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National Museum of the American Indian opens on Sept. 25, 2004
> Otoe Language Classes Tuesdays, 6 pm 580-723-4466, jhopper@omtribe.org > >
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> Learn Comanche A Beginner’s Packet is free to enrolled tribal members, $70 for others, includes shipping. http://www.comanchelanguage.org clcpc@comanchelanguage.org >
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PERKINS > Iowa Nation Grey Snow Eagle House 2 mi S of Perkins on Hwy 177 Weekend tours by appointment, call 405-334-7471 http://www.facebook.com/GreySnowEagleHouse
> Quapaw Fingerweaving Classes Videos of Beginner and Advanced classes: http://quapawtribe.com/index.aspx?NID=306
> > > Mvskoke Trail of Tears Virtual Tour http://www.muscogeenation-nsn.gov/Pages/ Tourism/virttot.html > Research Your Indian Ancestry Oklahoma Historical Society website http://www.okhistory.org/research/dawes > Eye on NDN-Country with dg smalling Saturdays, 9 am on http://www.thespyfm.com Conversations with Native leaders. > Tribal Scene Radio Fridays, 8 am live on http://www.kbga.org Conversations with host Jodi Rave.
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> RED EARTH FESTIVAL 2013 > > nce again downtown OKC was the site of the annual Red Earth Festival celebrating Native American Art, Crafts, Food and Dance; it is one of the largest gatherings of its kind. Look for it again next June. > http://www.redearth.org > >
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Jackpot: Oklahoma’s Indian Bingo History, Part 2 By Sean Chaffin
and Sunday on alternate weekends. Some weekends, they won as much as $400,000 in prizes.”
y the end of the Twentieth Century, That was typical at many of the eight Native American bands had growing Bingo facilities in Oklahoma successfully negotiated during these years. gaming compacts with the Oklahoma is the thirdThe games continued state, including the Choc- largest gaming revenue to flourish. taw Nation, the Citizen generator in the country. In another example, Band of the Potawatomi Nation, Iowa Tribe, Miami Bingo was the base on the Choctaw Nation, Tribe, Comanche Indian which we built our current opened the Choctaw Tribe, Modoc Tribe, Bingo Palace in 1987. gamimg operations. Otoe-Missouria, and The 28,000 square Sheila Morago, Executive Director, Tonkawa Tribe, Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association foot facility was a hit in Durant, attracting players The success of Indian not just from Oklahoma, high-stakes Bingo in the 1980s and but also from across the Red River where 1990s became a small part of a larger gambling is illegal. With big payouts and revitalization effort within the Indian lots of fun, business boomed. The Bingo communities. More funds were funneled to Palace became the first Indian Bingo business interests, health care, education, Hall to award $1 million to a lucky winner. and social services. The success of Bingo The tribe would later add Bingo facilities became a large part of those efforts. at the Arrowhead Resort in Canadian, the Choctaw Village Shopping Center In 1984, the Otoe-Missouria Indians of in Idabel, and in Pocola. According to north-central Oklahoma opened what they fivecivilizedtribes.org, the Bingo facilities claimed was the world’s biggest Bingo employ more than 200 people and have hall, a 6,000-seat acre of Bingo called provided a key income to the tribe. Red Rock Bingo Palace,” writes David G. Schwartz in his book Roll the Bones. Sean Chaffin is the editor of “Players from hundreds of miles around PokerTraditions.com and author of took buses to the remote reservation “Raising The Stakes: True Tales of and stayed overnight in a nearby hotel, Gambling, Wagering and Poker Faces.” playing form noon to midnight Saturday http://www.RaisingtheStakesbook.com.
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Guests may not realize that the name First Council refers to the meeting between the Otoe-Missouria tribes and the Lewis and Clark expedition. Authentic woodlands designs are employed throughout the property. The casino offers guests slot machines, poker room, high-stakes room and more. The FlatWater Sports Bar & Grill, Council Bluff Event Center and Hotel make this the place to play.
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What began as a bingo hall has grown into a major entertainment zone along I-40. Guests have their choice of 730 machines from IGT, Multimedia, VGT and many more. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sure to find your favorite game. For those who like the feel of a crisp deck of cards, Lucky Star delivers. Worked up an appetite? Head to The Rez Deli for a quick bite to keep you in the action.
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