Oklahoma American Indian Attractions
Over the past 11,000 years, more than 440 generations of Indians have lived in what is now the state of Oklahoma. Once known as Indian Territory, Oklahoma is now home to 39 federally recognized tribes. Members of at least 67 tribes make their home within the state’s borders.
With the nation’s second largest population of American Indians, Oklahoma is a place where Native traditions, cultural experiences and artistic expressions are components of everyday life. These traditions are reflected in its many tribal cultural centers, museums, libraries, art galleries, historic sites, powwows, dances and festivals.
While attending the 2007 Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, plan to stay awhile and visit Oklahoma’s cultural treasures. Here are links to a few sites of interest:
Ataloa Lodge Museum at Bacone College
http://www.bacone.edu/ataloa/
Cherokee Heritage Center
http://www.cherokeeheritage.org/
Cheyenne Cultural Center
http://www.clintonokla.org/entertainment/cheyennecenter.htm
Cheyenne Heritage Trail Tour Itinerary
http://www.travelok.com/travelProf/tours_packages.asp?id=6
Chickasaw Nation Visitor Center
http://www.chickasaw.net/
Chickasaw National Recreational Center
http://www.nps.gov/chic/planyourvisit/index.htm
Choctaw Tribal Museum
http://www.travelok.com/toDo/attractionsDetail.asp?id=1+5U+5243
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center
http://www.potawatomi.org/Culture/Cultural+Heritage+Center/default.aspx
Five Civilized Tribes Museum
http://www.fivetribes.org/
Five Tribes Tour (three days)
http://www.travelok.com/travelProf/itineraries.asp?id=39
Fort Sill Historic Landmark and Geronimo's Grave in Fort Sill
sill-www.army.mil/pao/pahist.htm
Fort Washita Historic Site & Museum
ftwashita@ok-history.mus.ok.us
Gilcrease Museum
http://www.gilcrease.org/
Indian City USA
http://www.indiancityusa.com/home.asp
Indian Territory Tour Itinerary
http://www.travelok.com/travelProf/tours_packages.asp?id=8
Jacobson House Native Art Center
http://www.jacobsonhouse.com
Kanza Museum, Kaw Nation
http://www.kawnation.com
Kiowa Tribal Museum
http://www.planetware.com/carnegie/kiowa-tribal-museum-us-ok-300.htm
Land of Many Cultures Tour Itinerary
http://www.travelok.com/travelProf/tours_packages.asp?id=6
Museum of the Great Plains
http://www.museumgreatplains.org
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/
National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians
http://www.anadarko.org/Default.aspx?tabid=455
OK Buffalo Tours
http://www.okbuffalotours.com
Oklahoma History Center
http://www.okhistorycenter.org/
Osage Tribal Museum, Library & Archives
http://www.osagetribe.com/museum/
Red Earth, Inc.
http://www.redearth.org/museum.php
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/
Seminole Nation Museum
http://www.wewoka.com/museum.htm
Sequoyah's Cabin in Sallisaw
http://www.okhistory.org/mus-sites/masnum26.htm
Southern Plains Indian Museum
http://www.anadarko.org/Default.aspx?tabid=453
Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center
http://www.myspiro.com/spiroMounds.asp
Three Valley Museum
http://www.durantmainstreet.org/museum2.htm
The Oklahoma Tourism website at http://www.travelok.com/index.asp provides a wealth of information as well as moneysaving coupons and specials.