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SKIATOOK Osage Language Wednesdays, 6 to 8 pm, Adults and TeensSkiatook Library, 316 E Rogershttp://www.tulsalibrary.org/eventguide

NORMANKiowa Language ClassThursdays, 6 to 8 pm, Jacobson HouseJacobson Art House, 609 Chautauqua [email protected], 405-366-1667http://www. jacobsonhouse.com

Weaving TraditionsTuesdays in July, 6:30 to 8:30 pmJacobson Art HouseSouthern Plains Style Beadwork Classes withKevin Connywerdy (Comanche/Kiowa).

OKLAHOMA CITYEye on NDN-Country with dg smalling Saturdays, 9 am on http://www.thespyfm.com Conversations with Native leaders and friends of NDN-Country on current affairs in Oklahoma.

American Indian Chamber of CommerceSecond Wednesdays, 11:30 amMeinders School of Business, NW 26th St & McKinleyBuffet Luncheon $20. 405-808-3593

QUAPAWNative American Student Artist Competition ExhibitThru Friday, July 15Open daily from 9 am to 4 pmQuapaw Tribal Library905 Whitebird St http://www.quapawtribe.com/Calendar

RED ROCKOtoe-Missouria EncampmentThursday, July 14 thru Sunday, July 17Dance competitions, Art Contest, Turtle Races, Horseshoe Tournament, crafts, food and more.http://www.omtribe.org

WALTERSComanche Homecoming Pow-wowFriday, July 15 thru Sunday, July 17Dance competitions, food and carnival.

TALEQUAHCherokee Heritage Center21192 S Keeler Drhttp://www.cherokeeheritage.org, 918-456-6007

All monthCherokee Female Seminary ExhibitThe story of the first higher education institute for women west of the Mississippi River.

Friday, August 12Cherokee Tear Dress-making ClassFirst class in a series that teaches the history and construction and finishing of a Cherokee Tear Dress

Sand Creek Massacre avenged at Battle of Red

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St. Gregory’s Universitystudent-athlete Devon Frazier (Absentee Shawnee) was recently crowned Miss Indian Oklahoma 2011 at the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women’s annual pageant. Devon made an appearance at the Little Axe High School Commencement ceremony to present the Bobby L. Hicks Scholarship, an award she received in 2010.

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NATIONAL INDIAN TACO CHAMPIONSHIPSPAWHUSKA

Three Osages sweptthis year’s National Indian Taco Champ

ionship held May 21 in downtown Pawhuska, with Debra Lookout winning the top prize, while Bonnie Pratt took second and Paula Mashunkashey placed third. Their culinary creations were ranked the best out of eight contestants who sold their food while Native dancers and singers performed and artists sold their merchandise.

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Lookout said she kept her entry ingredients simple for her Indian taco entry. “I make it the way I like to eat it,” she said of her taco. A licensed practical nurse, she uses lean ground beef in her cooking. Mashunkashey, who took third, calls the event a family affair in which her family returns each year to cook and compete, “Some people go camping with kids, we go to the Indian Taco Championship.” Benny Polacca, Osage News

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NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH LANGUAGE FAIR

Students from more than 70 schools and programs throughout

Oklahoma, Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Mexico came to the Sam Noble Museum in Norman for the 9th Annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair. Organized by the Sam Noble Museum’s Native American Language Department as a way to provide support and encouragement to the tribes struggling to preserve their Native languages, the event continues to grow.

9-12th Master’s CategoryFirst PlaceVernell Sandoval (Navajo)Riverside Indian SchoolAnadarko, OK

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Each participant received a T-shirt and a medal; the first, second

and third place winners in each category received a trophy for display at their school or tribal center. The competition was judged by a panel of Native American elders, teachers, authors and artists from many different tribes.

2011 Language Fair:Students 694 Presentations 360 Languages 32Categories/Participants:Spoken Language 87Spoken Language w/ Powerpoint 32 Language in Song 51 Posters 117 Books 62 Film/Videos 13Essays 23Language Masters 8

http://www.snomnh.ou.edu Individual Spoken Language, First PlaceJanie Fisher, Coushatta Tribe of Louisana

3rd-5th Small Group Song, First PlaceThe Downing Bears, Cherokee Immersion School, Tahlequah, OK

3rd-5th Large Group Spoken Language, 2nd PlaceKiowa Language Class, BIE Carnegie Adult Learning Center

Individual Spoken Language First Place Dewey Beartrack Donelson (Kaw)

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The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma held its annual commemorative Trail of Tears Walk May 21. The event began at the park in Millerton with participants walking 2.5 miles to historic Wheelock Academy. In spite of the possibility of rain, hundreds chose to walk to honor the ancestors who

didn’t have a choice, and who faced freezing blizzards to reach the new land. Chief Gregory E. Pyle greeted everyone as they reached the campus, situated near where one group of Choctaws settled after following the southern route during the removal. There, all enjoyed lunch and entertainment by The Johnson Family, Choctaw Nation Princesses, Broken Bow Youth Dancers and stickball.

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Preservat ion

CHACO CANYON AT RISK

The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Greater Chaco

Landscape in New Mexico to its 2011 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. This annual list highlights important examples of the nation’s architectural, cultural and natural heritage that are at risk of destruction or irreparable damage.

Across a swath of northern New Mexico are hundreds of sites that help unlock the

mysteries of the Chacoan people, prehistoric farmers who inhabited this area for six centuries starting in 700 A.D. Today these great innovators are represented by descendant Pueblo and other Native American groups. The legacy of the Chacoan people includes for magnificent multi-storied buildings, thousands of ancient pueblos and shrines, along with an extensive road network that provided a link for people across the region.

Sites within Chaco Canyon itself and some on nearby mesas are

protected as part of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, managed by the National Park Service. Most Chacoan sites and roads located on federal lands outside the Park boundaries are at risk from a variety of human activities, and many of these sites rival those located within the Park.

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Closer to home, the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department will stop funding and maintaining seven state parks on August 15 to save the state $700,000. Across the country this year hundreds of state parks will be shut down or given to other municipalities, creating hardships on the organizations

trying to keep open these beautiful parks open. When the state decided to close these parks, critics have charged, they did not consult with the towns that would be affected by this decision, and without studies as to how this would affect the surrounding towns. Said a park user, “They can find money for our state parks.”

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Compact Fees Increase Gaming Pays $118 Million to the State of Oklahoma in 2010

The fees paid to the state of Oklahoma by gaming tribes have grown each of the six years of compacting. Tribal-State compacts are agreements that establish the rules for conducting Class III gaming activities (Card games played against the house, slot machines, dog and horse racing, jai alai, and all other types of casino gaming). A compact is negotiated between a tribe and a state, but the Secretary of Interior must also approve the compact. Oklahoma gaming compacts expire on January 1, 2020 but may be extended or terminated by mutual consent of the Tribe and the State of Oklahoma.

It’s important to realize that tribes are overdelivering on our deal with the state. We’ve created thousands of jobs while the state is far exceeding revenue projections. The gaming compact has been a great deal for the state of Oklahoma, really very beneficial to both tribal and state governments.“1 — Principal Chief Chad Smith, Cherokee Nation

Our gaming compact with the state of Oklahoma is the result of negotiations which ultimately provide benefits to everyone concerned. It has contributed to an increasingly positive and mutually benefi-cial relationship with the state of Oklahoma. We are also making a significant contribution toward expanding tourism in the state. Construction of the Chickasaw Cultural Center, expansions of our casi-nos, renovation of Remington Park and construction of new hotels are a few examples of that.”1 — Governor Bill Anoatubby, Chickasaw Nation

1 Tulsa World, 2 Oklahoma Office of State Finance

2010 State Tribal Compact Revenues $

Chickasaw Nation 33,330,424Choctaw Nation 22,753,832Cherokee Nation 12,208,041Muscogee (Creek) 8,637,622Quapaw Tribe 5,706,714Citizen Potawatomi 5,499,238Otoe-Missouria Tribe 5,051,241Osage Nation 4,858,437Cheyenne & Arapahoe Tribes 2,850,210Tonkawa Tribe 2,451,375Kiowa Tribe 2,414,545Comanche Nation 2,277,850Fort Sill Apache 1,461,604Eastern Shawnee Tribe 1,453,270Iowa Tribe of 1,141,585Sac & Fox Nation 1,050,365Kickapoo Tribe 895,422Seneca-Cayuga Tribe 601,760Peoria Tribe 470,940Wyandotte Nation 436,897Kaw Nation 394,151Delaware Nation 374,533Miami Tribe 343,742Apache Tribes 336,199Absentee Shawnee Tribe 278,389Pawnee Nation 267,580Seminole Nation 250,537Ottowa Tribe 196,563Thlopthlocco Tribal Town 12,116

Total 118,624,111

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