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PARK HILL > Cherokee Clothing - Hunting Jacket Class Saturday Dec 13, 10 am to 3 pm Cherokee Heritage Center Contact Tonia Weavel at 918-456-6007 x6161 http://www.cherokeeheritage.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

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TULSA > New Years Eve Sobriety Powwow Wednesday Dec 31; Grand Entry 7 pm Cox Business Center Contact Lorraine Bosin at 918-639-7999

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DENVER, C0 > Sand Creek Massacre Spritual Healing Run Starts at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Eads, CO; ends at the West steps of the CO State Capitol. Free and open to the public. https://www.facebook.com/sand.creek.90

Sundays at 12 noon on KACO 98.5 FM Music and more from the Kiowa and area tribes.

> Seminole Nation Weekly Radio Show Live on Tuesdays, 11 am on KWSH 1260 AM

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WWW > 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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WASHINGTON, DC > Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations National Museum of the American Indian 4th St & Independence Ave SW 10:00 am – 5:30 pm daily; thru 2015 The largest collection ever presented to an audience. http://nmai.si.edu

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Top: Wampum belts, fans and other diplomatic tools of the Treaty process on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian’s latest exhibition, “Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations.” Bottom: President George Washington’s signature on the Treaty of Canandaigua, the first of six original treaties to be featured in the exhibition. Paul Morigi courtesy NMAI/Smithsonian

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Allan Houser Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994 Apache Father and Son c. 1992, Charcoal, 58 ¾ x 47 ½ in Courtesy Allan Houser, Inc.


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> ALLAN HOUSER DRAWINGS: THE CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION > Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK > elatively unknown to those who champion Houser’s art, and exhibited here for the first time, are one hundred drawings by the artist that show, as Professor W. Jackson Rushing III and guest curator of the exhibition describes it, “Houser visually thinking out loud.” The exhibit unveils a side of the artist little known and features, among other subjects, warriors and hunters, women and their work and abstract Apache designs. > http://www.ou.edu/fjjma 405-325-1660 > > For other celebrations of the centennial of Houser’s birth: http://www.okhouser.org

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Allan Houser Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994 The Old Storyteller 1961, Pen and ink, 13 ¾ x 13 3/16 in Courtesy Allan Houser Foundation


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> by heather ahtone > ative American ceramics conjures images of Puebloan pottery, maybe women walking in a plaza with large ollas precariously balanced on their heads. But for Anita Fields, those stereotypes had nothing to do with her culture, her traditions, nor her vision for the future. Her interest in ceramics was driven by curiosity about the clay’s natural pliability and personality, and an inherent symbolism for attachment to place. Fields has a vision for using clay to connect to her tribal traditions while stepping into a future where there are no limits for defining American Indian art.

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> nita Fields (b. 1951; Osage/Muscogee (Creek) began her formal art training at the Institute of American Indian Arts and completed her studies at Oklahoma State University. However, a formal education in ceramics does not match the informal education in Osage philosophy and ethos that continues to be an integral component of Fields conceptual basis. The knowledge shared in a ceremony or as a regular participant cannot be quantified like a degree. The evidence of this knowledge rests in the art directly. Interestingly, there are few examples of Osage ceramics. Not having a tribal tradition to uphold in regards the medium actually gives Fields liberty in pursuing the craft.

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> n Oklahoma the ceramics and pottery traditions are most often associated with the Southeastern tribes, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Caddo. The Osage people are part of the Plains tribal community, descendants of ancient Cahokia and linguistic relatives of the other Siouxan tribes. Traditions are more likely textile ribbonwork, carving, and there are many painters and writers from the community. Fields is adept working in her tribe’s ribbonwork traditions and is known to be a good cook, one of several appointed cooks for the Zon-Zoli, Hominy district during the annual In-Lon-Schka dance (a traditional Osage ceremonial). One might expect that her ceramics would overtly incorporate markers of her tribal traditions, to make sure that their influence was recognizable. As a Native ceramicist, she might be expected to build forms that fit in the Native pottery genre, wide bodied bowls with small mouths. But Fields does not comply so

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> Excerpted from a message to the Choctaw Nation from Chief Gregory E. Pyle

> As I walked carefully down my drive during the last bout of freezing weather [of the season] I thought of the steps made by our ancestors on the Trail of Tears. We read of the hardships and the disease, hunger and death along the trail. It is difficult for us to fully comprehend everything they endured. ¶ The Choctaw Nation’s commemorative Trail of Tears Walk is held annually to honor those who died along the way and the men, women and children who survived to begin a new life. ¶ This year’s Trail of Tears Walk will end at Wheelock Academy. The grass will be green and the small lake behind Pushmataha Hall will reflect the tall trees surrounding the water. It’s a peaceful location, and will come alive again that day with hundreds of people exploring the campus. ¶ It’s a time to follow our ancestors’ path, a day for fellowship, and an opportunity to learn more about the history of the Choctaw Nation.


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INDIAN GAMING 2014 > San Diego, CA > NIGA Chairman Ernie Stevens, Jr. (left) speaks at the opening ceremony of the Trade Show and Marketplace, the highlight of the event. “This tradeshow encompasses so much of our lives, and a strong part of that is showcasing our culture,” said Chairman Stevens. “We are here to teach, learn and develop our communities to be our very best. Our cultural heritage, our ancient songs and our dances accomplish that and more, as our ways of life are integral to the success to our future generations.”Other dignitaries at the ceremony included former US Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Cheyenne) and actor Adam Beach (Salteaux). >

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> OKLAHOMA IN DIAN GAMING 2014 > Cox Convention Center OKC > Oklahoma City will be the center of the casino universe in August when Tribal leaders, gaming and facilities vendors gather for the 20th Annual Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association Conference and Trade Show. Conferees will network, attend educational sessions, discuss the industry, and check out the latest in casino equipment and technology. Since legalizing tribal casinos in 2004, Oklahoma has grown to the third-biggest state in gaming revenue in the country among states with legalized casinos (after Nevada and California) and it is the second-largest market for Indian gaming. According to Sheila Morago, Executive Director of OIGA, “Those attending get the best training available. Last year we had 95 speakers from across the country on the training panels and they get to see the newest technology available on the market.�


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> Tribal Gaming Exclusivity Fees (2006-present)

> Data showing the amount of exclusivity fees collected by the State of Oklahoma. The fees are paid on a monthly basis by compacted tribes for the exclusive right to operate compacted gaming.

> 2006 $ 14,233,539 2007 $ 46,824,163 2008 $ 81,423,554 2009 $105,586,890 2010 $118,214,261 2011 $122,237,727 2012 $123,872,079 2013 $128,097,759 2014 $122,621,630 Source: https://data.ok.gov

> > In addition to direct fees paid to the state, tribes provide a positive fiscal impact on the state in the form of direct services provided both to tribal members and nonmembers living in their respective service areas. These are financial burdens that, in the absence of tribal governement assistance, the State of Oklahoma would be obligated to provide.

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