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Contents:
ON OUR COVER | KIOWA BLACK LEGGINGS CEREMONIAL DANCE| PHOTO BY LESTER HARRAGARRA
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TON-KON-GAH
Kiowa Black Leggings
celebrate 55th annual
ceremonial
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CHICKASAW CULTURE
Husband and wife team
bring culture to life in Sulphur
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ARTIST
Joseph Chamberlain creates custom Pendleton
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EVENTS
What’s happening where
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CHICKASAW RECIPE
Pumpkin cookies
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LODGING
Where to stay and where to pick up a copy of
Native Oklahoma
GAMING
Where to play
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Ton-Kon-Gah:
Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society
By DANA ATTOCKNIE
Comanche
It’s a society that never forgets.
“We must never ever forget them,”
Lyndreth “Tugger” Palmer said of
veterans. “(We) pay honor to the people
who make the supreme sacrifice. Their
name will never die, never.”
The Ton-Kon-Gah, Kiowa Black
Leggings Warrior Society, was established
generations ago to honor veterans,
and it continues to celebrate each year
with a ceremonial at Indian City in
Anadarko, Okla. This year the 55th
annual ceremonial was held in October.
The society also has a color guard that has
traveled extensively.
“The Kiowa Tribal Nation has had
an elaborate warrior organization since
before any recorded history of the tribe.
The structure of the organization, songs,
dances, and dress were well established
and carried on when first discovered
by white explorers,” Patrick Redbird,
secretary and public information officer
for the society, said.
The society was revived in 1958 by Gus
Palmer, Sr and his two brothers George
and Dixon Palmer. They first established
the Kiowa Veterans Association (KVA) on
Nov. 23, 1958 in Carnegie, Okla. and then
incorporated the society, according to
“Kiowa, Apache and Comanche military
societies” by William C. Meadows. They
wanted their brother, Lyndreth Palmer,
who was killed in World War II to always
be remembered.
“My dad and my uncle’s didn’t want
my uncle Lyndreth’s name to ever be
forgotten,” Palmer, commander of the
society, said.
Palmer succeeded his father Gus as
commander of the society when he died in
November 2006. He said veterans are held
very highly in the Kiowa tribe, especially
the warriors who lost their lives in battle.
He also said he encourages Kiowa people
to attend their annual ceremonial because
everyone is descended from a mighty
warrior.
Meadows states, “In 1958 there were still
several tribal elders who had been active
society members when the group ceased
to function in 1927. When approached
for knowledge about the society, the older
members were pleased and encouraged
Palmer’s interest in reviving the society.”
Dixon Palmer remembers being
encouraged by his elders.
“They said you young men, you deserve
great honor for yourself and for your
tribe,” he said. “They were the ones that
taught us everything about the Ton-KonGah, everything.”
The reason for naming the society TonKon-Gah differs for some people, but
overall still reflects the way of life when
the society began.
“Some say it was because the dust from
the trail made their legs black. This was
before there were horses. Others say it was
because their legs were blackened while
running back into action after an enemy
thought they had burned out an area to
repel an attack,” Redbird said. “The name,
Black Leggings, remained the name of the
society even though they became one of
the best ‘horse mounted forces’ on the
Plains.”
Redbird said society officers also want
to keep the regalia as authentic as possible.
A black string shawl is worn on the waist,
from the knees down the legs are black
with paint or leggings, a decorated lance
or spear is carried and the red cape is
draped over their shoulders.
“A red cape must be worn to honor one
of the Ton-Kon-Gah chiefs. Gool-HayEe (Young Red Colt) killed a Mexican
officer and took his red cape as a war
trophy,” Redbird said. “The society is still
in possession of the original cape.”
Dixon Palmer said Gool-Hay-Ee was
given his name because when he got mad
his face got red. He said there are still
Gool-Hay-Ee descendents, and he sang
a song in Kiowa made in his honor. The
lyrics of the song, he said, translate into:
“Gool-Hay-Ee, he killed that officer and
when he got him, he got his cape and
brought it home.”
The adornment each member chooses
to place on their lance represents their
individual military experience. “I had
eagle feathers that represent the combat,”
Dixon Palmer said. “I went all the way
through 511 days of being fired at.”
According to Meadows, Gus Palmer
“had 21 eagle feathers on his lance to
represent the 21 bombing missions he
made in World War II.”
Membership requirements are to be an
enrolled Kiowa tribal member, male and
served in the Armed Forces. There are
approximately 45 active members, with
some still serving in the military, Redbird
said.
“The Ton-Kon-Gah was an organization
of warriors, fighting men who served the
tribe with honor. They had four members
that were very special to the organization,
two little boys and two little girls. They
were considered so special that the
families of each would have large giveaways in their honor,” Redbird said.
The 2010 ceremonial for the society
honored female veterans. Palmer said,
“Women made the supreme sacrifice
like men.” On last day of the ceremonial
a special dance called the “Turn Around
Dance” is held.
“The Kiowa name for this dance is
‘Tsat-Koie-Gya’ or Encountering the
Enemy. The dance, which is actually a rite,
is a re-enactment of a battle that occurred
in the early 1800s. During the dance,
the tempo increases, pistol and rifle fire
“A red cape must be worn to honor one of the Ton-Kon-Gah chiefs.
Gool-Hay-Ee (Young Red Colt) killed a Mexican officer
and took his red cape as a war trophy.”
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The Ton-Kon-Gah, Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society, was established
generations ago to honor veterans, and it continues to celebrate each
year with a ceremonial at Indian City in Anadarko, Okla.
– photograph by Lester Harragarra
is heard, war hoops heard everywhere,
lances raised and the drum rises to a
crescendo,” Redbird said. “This continues
until a society member rushes in and
strikes the drum. After he stops the drum,
he must relate a war deed either witnessed
or performed personally.”
According to the Meadows book, the
society wanted to continue, “The tradition
of holding military society meeting in
tipis.”
“The society (Since 1973) uses a tipi
derived from the famous Jòqìgácút
(Return from the Battle Marks Tipi) or
“Battle Tipi” of Jòhâusàn (Little Bluff
Recess/Concavity). The yellow stripes
on the south side of the tipi were already
present when it was given to Jòhâusàn
by the Cheyenne leader Sleeping Bear in
1840 and are believed to have represented
successful war expeditions he had led,”
Meadows states. “Jòhâusàn then added
black stripes to represent successful war
expeditions that he had personally led on
which he had brought back scalps with
no loss of members. The other side was
filled with depictions of battle scenes by
noted Kiowa warriors who were invited
to display their personal war deeds and
periodically changed with the acquisition
of higher-ranking battle deeds.”
According to the Department of
Interior’s Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Web site, “The earliest battle scene
painted on the tipi is the 1864 battle with
Kit Carson near Adobe Walls in the Texas
panhandle.” A new 21 foot Battle Tipi was
introduced at the 50th annual ceremonial
and depicts Iraq war battle scenes.
Redbird said each year the society
ceremonial is supported by the “Kiowa
Gourd Clan, O-Ho-Mah Lodge and
all of the Kiowa Service organizations
in making each veteran’s observance a
success.”
“The Kiowas had six divisions of warrior
societies, Po-Lanh-Yope (Little Rabbits),
Adle-Tdow-Yope (Young Sheep), TsainTanmo (Horse Headdresses), Tdien-PeiGah (Gourd Society), and Ton-Kon-Gah
(Black Legs or Leggings). The last being
our ten bravest called, Qkoie-Tsain-Gah
(Principle Dogs),” Redbird said. “The
songs, dances, dress and ceremonies for
each society were unique to each society as
were the rules of war for men’s society.”
He said everyone is always welcome
to attend their ceremonial. “We want to
help out all veterans so all veterans are
welcome to come out,” Redbird said.
Videotaping is not allowed at the
ceremonial and although still photography
is permitted, permission must be acquired
first.
“The dance, regalia, the songs, where
we perform, is all copyrighted at the
Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.,”
Palmer said, adding that the ceremonial is
dedicated to their fallen soldiers, and he
encourages all Kiowa male veterans to
join the society.
“I hope the next generation can learn
this and keep it going,” Palmer said. “I want
them to keep it going for our people.”
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Jeremy and Ashley Wallace | Photo by Rita Hart
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Teaching their Culture:
Husband & wife make best team
By DANA ATTOCKNIE
Comanche
Jeremy Wallace loves to sing and
dance at work, which happens to be the
Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur.
His wife, Ashley, who also works
at the center, participates in cultural
demonstration dances, too, and describes
the regalia to visitors, while Jeremy
informs people about the dances, songs
and history of the tribe.
“I get up and talk to them about what
dances we’re going to do and what they
mean,” Jeremy said. “One of the things
we’ve hit on the most is the purpose of our
dances because a lot of people are interested
in our dances. So we explain to them that
our dances are very sacred. What we do
for them today is a demonstration...Our
stomp dance ground is a demonstration
stomp dance ground, and it’s open to the
public. Other tribes still have theirs where
it’s not open to the public…All the songs
we sing are very sacred and passed from
generation to generation.”
Jeremy, who is Chickasaw and
Mississippi Choctaw, likes to explain
the aspects of his Chickasaw heritage.
He said he holds fond memories of
children visitors whose faces shined with
enthusiasm and fascination while he was
teaching and performing.
“That gives me chill bumps all the way
from the bottom of my feet to the top of
my head. My ancestors are touching me
and giving me the strength and ability to
do that (teach),” he said.
Ashley, who is Chickasaw, Choctaw
and Jicarilla Apache, also demonstrates
finger weaving, basketry and bead work
at the center.
“We try to show them the items, and
they can look at it and touch it and feel it.
They can get the sense of seeing it in front
of their eyes because a lot of people that
come here, they’re not from around here
or they weren’t raised up in the Chickasaw
way. We try to explain the old ways, the
way they would have done it in the old
days,” she said.
Jeremy, 38, and Ashley, 31, have worked
at the center as cultural instructors since it
opened in July 2010, but have been active
in their culture since childhood.
Jeremy said by the time he could walk,
he could dance. During high school he
was active in Native American History
Month demonstrations and traveled
to powwows. He and Ashley are also
members of the Chickasaw Nation Dance
Troupe and have traveled across the
nation sharing their traditions, the way
their families shared with them.
“It’s a big deal to have your family
behind you and support you 110 percent,
not 90 or 80. They do it 110 percent, both
parents on both of our sides. You know
it’s good. You know you got that support
and another thing that we really like to
emphasize on is the Chickasaw Nation,”
Jeremy said. “Being in that wonderful
complex, there is no other place in the
world that you can go to be able to feel like
you’re at home. The Chickasaw Nation
has a big part of what we do, and it’s just
an awesome place. “
Ashley began beading when she was
eight-years-old, and both she and Jeremy
give credit to their parents, grandparents,
aunts and uncles for passing on their
Native customs to them.
“I am very grateful for my parents. If
it wasn’t for them and my whole family,
everybody, if it wasn’t for all of them I
wouldn’t be here today doing what I’m
doing now and what I love because I
really do love my job,” she said. “It’s just
wonderful being a cultural instructor…
and being able to do what I do and being
able to teach.”
While teaching visitors at the center,
they both like to connect with the youth
and remind them of the importance in
sharing their tribal history and heritage.
“They are the next ones to keep this
going. We’re not going to be here forever.
Just like the elders say, they’re not going
to be here forever. They’ll pass it on to
somebody else, so they can pass it on to
somebody else. It’s just a big cycle and if
it stops then that’s going to be lost, that
tradition. It’ll be lost and it’s going to be
real hard to bring it back,” Ashley said.
“That’s what they say about our language,
too, and if we don’t then it’s going to die
completely and we’ll just be a lost tribe.”
When Jeremy talks to the youth, he
stresses that they should continue visiting
the center so they can learn as much as
they can. He tells them, “One day you
will be able to pass these songs, these
different cultural items that we teach you
how to make. You’ll pass that down to
your children so that way the culture will
never be lost.”
In addition to singing and dancing,
Jeremy enjoys teaching visitors how to
make bows and play stickball. He said it
is never too late for anyone to learn about
their heritage and is especially touched
when children go back to the center and
take their parents. The center is host to
many school visits, and Jeremy said he
loves to see kids play stickball and watch
their eyes light up when they score.
In addition to the joy they get from
teaching at the center, Jeremy and Ashley
said they are thankful for each other and
do not tire of working with each other.
“We’re, what do you call that? Made for
each other,” she said.
Jeremy agreed and said both their lives
are on the same path and they’re taking
the same journey.
“We’re both almost alike. That’s why
we’re soul mates because we do what we
do best together,” he said.
For more information about the
Chickasaw Cultural Center visit www.
chickasawculturalcenter.com or call (580)
622-7130.
“we’re soul mates because we do what we do best together.”
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Joseph Chamberlain:
Tulsa artist creates another
Joseph Chamberlain with his new blanket design, “Standing Strong”
photo by Titus Frenchman
He wasn’t sure his drawing could be weaved - but everything fell into place and
although the blanket doesn’t mirror each nuance of his drawing, it still conveys
his appreciation and the high regard he has for servicemen and women.
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r custom Pendleton blanket
By DANA ATTOCKNIE
Comanche
Tulsa, Okla. – Warriors
from the past are silhouettes
to present day servicemen
in an image that will soon
be transferred from paper to
Pendleton.
Earlier this year, Joseph
Chamberlain,
Yankton
Sioux and Lakota, went
through a spell of creating a
lot of pictures pertaining to
military service. He felt one
image carried the universal
impact he wanted to share as
an honor blanket.
“When I drew it I was
thinking, you know, we’re one
of the only people that served
in the service before we were
ever citizens,” Chamberlain
said. “I bet in every war there
has been Native Americans
in the service somewhere.
The big impact of the code
talkers and all those things; I
was just thinking, how can I
honor them.”
He named the drawing
and soon-to-be blanket
“Standing Strong.”
“There are so many people,
not just in the service, but in
all the fights that we as Native
people have gone through;
there’s a lot of people that
have been killed for our
beliefs and our traditions
and … in the service, these
men and women have been
standing strong for us,”
Chamberlain said. “That’s
what it’s about. All of them
stood strong for us. That’s
what the whole blanket is
about.”
The “Standing Strong”
blanket will be a custom,
collectable Pendleton blanket
that can only be attained
through Chamberlain or at
the Talking Leaves bookstore
in Cherokee, N.C. The
blankets will be a limited
edition and only 250 will
be produced. Each blanket
will be signed, numbered
and come with the following
description:
“This image honors all
those who have stood strong
for us Native Americans, in
this country. Native image
in background depicts the
warrior societies we come
from. The eagle held in high
regards for our people in the
United States. Tipis represent
home. The four service men
standing strong represent
the four sacred directions.”
Chamberlain’s
first
Pendleton blanket debuted in
2011 and was titled “All Night
Meeting,” which paid tribute
to the Native American
Church. The inspiration
for that blanket came from
a painting he made for an
Indian art calendar in 2005.
“We are pleased to be
working with Joseph again
on
another
Pendleton
design,” Bob Christnacht,
Director Wholesale Sales
– Worldwide at Pendleton,
said. “His commissioned
blanket (Standing Strong)
speaks to the honor and self
sacrifice of all those who have
and do defend and support
our country by serving in
the Armed Forces.”
Chamberlain, who is
originally from Wagner,
S.D., said it was humbling
and an honor to have
Pendleton recognize his
earlier painting and turn it
into the “All Night Meeting”
blanket. He’s also honored to
have Pendleton work with
him on his new “Standing
Strong” blanket and said the
experience for the “Standing
Strong” blanket has been
different from the previous
blanket - mainly because he’s
worked on everything from
the ground up. He wasn’t
sure his drawing could be
weaved - but everything fell
into place and although the
blanket doesn’t mirror each
nuance of his drawing, it still
“The main reason for it all is my way to honor and thank them.
I’ll never be able to individually thank them all. This is my
way through art,” Chamberlain said about service members.
“I couldn’t even do what I do, if they didn’t do what they did.
I couldn’t sit here and paint and raise my grandson.”
– Joseph Chamberlain
conveys his appreciation and
the high regard he has for
servicemen and women.
“The main reason for it
all is my way to honor and
thank them. I’ll never be able
to individually thank them
all. This is my way through
art,” Chamberlain said about
service members. “I couldn’t
even do what I do, if they
didn’t do what they did. I
couldn’t sit here and paint
and raise my grandson.”
The “Standing Strong”
blankets will be released
around the end of January
or the first part of February
2014. One blanket has been
produced thus far, and
Chamberlain showcased it in
October during a conference
for the National Congress
of American Indians and
a Native American Film
Festival, both in Tulsa, where
he resides.
“A lot of people already
had someone in mind they’d
want to get it (blanket) for,”
Chamberlain said.
Chamberlain is taking preorders for the $350 blanket
and can be reached at (918)
277-1129. Information on
him and his work can be
found on Facebook, MySpace
and www.yanktonart.com.
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NatiVE EVENTS CALENDAR
Powwow dates, times and locations are subject to
change. Please call ahead or check online in advance
before making travel plans.
EVERY TUESDAY
A Taste of Native Oklahoma Lunches. 11 am-2 pm.
Featuring Indian Tacos & More. Jacobson House
Native Art Center, 609 Chautauqua Ave., Norman
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Every Wednesday: Powwow Singing & Drumming,
6:30 pm-8:30 pm. Hosted by OU SNAG. Jacobson
House Native Art Center, 609 Chautauqua Ave.,
Norman
EVERY 1st FRIDAY: Indian Taco Sales – from 4:00 –
8:00 pm at Angie Smith Memorial UMC, 400 S. W.
31st Street, Oklahoma City
Flute circle, 7:00pm-9:00pm. Jacobson House Native
Art Center, 609 Chautauqua Ave., Norman
EVERY 2nd SATURDAY
Indian Taco Sales - from 11-2:30pm at OK Choctaw
Tribal Alliance, 5320 S. Youngs Blvd, Oklahoma City
www.okchoctaws.org
EVERY 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 City
THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2014
Comanche National Museum and Cultural Center
presents Comanche Code of Honor, a new exhibit
honoring the heroic Comanche Code Talkers of World
War II. For more information call 580-353-0404 or go
to www.comanchemuseum.com.
NOVEMBER 9
Red Feather Gala, hosted by the Oklahoma City
Indian Clinic, 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm. Proceeds will go
towards construction of a new 7,000 square-foot
pharmacy at the main clinic. For more information
and the attendance form: http://www.okcic.com/
announcements/red-feather-gala-sponsorship/.
NOVEMBER 10
Harold Bigheart Smalley American Legion Post 198
Veteran’s Day Celebration, Wah Zah Zhi Cultural
Center, 1449 W Main, Pawhuska. Flag raising at 11am.
Invocation & Songs 1:30 pm. War Dance at 7:30 pm.
Info email Jr Williams, renegadendn@gmail.com.
NOVEMBER 14
American Heart Association (AHA) PowWow includes
fun run, health fair, cooking demonstrations and tribal
dancers at the Reed Center in Midwest City, OK. The
Honoring the Beat of Life event will mirror a World
Diabetes Day observance. The day-long event begins
at 7:30 a.m. Educational booths and health screenings
will start at 8 a.m. inside the main ballroom. Gourd
dancing will start at 2 p.m. and continue through
5:30 p.m. Registration for the dancers who want to
participate in the evening dance contest is slated for
6 p.m. Contest dancing follows. The powwow and
all activities are open to the public. Rachel Crawford,
American Heart Association (405) 948-2134 or Rachel.
Crawford@heart.org.
NOVEMBER 15
Cmdr. John B. Herrington (Chickasaw), the first
enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in
space, to speak at Comanche Nation College, James
Cox Auditorium, 1608 SW 9th St., Lawton, OK. 12:00
pm - 2:00 pm. For more information: 580-591-0203 or
580-353-7075.
NOVEMBER 15
Oklahoma City Public Schools, Indoor Stomp Dance,
US Grant High School, 5016 S. Pennsylvania Ave.,
Oklahoma City, OK. Supper, 6:00 pm; Dancing, 7:00
pm. Vendors, Raffles, etc. For more information: 405587-0355.
NOVEMBER 15
Community Thanksgiving Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
sponsored by the Chickasaw Grassroots Committee
to be held at Bridgeview United Methodist Church,
4300 Indian Hills Road located between Norman &
Moore. Door prizes will be given away. Special quest
is Governor Bill Anoatubby. Chickasaw Grassroots
Committee is furnishing the meat, dressing, giblet
gravy, and paper goods. Everyone is being asked
to bring a covered dish. Chickasaw citizens and
Chickasaw families are invited to bring their families
and enjoy the fellowship.
NOVEMBER 16
American Indian Heritage Month event: Traditional
Dance with demonstrations. At the Oklahoma History
Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Dr., Oklahoma City, OK. 10:00
am - 2:00 pm. Free with museum admission. For
more information, please contact us at education@
okhistory.org or by phone at (405) 522-3602.
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NOVEMBER 16
Indian Child Welfare Benefit Dance, sponsored
by the employees of Cheyenne & Arapaho Indian
Child Welfare. Concho Community Hall, Concho,
OK. Contests! Proceeds go to ICW Foster Children
Christmas.
NOVEMBER 23
Birthday-Honor Dance for Herschel Kaulaity’s 80th
Birthday at Concho Community Hall, Concho.
Gourd Dance @ 1:00pm “Special Contest” Men’s
“Old-Style” Northern Traditional (50 years & up)
For more information please contact Mary Kaulaity @
(661) 654-7152
NOVEMBER 29-30
Choctaw Nation Powwow, Choctaw Nation Event
Center, Durant. Add some wow to your weekend!
Embrace the sights, sounds and culture of the Native
American People with arts and crafts, authentic
food and a must-see dance competition. Whether
you come to compete or to take it all in, it’s sure to
be a rewarding weekend. For more info visit www.
choctawcasinos.com.
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NOVEMBER 30
Hobart Powwow, Kiowa County Fairgrounds, Hobart
(located on N. Lincoln Street, off State HWY Business
9, near Hobart Public Schools). Flag raising at 7am.
Gourd Dancing at 2pm Grand entry at 7pm. Contests
for Men’s Fancy and Straight; Ladies Buckskin and
Cloth; Jr Boys and Girls, plus Tiny Tots. Info call Earnie
Kauahquo, 580-450-6048.
DECEMBER 1
All Nations Powwow, Kerr Activity Center, East Central
State University, 1100 E. 14th St., Ada, OK. Gourd
Dance, 1:00 pm; Grand Entry, 3:00 pm. Adult Category
Contests. For more information: http://allnationsok.
com, Jean & Bobby Billey, 580-332-1983 or jrbilley@
yahoo.com.
Powwow dates, times and locations are subject to
change. Please call ahead or check online in advance
before making travel plans.
Chickasaw Pumpkin Cookies
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup cooked pumpkin
2 1/2 cup flour, less 2 tsp
4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup raisins or dates
1 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, pumpkin and spices. Blend well. Sift dry ingredients together
and add to pumpkin mixture. Blend until smooth. Stir in raisins, nuts and flavoring. Drop by teaspoons
onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
– Courtesy www.chickasaw.net
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Comfort Inn
1720 S. Lynn Riggs
(918) 343-3297
POCOLA
CHOCTAW HOTEL
Interstate 540
800-590-5825
CUSHING
Best Western
508 E Main St
(918) 306-4299
SAND SPRINGS
Hampton Inn
7852 W. Parkway Blvd
(918) 245-8500
DURANT
CHOCTAW CASINO
RESORT, DURANT
800-590-5825
TAHLEQUAH
BEST WESTERN
3296 S Muskogee
(918) 458-1818
MIAMI
BUFFALO RUN HOTEL
1366 U.S. 69
(918) 542-2900
COMFORT INN
101 Reasor St
(918) 431-0600
NEWKIRK/PONCA CITY
FIRST COUNCIL HOTEL
12875 U.S. 77
580.448.3225 or
toll-free 877-232-9213.
Just a short 10 minute
drive east of I-35, the
First
Council
Hotel
rooms feature custom
double plush bedding,
premium linens, 42” HD
Cable TV, hair dryers,
irons and ironing boards.
Luxury suites are custom
decorated and feature
Native artwork, oneof-a-kind special made
Pendleton blankets, king
size bed, leather sofas
and chairs, coffee makers,
granite counter tops and
oversized soaking tubs.
Full hot breakfast buffet,
complimentary
valet
parking, bell service and
WiFi throughout the hotel
are included.
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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
701 Holiday Dr
(918) 456-7800
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Hilton Garden Inn
Airport
7728 E. Virgin Court
(918) 838-1444
Tulsa
Clarion Inn
Airport
2201 N. 77 E. Ave.
(918) 835-9911
Comfort Suites
Airport
1737 S. 101st E. Ave
(918) 628-0900
Holiday Inn Express
3215 S. 79th E. Ave
(918) 665-4242
Quality Suites
3112 S. 79th E. Ave
(918) 858-9625
Hyatt Place
7037 S. Zurich Ave
(918) 491-4010
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12875 U.S. 77
PONCA CITY
Buffalo Run Casino
1366 U.S. 69, Miami
Creek Nation Casino Checotah
is located just north of downtown
Checotah on Broadway or just north
of I-40 at the Checotah Exit, east of
Highway 69. Our 12,000 square foot
facility has over 325 of your favorite
games including Mr. Money Bags, Red
Hot Ruby, Fort Knox and many more!
We offer generous daily and monthly
promotions and cash giveaways
for our players club members.
We’re open from 8am to 6am with
breakfast, lunch, and dinner served
daily at The Grill. Come see why we
are the best casino in the area with
better games, better payouts and
the best rewards around.
OSAGE CASINO
951 W.36th St. N.,
Tulsa
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301 Blackjack Dr.
SAND SPRINGS
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OSAGE CASINO
6455 West Rogers Boulevard
Skiatook
(918) 699-7873
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39 Deer Ave., HOMINY
(918) 885-2158
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7 Clans Paradise Casino, 7500
U.S. 177 Red Rock
(580) 723-4005
Thunderbird Wild Wild West
Casino
15700 E. State HWY 9
NORMAN
thunderbirdcasino.net
(405) 360-9270
Thunderbird SHAWNEE
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2051 S. Gordon Cooper SHAWNEE
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Oklahoma Tribal Directory
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe
2025 South Gordon Cooper Shawnee Oklahoma 74801
Phone: 405.275.4030
Alabama-Quassarte
Tribal Town
101 E. Broadway
Wetumka, Ok. 74883
Phone: 405 452-3987
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
511 East Colorado Drive
Anadarko, Okla.
405-247-9493
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma Hwys. 281 & 152 Intersection
Binger, Okla.
405-656-2344
Cherokee Nation
South of Tahlequah, Hwy. 62
Tahlequah, Okla.
918-453-5000
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes
100 Red Moon Circle
Concho, Okla.
405-262-0345
Chickasaw Nation
124 East 14th Street
Ada, Okla.
(580) 436-2603
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 529 N. 16th St., Durant, Okla.
800-522-6170
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
1601 Gordon Cooper Drive
Shawnee, Okla.
405-275-3121
Comanche Nation
584 NW Bingo Rd.
Lawton, Okla.
877-492-4988
Delaware (Lenape) Tribe
of Indians
5100 East Tuxedo Blvd.
Bartlesville, Okla.
918- 337-6550
Delaware Nation
31064 State Highway 281
Anadarko, Okla.
405-247-2448
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma
127 Oneida St.
Seneca, Missouri
918-666-2435
Fort Sill Apache Tribe
Route 2, Box 121
Apache, Okla.
580-588-2298
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
RR 1, Box 721
Perkins, OK
405-547-2402
Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
698 Grandview Drive
Kaw City, Okla.
580-269-2552
Kialegee Tribal Town
623 East Hwy. 9
Wetumka, Okla.
405-452-3262
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
P.O. Box 70
McLoud, Okla.
405-964-7053
Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma
Hwy. 9, West of Carnegie
Carnegie, Okla.
580-654-2300
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
202 S. Eight Tribes Trail
Miami, Okla.
918-542-1445
Sac and Fox Nation
920883 S. Hwy 99
Stroud, Okla.
918-968-3526
Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma
418 G Street Miami, Okla.
918-542-1190
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Junction Hwys. 270 and 56
P. O. Box 1498, Wewoka, Okla.
405-257-7200
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Hwy. 75 and Loop 56
Okmulgee, Okla.
800-482-1979
Osage Nation
813 Grandview
Pawhuska, Okla.
918-287-5555
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
13 S. 69 A
Miami, Okla.
918-540-1536
Otoe-Missouria Tribe
8151 Hwy 177
Red Rock, Okla.
877-692-6863
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Pawnee, Okla.
918-762-3621
Peoria Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma
118 S. Eight Tribes Trail
Miami, Okla.
918-540-2535
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe
R2301 E. Steve Owens Blvd.
Miami, Okla.
918-542-6609
Shawnee Tribe
29 S. Hwy. 69A
Miami, Okla.
918-542-2441
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town 09095 Okemah Street
Okemah, Okla.
918-560-6198.
Tonkawa Tribe of Indians
1 Rush Buffalo Road
Tonkawa, Okla.
580-628-2561
United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians
PO Box 746
Tahlequah, Okla.
918-431-1818
Ponca Tribe
20 White Eagle Drive
Ponca City, Okla.
580-762-8104
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
[Wichita, Keechi, Waco,
Tawakonie]
Hwy. 281, Anadarko, Okla.
405-247-2425
Quapaw Tribe of Indians
5681 S. 630 Rd.
Quapaw,Okla.
918-542-1853
Wyandotte Nation
64700 E. Highway 60
Wyandotte, Okla.
918-678-2297
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In A Changing
World, One
Thing Stays
The Same:
The Military
Experience.
It’s the bond
“We will not fail
Join
between veterans who
have served America, from
the fields of Europe to the
jungles of Asia to the
deserts of the Middle East
and everywhere in between.
those with whom we’ve
served,” was the promise
by generations of veterans.
Help us continue the legacy.
today’s American Legion bonded through service,
committed to the future.
The
American
Legion
read
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Hochefo
(CHOCTAW)
John Blue
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