow clay.“The lighter the color the better. I’malways looking for good clay,” she said.Osti showed us the exposed clay in asmall ridge. It looked like rocky muddydirt. She broke away a shovel full.“See how it shingles up? Clay breaksup into ridges when you break it apart.”

8 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 9R RDon’t pick up your pot by pinching the rim with your thumb on the insideand forefinger outside until AFTER it’s been fired.We each filled two five-gallon buckets with the sticky clay andhauled it back to her studio. We would process it during thenext class.Processing the clay was dirty work. Osti had filled the bucketswith water and made a sloppy mess of the clay mixture. We tookturns using a drill to mix the water into our clay until it hadWe placed our molded clay inside the bowl to ensure it retainedits shape while it dried and firmed up. It would be ready to addcoils to in a day or two.In the meantime, we went back to our first pots to refine anddecorate them. Designs are best applied when the pot is firmenough to hold. At this stage, the pots had the dull shine andfeel of old saddle leather. We chose traditional designs fromthe numerous examples Jane had to show us. We then usedvarious tools to etch the patterns into the clay. The last step wascreating a shiny finish using a polished stone to smooth awaythe thin dull outer film of dried clay. After rubbing and shining,our creations were nearly ready to fire. They just had to finishdrying.“Moisture in the clay will cause your pot to break while it’s inthe fire. It needs to be completely dried out before we put it in,”Osti told us.I broke mine before it made it into the fire. So much for beinga natural. Note to others: Don’t pick up your pot by pinchingthe rim with your thumb on the inside and forefinger outsideuntil AFTER it’s been fired.Osti teaches ongoing classes at the Cherokee Arts Center inTahlequah. For more information email JaneOsti@yahoo.comor look for her on Facebook.Nancy Enkey browses the pages of abook of Southeastern designs forsome ideas to use on her pottery.a yogurt-like thickness. The next step was pouring the liquidthrough a mesh sieve to strain out the bits of gravel. Finally, theclay was ready to pour into shallow bins to dry and thicken.Once firmed to a workable consistency, the clay had to be“wedged” - formed into a block and kneaded.“You’re not baking bread, Lisa. You need to be working theair bubbles out, not putting them in,” Osti corrected me.This required pushing into the clay with the heel of one handwhile twisting the protruding clay lump around with the otherhand and repeating until the clay had a uniform consistency. Itreminded me vaguely of the motions a taffy-pulling machinemakes.After we had our native clay ready to work with, Osti showedus another technique for creating the base of a pot. We rolledour clay into a ball before flattening it and rolling it out with arolling pin.“Roll it out almost like you’re making a pie crust,” Osti said.I believe I sighed. I’d never made a pie crust. I hadn’t evermade bread either, but I seemed to have the knack for that – ifyou judged by the way I kneaded clay. Maybe this was a skill I’dbe a natural at?We shaped our round platters of clay around the outside ofoverturned mixing bowls, gently patting the clay, coaxing itinto conforming to the contours of the bowl. This piece wouldbe the base for a larger pot or bowl than we made the first time.Rosa and Charlie Carter use a drillto stir the unprocessed clay.Ton-Kon-Gah, Kiowa Black Leggins Society members dance at Indian City Ceremonial Grounds located south of Anadarko.PHOTO BY Lester Harragarra

10 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 11R RCherokee Opera Singer JoinsRanks of Oklahoma’s Music EliteKAREN SHADECherokee | DinéYou’ll never see her slouch. Even at ease,Barbara McAlister sits erect, correct andas if she aced posture in finishing school.A dramatic mezzo-soprano spends alifetime learning to master her craft,and that includes lessons on carriage tosupport the diaphragm muscle.“Learning to sing properly is not easy,and anyone who graduates from collegeand thinks they can sing, give them afew more years,” says McAlister. “… Youhave to build up the muscle power. Youhave to build up the vocal chords so thatthey’re able to sustain hours of singing.Operas are not short.”The Muskogee native should know.She’s performed in opera houses allover the world and packs a repertoireranging from the infamous vixen ofBizet’s “Carmen” to the Cherokee cornspirit Selu in “The Trail of Tears Drama”in Tahlequah.Plus, she’s met one the most powerfuland famous diaphragm muscles of all –the one belonging to super tenor PlacidoDomingo.“I ran right into him and bounced off,because these muscles are very strong,”she says, gesturing at her core. “… AndI looked up and said, ‘You’re PlacidoDomingo,’ and he said, ‘Oh, yes.’”Yes, operas are not short. After fourdecades on stage, McAlister has earnedthe right to sit at the edge of her seat,back perfectly straight, even if it makesthe people seated opposite aware of theirown vertebral shortcomings.Along with a handful of individuals,the Muskogee native will be inductedinto the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.The 2013 induction ceremony will be7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the MabeeCenter, 7777 S. Lewis Ave., in Tulsa.Along with McAlister, the inductees areJimmy Webb, Mason Williams, SandiPatty, Norma Jean, the late Bob Dunn“One day this hugevoice came out,” shesays. “It never left mefrom that time.”and the Mabee Center. Neal Schon,founding member of the band Journey,is also a member of the 2013 class, but hewas formally inducted in August. RogerDavis will be honored with the OMHFGovernor’s Award, while Muskogee’sSwon Brothers (who will hold a concertafter the ceremony) will be recognizedwith the Rising Star Award.McAlister will sing at the ceremony,exhibiting those credentials that havetaken her to Carnegie Hall, LincolnCenter, the Kennedy Center and theNational Museum of the AmericanIndian. By the way she talks about herhometown, however, you’d believe thatMuskogee is her favorite place in theworld.Seated in the parlor of friend SueGaston’s historic 1905 home, McAlisterremembers the places of her childhood.She and Gaston have known each otherfor a long time. McAlister’s parents builtthe house next door to the Gastons, andthe families became fast friends.Her father, Lawrence S. McAlister,was a surgeon and doctor of severalspecialties born in Webbers Falls in 1905to Lawrence C. McAlister, a salesmanof Scottish lineage, and Susie Sevier,a young Cherokee and graduate ofTahlequah’s Cherokee Female Seminary.He studied medicine in Omaha, Neb.,where he met a pretty girl named ClaraEdwards on a blind date. They marriedand nine months later, McAlister’s eldestbrother was born.The couple moved to Muskogee, wherethey raised three children – Larry, Johnand Barbara – as the doctor establishedhis career. McAlister remembers theirfirst home in Muskogee, a two-storyhouse on Fond du Lac Street (nowMartin Luther King Jr. Street). As a child,she listened to her father sing GermanLieder (or art songs) such as “Death andthe Maiden.” He had vocal training fromhis student days and was a good singer.Her mother played piano and tried to getMcAlister to play, too, but the child wasmore interested in vocal music.Both fans of opera, her parents listenedto classical recordings on the RCAVictor. The McAlisters frequently invitedfriends and neighbors to their hometo listen, too, and to sing at the piano.These gatherings made an impressionon the little Barabar, who rarely spokeand never sang in front of anyone. At theage of three she had a breakthrough –beneath the piano.“I think I sat under the piano so asnot to be noticed, then I wouldn’t have toleave the room (at bedtime),” McAlistersays. “And then one time, I remember,I discovered my voice and startedscreaming. I was sent to my room.”Barbara McAlister will be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame October 15, 2013 at the Mabee Center in Tulsa.COURTESY PHOTO

12RNATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 13RBy the time she was 13, McAlisterreached a crossroads. She wanted tosing just like her idol of the time, PatriceMunsel, the coloratura soprano famousoutfits as Opéra de Monte Carlo (thanksto a letter to Prince Rainier of Monaco),the New Bulgarian Opera and theFlorentine Opera Company.Oklahoma Arts Council. Much of hertime, however, is taken up with teachingand painting. McAlister offers free voicetraining to Cherokee Nation members. Sliver of a Full Moonas the youngest singer to star with theMetropolitan Opera Company in NewMcAlister has numerous roles to herresume, including the aforementionedShe currently has 15 pupils as such inaddition to a few private students.York City. She also discovered popular Carmen, Amneris from “Aida,” She began painting as a youth when sheis a portrayal of resistance and celebration. It is the story of a movement that restored the authority of Indianmusic on the radio and wanted to Azucena from “Il Trovatore,” Ostrud fell in love with the works of celebratedtribes over Non-Indian abusers to protect women on tribal lands. Although hundreds, if not thousands,become a country singer playing guitar from “Lohengrin” and Santuzza from Muscogee-Seminole artist Jerome Tiger,contributed to this victory, Sliver of a Full Moon follows the story of five Native women who took a stand, and twoon horseback between opportunities to “Cavalleria Rusticana” among her his brother Johnny Tiger Jr. and theirbarrel race. Opera won, of course, and favorites. She has performed in operas contemporaries. Today, she paints in theNative men who stood with them to win this victory under the Violence Against Women Act in 2013. Their storiesthe quiet girl prepared for a life of singing and as a soloist with the Houston style that influenced her then.are that of a movement with a vision of a Full Moon under which the sovereignty of Indian tribes is fully restoredwith her first vocal teacher, a soprano in Symphony, Dusseldorf Symphony, McAlister is also learning to speakover their lands and peoples. It sheds lights on how we are stronger together.Muskogee’s First Presbyterian Churchchoir named Jeanne Parker.“I think I really did go up to her andsay, ‘I want to sing as beautifully as youdo. How do you do it?’” McAlister says.It was a bold move for her.“I was very shy growing up,” McAlistersays.“Still is,” Sue Gaston, seated nearby,interjects. “… By that I mean she won’tsay what all she really can do.”If McAlister has a “weakness,” it’s amissing zeal to promote herself, Gastonsays.Marketing generally isn’t taught inuniversity music programs.McAlister first attended the Universityof Tulsa, but left after two years to finishher studies at Oklahoma City University.Semester breaks were taken up withsummer stock gigs with regional musicalWashington Opera, New York Grand and sing in Cherokee, which she didtheater and opera companies. AfterMezzo-soprano singing sensation Barbara McAlister sits at piano.graduation, she moved around fromPHOTO BY KAREN SHADENew York to North Carolina (whereshe worked with TV and film actor CluGulager, another Muskogee native) andback to Muskogee before heading to LosAngeles, where she met her master voiceteacher Lee Sweetland. With SweetlandOpera and Tulsa Opera.Throughout her career, she always feltthe support of her family, particularlyher parents.not hear growing up. Her grandmother,Susie Sevier, was in her mid-20s whenshe died.“She spoke Cherokee, but because(and later with his son, Steve Sweetland), “They were wonderful, wonderful I never met her, I never really wasshe made her greatest strides.people. I was very blessed. People used introduced to Cherokee culture,”“One day this huge voice came out,” to say, ‘You really sacrificed to do what McAlister says. “My dad was very proudKickapoo actress, Cherokee writer team upshe says. “It never left me from that you’re doing’ … Just recently it dawned that we were Cherokee, I know that. Hetime.”on me that my parents sacrificed a lot, always talked about it.”Sweetland’s training and too. They really believed in me as a She may not live in a city renowned for to tackle a serious issue in Indian Countryencouragement led McAlister to singer,” she says.opera culture, but McAlister is still livingacceptance into the competitive Los In 2009, she returned to Muskogee. the artist’s life. There is no secret to it.KAREN SHADEinstallment of her “Super Indian” comic the more enlightening plays to hit a localAngeles Civic Light Opera Music “This is where I grew up, so I wanted to “I never thought of it as a business,”Cherokee | Dinéseries. “I’m political in my own way, but stage because it focuses on certain facts.Theatre Program. She also won theprestigious National Vocal Competitioncome home,” she says. “When I left NewYork as a singer, I didn’t have any idea ofshe says. “I just did it because I lovedoing it.”Kickapoo actress and playwrightthis is really, really quite different.”“Sliver of a Full Moon,” the drama StarrFor instance, 39 percent of AmericanIndian and Alaska Native women willfor Young Opera Singers in New Yorkand Los Angeles sponsored by the LorenL. Zachary Society for the PerformingArts. The award led to work in Europe,including a 10-year stint in Germanrepertory opera and roles with suchwhat I would do when I got here.”But a dramatic mezzo-soprano canfind work even in Oklahoma. McAlisteris a fine arts instructor and performerfor Cherokee Nation. She is also aperforming artist registered with theTickets to the OMHF ceremony are $10-$175 each, available at www.mabeecenter.com. If you would like to contact McAlisterabout voice lessons, call 646-241-3299 orvisit www.barbaramcalister.com.Arigon Starr is known for comic timing,her comic books and hilarious touchwith a song.“I don’t do a lot of political kind ofstuff, usually,” she says from her LosAngeles office, hard at work on the nextwill next appear in, is about the effortsof five Native Americans who pushedhard for the recent passage of the federalViolence Against Women Act (VAWA).It’s not light, fluffy entertainment, yet“Sliver of a Full Moon” may be one ofbe subjected to violence by a spouse,boyfriend or intimate partner in theirlifetimes, higher than for women of anyother ethnicity in the U.S., according toa 2008 study by the Centers for DiseaseControl.T

14 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 15R RArigon StarrJust as troubling, among Native womenwho were raped or sexually assaultedbetween 1992-2005, about 67 percent ofvictims described their offenders as non-Native.The reauthorization of VAWA wasimportant to all women as it expandedits provisions to include protections formore than just Native Americans, but inIndian Country its impact was felt all theway back to Columbus’ arrival.“I think this entire country mostly ispretty ignorant when it comes to Indianlaw,” said the play’s author, Mary KathrynNagle, Cherokee. “All you have to dois listen to a Supreme Court argumentand listen to the questions the justicesare asking. You can figure out prettyquickly that a lot of them don’t have a lotof knowledge for the legal existence ofsovereign Indian tribes before 1492 andeven how those tribes interacted in thatsovereign-to-sovereign relationship withthe U.S. after 1492.”“Sliver of a Full Moon” looks at tribalauthority in the context of VAWA at theOklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, 111 E. FirstSt., Tulsa. The evening begins at 6 p.m.with an opening reception followed by alantern ceremony at 7 p.m. The play startsat 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, available atwww.myticketoffice.com.Directed by playwright Carolyn Dunn(Muscogee, Cherokee), the play willbe presented during the 70th NationalCongress of American Indians AnnualArigon Starr andMary KathrynNagle present“Sliver of a FullMoon” to raiseawarenessof the rate ofviolence againstNative women.Convention, which takes place Oct.13-18 at the Hard Rock Tulsa Hotel &Casino, as tribal government and leadersgather to examine issues pressing toNative people.VAWA is one of the first topics fordiscussion.The act was first signed into legislationby President Bill Clinton in September1994. It has been reauthorized threetimes, most recently in March when it wassigned by President Barack Obama. Themost recent measure added protectionsfor women in same-sex relationshipsand undocumented immigrants. It alsoallows tribal courts to prosecute non-Natives accused of rape and domesticviolence against Native Americanwomen, loosening the grip of a 1978U.S. Supreme Court decision barringtribal courts from trying non-Nativesfor criminal offenses committed againstNative citizens on Native lands.Passage set a new marker for tribalsovereignty, but it almost didn’t happen.The measure had opposition in the U.S.House that did not want to add theseprovisions. It wasn’t until Februarythat the act was reconciled betweenboth houses of Congress with the newprovisions intact. The VAWA goes intoeffect on March 7, 2015.“Sliver of a Full Moon,” whichpremiered in June during the WomenAre Sacred Conference in Albuquerque,N.M., breaks down the months ofMary Kathryn Naglelobbying and piles of legal precedencethat it took to reach passage.“That stuff ’s pretty dry, and to crafta drama around that really does take alot of skill, and I think that’s somethingyou’re going to see on stage … I definitelyapplaud her skill,” Starr said.Nagle, an attorney and playwright inNew York City and honorary member ofthe Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, said manypeople were involved in the effort, buther play focuses on the stories of fiveNative women and two Native men onthe frontlines. Blending monologueswith scenes, the play’s structure is similarto Moises Kaufman’s “The LaramieProject” and Eve Ensler’s “The VaginaMonologues” – both plays commentingon social issues and directly addressingthe audience to the max.Nagle, who has six full-length playsto her credit, has written several worksat the juncture of Native Americansovereignty and U.S. law.“What makes the play compelling iswhat made the movement compelling,and it’s these women’s stories,” Naglesaid. “No one really understood whythis act is necessary until they heardDiane Millich’s story, until they heardDeb Parker’s story, ‘til they hear LisaBrunner’s story.”Milich (Southern Ute), Lisa Brunner(White Earth Ojibwe) and Billie JoRich (Eastern Band of Cherokee) playthemselves in “Sliver of a Full Moon”and share their experiencesand fight for justice. OklahomaNative actors Kimberly Guerrero(Cherokee), Darryl Tonemah(Kiowa, Comanche, Tuscarora),Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet, NezPerce) and Starr complete the cast.Tonemah portrays U.S. Rep. TomCole of Oklahoma. Gladstone,who has just completed filmingthe feature “Winter in the Blood”with Chaske Spencer (“Twilight”),portrays Deborah Parker, vicechair of the Tulalip Tribes Board ofDirectors in Washington. Guerro(“The Cherokee Word for Water”and the Broadway run of “August:Osage County”) portrays TerriHenry, Eastern Band of Cherokeecouncilwoman.Starr, who plays several roles,said Nagle has made the trials ofVAWA understandable.“It (the act) helped solidifysovereignty,” Starr says.” That’s oneof the things that’s always going tobe important to me.”Although she began writing theplay when the act’s future was indoubt, Nagle says it was necessaryto show the public why thelegislation is significant to Indiancommunities on an individual andtribal level. It still is. “For everywoman that stands and shares herstory,” she says, “there are hundredsof others.”“Sliver of a Full Moon” looks attribal authority in the context ofVAWA at the Oklahoma Jazz Hallof Fame, 111 E. First St., Tulsa.The evening begins at 6 p.m. withan opening reception followed by alantern ceremony at 7 p.m. The playstarts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10,available at www.myticketoffice.com.New Release by Award-Winning AuthorRobert J. ConleyA three-time Spur Award winner, Robert J. Conley bases his new book on the classic Russian novel BrothersKaramazov. Half Cherokee and Civil War veteran Captain Skylar Garret returns to the home of Phillip Garret, hiswhite father, seeking an inheritance that he believes to have belonged to his late mother. Intertwined now intothe lives of his three half brothers – one a vocal atheist, one an aspiring minister, and the other a black slaveboy who Phillip Garret doesn’t claim – Skylar finds himself in more than a quarrel for money, but also in themiddle of a love triangle with his own father, and ultimately on trial for patricide. Will Skylar Garret be the nexthanging from Judge Parker’s court?THE BROTHERS | AVAILABLE IN HARDCOVER AND EBOOK OCTOBER 13, 2013

16 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 17R ROklahoma’s Tribal JurisdictionsPoints of Interest | Entertainment | Shopping1. Cherokee Art MarketHard Rock Hotel & Casino, Catoosa2. Dean’s Pawn2617 South Robinson, Oklahoma City3. First Council Hotel12875 HWY 77 North, Newkirk4. Quapaw CasinoI-44 & Missouri Border5. Cherokee Arts CenterTahlequah6. Native American Gallery3823 North College Avenue, Bethany7. Okla. Music Hall of Fame Induction CermonyMabee Center, 81st & Lewis, Tulsa8. Supernaw’s Oklahoma Indian Supply213 East Rogers Boulevard, SkiatookFort sill ApacheHeadquartersCheyenne& ArapahoTonkawaWichitacaddodelawareKiowaCommancheApachePoncau3OtoeMissouriaPawneeKickapooJu2u6u9AbsenteeShawneeIowaCitizenPotawatomiSeminoleChickasawKawSac&FoxOsageu 10Delaware(Lenape)u7u8u1MuscogeeCreekQuapawMiamiPeoriaOttawaWyandotteSeneca-CayugaChoctawShawneeCherokeeNationu5EasternShawneeu4Modoc9. Thunderbird Casino15700 East HWY 9, Norman10. Wewoka Street Pawn5th & Wewoka Street, WewokaDelawareHeadquartersThlopthloccoAlabamaQuassarteKialegeeUnited KeetoowahBand of Cherokeeheadquarters

18 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 19R RStory Conference Oct. 17-19MUSKOGEE, Okla. – The Fourth Annual Five TribesStory Conference brings together some of Indian Country’smost renowned authors, storytellers, and scholars. Eveningconcerts, free and open to the public, feature storytellersfrom the Five Tribes, the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee,Creek, and Seminole. Throughout the two days, tribalhistorians and native speakers will discuss a widerange of topics, from the Trail of Tears to the boardingschool experience, encouraging audience questions anddiscussion.Award-winning authors, playwrights, storytellers, poets,scholars, artists and filmmakers such as Joe Bruchac, ClaraSue Kidwell, RoyBoney Jr., Rilla Askew, Phillip CarrollMorgan, and Les Hannah gather on the beautiful campusof historic Bacone College to interact with conferenceparticipants in the hopes of fostering a deeper interest andencouraging network of champions for the evolution of theFive Tribes narrative.For tribal members, the event offers a chance to sharefamily experiences, while the non-Native can enjoy a rareclose-up look at history, literature, and artistic presentationthrough American Indian eyes.This exciting two-day gathering, hosted by the FiveCivilized Tribes Museum, will be on the grounds of theFive Civilized Tribes Museum and Bacone College.Co-founders Greg Rodgers and Tim Tingle had long envisioneda conference to bring together researchers, tribal language experts,poets, novelists, children’s writers, and storytellers, to celebrate thecommon narratives of the Five Tribes. Mary Robinson, museumeducational director, caught the vision and began the process ofsecuring grants and funding for this low-cost two-day celebrationof Oklahoma Indian stories possible every year.Salty Pie: A book by Tim Tingle, Choctaw author & conference founderBee stings on the backside! Andthat was just the beginning. Tim wasabout to enter a world of the past,with bullying boys and stones andIndian spirits of long ago. But theywere real spirits, real stones, andvery real memories…In this powerful family saga,Choctaw author Tim Tingle tellsthe story of his family’s movefrom Oklahoma Choctaw countryto Pasadena, Texas. Spanningfifty years, Saltypie describes theproblems encountered by hisChoctaw grandmother—from herorphan days at an Indian boardingschool to hardships encounteredin her new home on the Texas GulfCoast.Tingle says, “Stories of modernIndian families rarely grace theprinted page. Long before I beganwriting, I knew this story must betold.” Seen through the innocenteyes of a young boy, Saltypie is thestory of one family’s efforts to honorthe past while struggling to gain afoothold in modern America. Morethan an Indian story, Saltypie is anAmerican story, of hardships sharedand the joy of overcoming.Tim Tingle, a member of theChoctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is asought-after storyteller for folklorefestivals, library conferences, andschools across America. At therequest of Choctaw Chief Pyle, Timtells a story to the tribe every yearbefore Pyle’s State of the NationAddress at the Choctaw Labor DayGathering.Five Civilized Tribes Museum | 1101 Honor Heights Drive | Muskogee

20 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 21R RA Choctaw Story:Long Journey to Okla HommaBy STELLA LONGChoctawLong before Eskunolubee, a medicineman, went away to spirit land, he hadpredicted a time when his children wouldbe forced to leave their homeland.Years later, his prediction came true.Eskunolubee’s descendants left their landand traveled, weary and despondentthrough foreign land.Finally, they carefully crossed theblue waters of the Mountain Fork River.They stood in awe of the beauty of thisnew land. Each family hurriedly built afire to warm before the sun went to theother side.The long journey had ended butthey were sad for leaving their homesin Mississippi. Sorrow filled theirhearts for those who were left behindwithout a descent burial in unmarkedgraves somewhere along the trail. Butthe children of Eskunolubee didn’t lookback very long in this new land of OklaHomma “Red People.”The Choctaw people gathered inprayer for having survived the difficultjourney. They gathered for their worshipservice led by an elder of the group. Asthe sun was sinking fast behind themountains, they blended their voicesin harmony above the sounds of theroaring river.When darkness came, the owl peoplelooked down wondering, “Whoo, Whoo,are these people?” They scolded thepeople for bringing fire into the forest.Maestro Cricket lifted his baton andhis orchestra of insects accompaniedthe Choctaw people with their finemusic. Following many songs, the elderdismissed them in prayer, but not a singleperson moved. They sat quietly in theirown thoughts.Out of respect to the people, the maestrohushed his orchestra.A lone white wolf, a protector and healerto those who believe, sat atop a distantridge and howled long and mournfully.A mysterious fog emerged in thedarkness of the night from between thetall pines and came upon the people likea soothing salve. The healing had begun.Their sadness and apprehension slowlyleft their wounded spirits and replacedwith a peace that passed understanding.My father Dixon was a descendantof Eskunolubee and was born near theMountain Fork River near Eagletown.Stella (Fichek) writeschildren’s stories,getting her ideas fromthe animals and birds.I am the great, great, great granddaughterof Eskunolubee.I am of the Wolf Clan.This story is a blend of history and fiction,based on Stella’s ancestor Eskunolubee andthe time in which he lived.Stella’s (Fichek is her Choctaw name;Estella is the English name she likes best)mountain path was one of beauty as shewalked alone at the age of six, talking withher friends, the creatures of the wild inthe Choctaw language. The mountain washer playground. There were times whenshe’d forget to go home until the nightmusicians, the insects, began tuning theirinstruments.Her life made a sudden change when atthe age of ten years old, she was sent awayto an orphanage. She lived there for sevenyears until she became ill with pulmonarytuberculosis and was hospitalized for fiveyears. Stella tells of how she coped withhaving to watch her friends die fromthe disease or from the complicationsof surgery. There was a time when shewanted to die rather than to watch herfriends being carried out of the hospitalto the funeral home. She describes theemotions, fear, hope and thoughts of thepatients.Stella (Fichek) writes children’s stories,getting her ideas from the animals andbirds as she sits for hours in the solitaryquietness of the lakeside observinganimal behavior. She weaves a partof her life into these stories combinedwith Choctaw songs and sounds of theflute. Before she leaves the lakeside, thecreatures are honored with a specialmelody from the flute for their help withthe stories.When it is convenient, she likesinvolving the audience at the end ofher session with the Choctaw SnakeDance. She has performed at festivals,powwows, churches, schools, universities,various Native American functions andat the Native American Museum at theSmithsonian in Washington, D.C.She trained in the art of storytellingas a student in Oral Literature throughthe University of Oklahoma’s ContinuingEducation, Summers in Santa Fe.She was awarded ContemporaryStoryteller of the Year 2002 by WordcraftCircle of Native Writers & Storytellers.Wordcraft is a national organization thatpromotes the works of Native Americanauthors.For more about Stella, visit her website,http://www.stellalong.com or you maycontact Stella via e-mail at longstella@sbcglobal.net.

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24 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 25R RNatiVE EVENTS CALENDARt t t t t t tPowwow dates, times and locations are subject tochange. Please call ahead or check online in advancebefore making travel plans.EVERY TUESDAYA Taste of Native Oklahoma Lunches. 11 am-2 pm.Featuring Indian Tacos & More. Jacobson HouseNative Art Center, 609 Chautauqua Ave., NormanEVERY WEDNESDAYEvery Wednesday: Powwow Singing & Drumming,6:30 pm-8:30 pm. Hosted by OU SNAG. JacobsonHouse Native Art Center, 609 Chautauqua Ave.,NormanEVERY 1st FRIDAY: Indian Taco Sales – from 4:00 –8:00 pm at Angie Smith Memorial UMC, 400 S. W.31st Street, Oklahoma CityFlute circle, 7:00pm-9:00pm. Jacobson House NativeArt Center, 609 Chautauqua Ave., NormanEVERY 2nd SATURDAYIndian Taco Sales - from 11-2:30pm at OK ChoctawTribal Alliance, 5320 S. Youngs Blvd, Oklahoma Citywww.okchoctaws.orgEVERY 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 CityTHROUGH AUGUST 31, 2014Comanche National Museum and Cultural Centerpresents Comanche Code of Honor, a new exhibithonoring the heroic Comanche Code Talkers of WorldWar II. For more information call 580-353-0404 or goto www.comanchemuseum.com.September 28-October 5Coming Home: Sharing Our Stories. The 53rdAnnual Chickasaw Nation Annual Meeting and 25thAnnual Chickasaw Festival. Events and Festivities arescheduled throughout the week in Tishomingo, Ada,Emet, Kullihoma and Sulphur. For more informationand a schedule of events: www.Chickasaw.net/annualmeetingOCTOBER 4-5Fort Sill Indian School Annual Reunion, Campus Gym,Lawton, 7 pm to 11 pm on Friday10 am to 11 pm SaturdayContact Phyllis Hunter 405.247.1558 (work)OCTOBER 5Tâkwâkiwi Nîmiweni “Fall Dance”2:00pm to 10:00pm at Jim Thorpe Memorial Park, OK99 and Oil Road, Stroud. 6pm – 7pm Gourd Dance;7pm – 10pm Evening Program of Traditional Dancing.More info call Robert Williamson 918-290-0554 orRussell Saunders Sr. at 405-395-7765.OCTOBER 5Indian Taco Sale at Haikey Chapel United IndianChurch located at 8515 E 101st St., Tulsa. Tacos anda drink for $ 7.00. They will be sold from 11 am till 3pm on Sat. Info contact 918 815 7973sancrandall@yahoo.comOCTOBER 12-13Kiowa Black Leggins Warrior Society Ceremonial,Indian City Ceremonial Campgrounds, Anadarko. Formore information: 405-247-8896.OCTOBER 12-13Cherokee Art Market, Hard Rock Hotel & CasinoTulsa, 777 W. Cherokee St., Catoosa, OK. There willbe beadwork, pottery, painting, basketry, sculpturesand textiles. 20 different categories will be judged,and a total of $75,000 will be awarded to winningartists. A youth competition featuring the artwork of6th through 12th grade students is also scheduled.Visitors to the Cherokee Art Market will enjoycultural demonstrations such as flint knapping,basket weaving and storytelling. Please note: TheArtist’s Registration is Full. For more information:918-384-6990.Jane Osti, left, a Cherokee National Treasure and TraditionCarrier, discusses her tradional coil built Southeasternstyle pottery with a guest during the 2012 Cherokee ArtMarket at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa.OCTOBER 122nd Annual MVSKOKE Hall ofFame Gala at the River SpiritEvent Center in Tulsa from 7pm-9pm. The MVSKOKE Hall of FameInduction gala offers the Muscogee(Creek) Nation, Indian Country andthe local community the abilityto honor inductees at a blacktie & traditional clothing gala.The MVSKOKE Hall of Fame is afundraising effort for the tribe’sscholarship foundation and theannual Mvskoke Festival held everyJune. More info, contact WilliamLowe, tourism@mcn-nsn.gov or918-732-7992OCTOBER 13-18National Congress of AmericanIndians 70th Annual Conventionand Marketplace, Cox BusinessCenter, 100 Civic Center, Tulsa. Forregistration or more information:www.ncai.org.OCTOBER 18-19Euchee\Yuchi Heritage Festival,Creek County Fair Grounds(17806 W Highway 66) in Kellyville,OK. Demonstrations, Raffles &50/50, Food Baskets, Stomp Danceand more. More info call LucianTiger 918-271-3611 or KathyHolloway 918-695-0195OCTOBER 19Pryor Wellbriety Powwow, Mid-American Expo Center, Pryor(four miles south of Pryor). Gourddancing at 2pm & 5pm. GrandEntry at 6pm. Free admission. Infocall Mary Hayes, 918-698-0583. AllDrums Welcome!OCTOBER 19Choctaw Nation of OklahomaBike Team 3rd Annual BreastCancer Awareness Day, Talihina,OK. Will include a Bike Rides,1-mile Warrior-Survivor Walkon Main Street, $5.00 pancakeIn 2010, the Euchee/YuchiHeritage Festival started the MissEuchee/Yuchi Pageant. The MissEuchee/Yuchi Princess serves asan ambassador of the tribe. Theinaugural titleholder was MissJulia Wakeford.breakfast at St. Paul UMC, wellnessfair and many other events andsales booths. For more information:Nancy Jefferson, najefferson@cnhsa.com or 918-413-1581, TeresaEagle Road, 918-567-7000 x6550.OCTOBER 21-232013 Indian Education Summit,National Center for EmployeeDevelopment (NCED) ConferenceCenter & Hotel, 2801 EastHwy 9, Norman, OK. Join us toaddress a variety of culturallyrelevant educational issues andwork to improve opportunitiesand outcomes for all NativeAmerican students. For moreinformation: http://aii.ou.edu/conferencestrainings/2013-indianeducation-summit/.OCTOBER 26Bacone Fall Pow Wow 2013Noon - 11 P.M. at Muskogee CivicCenter, W. Okmulgee & 5th StreetMuskogee. Contest Powwow, freeadmission. All Princesses, Drums,Singers and Dancers invited.Vendor Info: Asa Lewis 918-360-0057 or lewisa@bacone.edu PWInfo: Connie Falleaf 918-687-3299or falleafc@bacone.eduLike us on Facebook!OCTOBER 26Family Fun Day sponsored by theCitizen Potawatomi Nation, 1:00pm-4:00 pm, CPN Festival Grounds,North & South Reunion Halls, 1700S. Gordon Cooper Dr., Shawnee,OK. All food and activities are FREEwhile supplies last. Arts & Crafts,food and other vendors. Supportedby the IHS Prevention Grantfor National Domestic ViolenceAwareness month. For moreinformation: Amanda Chapman,405-275-3176 or amanda.chapman@potawatomi.org.NOVEMBER 9Red Feather Gala, hosted by theOklahoma City Indian Clinic, 5:00pm - 11:00 pm. Proceeds will gotowards construction of a new7,000 square-foot pharmacy at themain clinic. For more informationand the attendance form: http://www.okcic.com/announcements/red-feather-gala-sponsorship/.NOVEMBER 15Cmdr. John B. Herrington(Chickasaw), the first enrolledmember of a Native Americantribe to fly in space, to speak atComanche Nation College, JamesCox Auditorium, 1608 SW 9th St.,Lawton, OK. 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm.For more information: 580-591-0203 or 580-353-7075.

26 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 27R RNatiVE Attractions t t t t t tAtaloa Lodge Museum2299 Old Bacone Road • Muskogee918-781-7283www.bacone.edu/ataloaBigheart Museum616 W Main • Barnsdall918-847-2397Caddo Heritage MuseumCaddo Nation Complex • Binger405-656-2344www.caddonation-nsn.govCherokee Heritage Center21192 S Keeler Drive • Tahlequah918-456-6007www.cherokeeheritage.orgCherokee Strip Museum90114th St • Alva580-327-2030www.alvaok.net/alvachamberCheyenne Cultural Center2250 NE Route 66 • Clinton580-232-6224www.clintonokla.orgChickasaw Council HouseMuseum209 N Fisher Ave • Tishomingo580-371-3351www.chickasaw.netChickasaw Nation VisitorCenter520 E Arlington • Ada580-436-2603www.chickasaw.netChickasaw National CapitolBuilding411 W 9th • Tishomingo580-371-9835www.chickasaw.netChoctaw Nation MuseumCouncil House Road • Tuskahoma918-569-4465Citizen Potawatomi NationCultural Heritage Centerand Firelake Gifts1899 N Gordon Cooper • Shawnee405-878-5830www.potawatomi.org/cultureComanche National Museumand Cultural Center701 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton580-353-0404www.comanchemuseum.comCoo-Y-Yah Museum847 Hwy 69 and S 8th St • Pryor918-825-2222Creek Council House Museum106 W 6th • Okmulgee918-756-2324www.tourokmulgee.comDelaware County HistoricalSociety & Mariee WallaceMuseum538 Krause St • Jay918-253-4345 or 866-253-4345Delaware Tribal MuseumHwy 281 N • Anadarko405-247-2448Five Civilized Tribes Museum1101 Honor Heights Dr • Muskogee918-683-1701 or 877-587-4237www.fivetribes.orgFred Jones Jr.Museum of Art555 Elm Ave. • Norman405-325-3272www.ou.edu/fjjmaFort Gibson Historic Site andInterpretive Center907 N Garrison Ave. • Fort Gibson918-478-4088www.okhistory.orgFort Sill Historic Landmark andMuseum437 Quanah Rd. • Fort Sill580-442-5123http://sill-www.army.mil/museumFort Washita Historic Site andMuseum3348 State Rd 199 • Durant580-924-6502Gardner Mission and MuseumHwy 70 E • Broken Bow580-584-6588Gilcrease Museum1400 Gilcrease Museum Rd. • Tulsa918-596-2700 or 888-655-2278www.gilcrease.orgIndian Memorial Museum402 E 2nd St. • Broken Bow580-584-6531John Hair Museum18627 W Keetoowah CircleTahlequah • 918-772-4389www.keetoowahcherokee.orgJacobson House Native ArtCenter609 Chautauqua • Norman405-366-1667www.jacobsonhouse.comKanza MuseumKaw Tribal Complex • Kaw City580-269-2552 or 866-404-5297www.kawnation.comKiowa Tribal MuseumHwy 9 W • Carnegie • 580-654-2300Museum of the Great Plains601 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton580-581-3460www.museumgreatplains.orgMuseum of the Red River812 E Lincoln Rd • Idabel580-286-3616www.museumoftheredriver.orgNational Cowboy and WesternHeritage Museum1700 NE 63rd • Oklahoma City405-478-2250www.nationalcowboymuseum.orgOklahoma History Center2401 N Laird Ave. • Oklahoma City405-522-5248www.okhistorycenter.orgOsage Tribal Museum, Libraryand Archives819 Grandview Ave. • Pawhuska918-287-5441www.osagetribe.com/museumPermanent Art of theOklahoma State Capitol2300 N Lincoln Blvd. • Oklahoma City405-521-3356www.ok.govPhilbrook Museum of Art2727 S Rockford Rd. • Tulsa918-749-7941www.philbrook.orgRed Earth Museum6 Santa Fe PlazaOklahoma City405-427-5228www.redearth.orgSam Noble OklahomaMuseum of Natural History2401 Chautauqua Ave. • Norman405-325-4712www.snomnh.ou.eduSeminole Nation Museum524 S Wewoka • Wewoka405-257-5580www.theseminolenationmuseum.orgSequoyah’s CabinRt. 1 Box 141 • Sallisaw918-775-2413www.cherokeetourismok.comSouthern Plains Museum715 E Central Blvd. • Anadarko405-247-6221www.doi.gov/iacb/museums/museum_s_plains.htmlSpiro MoundsArchaeological Center18154 1st St. • Spiro918-962-2062okhistory.org/outreach/museums/spiromounds.htmlStanding Bear Park, Museumand Education Center601 Standing Bear Pkwy • Ponca City580-762-1514www.standingbearpark.comTahlonteeskee CherokeeCourthouse MuseumRt. 2 Box 37-1 • Gore918-489-5663Talbot Research Library andMuseum500 S. Colcord Ave. • Colcord918-326-4532www.talbotlibrary.comThree Valley Museum401 W. Main • Durant580-920-1907Tonkawa Tribal Museum36 Cisco Dr. • Tonkawa580-628-5301www.tonkawatribe.comTop of Oklahoma HistoricalSociety Museum303 S. MainBlackwell580-363-0209Washita Battlefield NationalHistoric SiteWest of town, Cheyenne580-497-2742www.nps.gov/wabaWebbers Falls HistoricalMuseumCommercial & MainWebbers Falls918-464-2728Wheelock AcademyRt. 2 Box 257-A8 • Garvin580-746-2139www.choctawnation.comWoolaroc Ranch, Museumand Wildlife Preserve1925 Woolaroc Ranch Rd.Bartlesville918-336-0307 or 888-966-5276www.woolaroc.orgComanche National Museum and CulturalCenter • 701 NW Ferris Ave. • Lawton

28 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 29R RNative Art & Shoppingt t t t t t tBah-Kho-Je GalleryIowa Tribal ComplexBuffalo Sun122 N Main, MiamiCha Tullis Galleries108 W Main, HominyCherokee Artists AssociationArt Gallery202 E 5th St, TahlequahCherokee Nation Gift Shop17725 S Muskogee Ave, TahlequahCherokee Trading Post6100 NE Service Rd, ClintonChick’s Cowboys & Indians109 West 5th St., Elk CityCitizen Potawatomi NationFireLake Gifts1899 N Gordon Cooper, ShawneeDean’s Pawn Shop2617 S Robinson, Oklahoma City405-239-2774Doc’s Trading Post1511 E Main, WeatherfordFancy Dancer Leather Designs302 W Alabama, AnadarkoThe Gallery of Art at Anadarko115 NE First St, AnadarkoGourds Etc9002 S 439-2, Locust GroveIndian Records Inc209 E County Line Rd, FayThe Indian Store2323 E Cherokee, SallisawIndian Territory Art Gallery825 W Main St, DurantIntertribal Designs1520 N Portland, Oklahoma CityJane Osti Studio1390 N Heritage Lane #55, Tahlequah918-456-1900The Jewelers Bench4716 N MacArthur Blvd,Oklahoma CityJohn Hair MuseumUKB Tribal Complex, TahlequahLittle Horse & Company313 E Rogers, SkiatookLyon’s Indian StoreS. Detroit, TulsaMcKee’s Indian Store & SusanPeters Gallery116 W Main St, AnadarkoMohawk Lodge Indian Store22702 Rt 66 N, ClintonNative America Gallery & Gifts3823 N College Ave, Bethany405-789-4300Native American Art317 S Main, TulsaNDN Art Gallery104 East Choctaw, Tahlequah918-431-1300Oklahoma Indian Art Gallery2331 SW 44th, Oklahoma CityOklahoma Indian Arts & CraftsCooperative715 E Central Blvd, AnadarkoOklahoma Native Art &Jewelry1316 S Agnew, Oklahoma CityOsage Nation Gift Shop222 W. Main, PawhuskaPawnee Bill Trading Post547 6th St, PawneeWANTEDPendleton Store1900 NW Expy, Oklahoma CityRabbit Gallery231 S Taylor, PryorSally’s Antler Art & Imports1115 8th St, WoodwardSalt Creek Knife Co202 2nd St, CalvinSimply Southwest1 N Broadway, EdmondSouthwest Collectibles135 W First St, ArcadiaSupernaw’s Oklahoma IndianSupply213 East Rogers Blvd., SkiatookThe Branded Bear148 E. Lake Drive, Medicine ParkThe Trading Post at M.B.S.28 N Main, MiamiTribes 131 Gallery131 24th Ave NW, NormanTwin Arrows Buffalo Market308 S Mayes, AdairWewoka Street Pawn5th & Wewoka Street, WewokaSUPERNAW’S OKLAHOMAINDIAN SUPPLYWholesale items for Pow Wow VendorsBone chokers $20 per dozenHandmade lamp worked glass bead bracelets $1.00 eachGlass bead stretch bracelets 5 for $2.5012 Necklaces: Chain w/ pendant and display pad $13.5036 inch gemstone chip strands Reg. 3.95 now $2.0036 inch turquoise chip strands Reg. 7.95 now $4.00Always our regular stock of seed beads from 16/0 to 8/0, findings,leather, hackles, fluffs and thousands of other supply items.Remember we’ve moved around the corner213 EAST ROGERS BLVD., SKIATOOK, OKLA109 North Broadway, Skiatook, OK 74070New Dealers Cash or Credit Card Only.Open Noon-6pm Mon. thru Fri. • 10am-5m Sat. • Closed Sun.Local: 396-1713-Countrywide Toll Free 1-888-720-1967Website: www.supernaw.com • Email: Supernaw@flash.netAmerican Indian Owned & OperatedSelling Authentic Native American Made GoodsLet Wewoka Street Pawn & Gold be your one stop centerfor Quick Cash or even a place where you can shop for DISCOUNTTools • Jewlery • Art • Musical Instruments • Firearms & MoreWe make you our priority. We can even sell your items on Ebay!Stop by and visit with Debi or Charles.We look forward to serving you!Wewoka St Pawn & Gold • 420 S. Wewoka St. • Wewoka, OK“Where every day is Indian Day”Native AmericanIndian GoodsPawn • BuySell • Tradewww.deanspawn.comDEAN’SDRIVE-THRUPAWN SHOP2617 S. RobinsonOklahoma City, OK405-239-2774Fall Pottery Classes with Cherokee Treasure Jane OstiCherokee Arts Center • 212 S. Water Street • TahlequahNOVEMBER 4-8 | CHEROKEE POTTERY GATHERINGFive day workshop, gathering and processing clay,creating coil built pots and wood firing.To reserve space in any class, send a $20 deposit to:Jane Osti, 1390 N Heritage Lane #55, Tahlequah OK 74464More info email Jane: JaneOsti@yahoo.com

ead30 NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013NATIVE OKLAHOMA • OCTOBER 2013 31R ROklahoma Tribal DirectoryAbsentee-Shawnee Tribe Delaware (Lenape) Tribe Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Sac and Fox Nation2025 South Gordon Cooper of Indians202 S. Eight Tribes Trail920883 S. Hwy 99Shawnee Oklahoma 74801 5100 East Tuxedo Blvd.Miami, Okla.Stroud, Okla.Phone: 405.275.4030Bartlesville, Okla.918-542-1445918-968-3526918- 337-6550Alabama-QuassarteModoc Tribe of Oklahoma(osage)Seminole Nation of OklahomaTribal TownDelaware Nation418 G Street Junction Hwys. 270 and 56101 E. Broadway31064 State Highway 281 Miami, Okla.P. O. Box 1498, Wewoka, Okla.Wetumka, Ok. 74883Anadarko, Okla.918-542-1190Phone: 405 452-3987405-257-7200405-247-2448Apache Tribe of Oklahoma511 East Colorado DriveAnadarko, Okla.405-247-9493Caddo Nation of Oklahoma Hwys. 281 & 152 IntersectionBinger, Okla.405-656-2344Cherokee NationSouth of Tahlequah, Hwy. 62Tahlequah, Okla.918-453-5000Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes100 Red Moon CircleConcho, Okla.405-262-0345Chickasaw Nation124 East 14th StreetAda, Okla.(580) 436-2603Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 529 N. 16th St., Durant, Okla.800-522-6170Citizen Potawatomi Nation1601 Gordon Cooper DriveShawnee, Okla.405-275-3121Comanche Nation584 NW Bingo Rd.Lawton, Okla.877-492-4988Eastern Shawnee Tribe ofOklahoma127 Oneida St.Seneca, Missouri918-666-2435Fort Sill Apache TribeRoute 2, Box 121Apache, Okla.580-588-2298Iowa Tribe of OklahomaRR 1, Box 721Perkins, OK405-547-2402Kaw Nation of Oklahoma698 Grandview DriveKaw City, Okla.580-269-2552Kialegee Tribal Town623 East Hwy. 9Wetumka, Okla.405-452-3262Kickapoo Tribe of OklahomaP.O. Box 70McLoud, Okla.405-964-7053Kiowa Indian Tribe ofOklahomaHwy. 9, West of CarnegieCarnegie, Okla.580-654-2300Muscogee (Creek) NationHwy. 75 and Loop 56Okmulgee, Okla.800-482-1979Osage Nation813 GrandviewPawhuska, Okla.918-287-5555Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma13 S. 69 AMiami, Okla.918-540-1536Otoe-Missouria Tribe8151 Hwy 177Red Rock, Okla.877-692-6863Pawnee Nation of OklahomaPawnee, Okla.918-762-3621Peoria Tribe of Indians ofOklahoma118 S. Eight Tribes TrailMiami, Okla.918-540-2535Ponca Tribe20 White Eagle DrivePonca City, Okla.580-762-8104Quapaw Tribe of Indians5681 S. 630 Rd.Quapaw,Okla.918-542-1853Seneca-Cayuga TribeR2301 E. Steve Owens Blvd.Miami, Okla.918-542-6609Shawnee Tribe29 S. Hwy. 69AMiami, Okla.918-542-2441Thlopthlocco Tribal Town 09095 Okemah StreetOkemah, Okla.918-560-6198.Tonkawa Tribe of Indians1 Rush Buffalo RoadTonkawa, Okla.580-628-2561United Keetoowah Band ofCherokee IndiansPO Box 746Tahlequah, Okla.918-431-1818Wichita and Affiliated Tribes[Wichita, Keechi, Waco,Tawakonie]Hwy. 281, Anadarko, Okla.405-247-2425Wyandotte Nation64700 E. Highway 60Wyandotte, Okla.918-678-2297Tulsa City-County Librarywww.tulsalibrary.orgSponsored by the Charles W. and Pauline K. Flint FoundationPrinted through the Public Relations Office 2009Mary Bighorse

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