Oklahoma City Pow Wow

Oklahoma City Pow Wow The Oklahoma City Pow-Wow Club, a non-profit inc,. is Oklahoma's oldest Intertribal Native American

Then & NowLakota Sioux woman in 1899 & Lakota Sioux woman today.
08/23/2025

Then & Now
Lakota Sioux woman in 1899 & Lakota Sioux woman today.

In Cherokee culture, women held significant positions and enjoyed certain privileges and responsibilities.Women in Chero...
08/22/2025

In Cherokee culture, women held significant positions and enjoyed certain privileges and responsibilities.
Women in Cherokee society were considered equals to men and could earn the title of War Women. They had the right to participate in councils and make decisions alongside men. This equality sometimes led outsiders to make derogatory remarks, such as the accusation of a "petticoat government" by the Irish trader Adair.
Clan kinship was matrilineal among the Cherokee, meaning that family lineage and inheritance were traced through the mother''s side. Children grew up in their mother''s house, and maternal uncles held the role of teaching boys essential skills related to hunting, fishing, and tribal duties.
Women owned houses and their furnishings, and marriages were often negotiated. In the event of a divorce, a woman would simply place her spouse''s belongings outside the house. Cherokee women had diverse responsibilities, including caring for children, cooking, tanning skins, weaving baskets, and cultivating fields. Men contributed to some household chores but primarily focused on hunting.
Cherokee girls learned various skills by observing and participating in their community. They learned story, dancing, and acquired knowledge about their heritage. Women were integral to the Cherokee society, and their roles played a central part in the community''s functioning and adaptation to changing circumstances

Today in 1941, Gordon Tootoosis was born. He was the grandson of Yellow Mud Blanket, who was the brother of Chief Poundm...
08/22/2025

Today in 1941, Gordon Tootoosis was born. He was the grandson of Yellow Mud Blanket, who was the brother of Chief Poundmaker.
His father was Indigenous activist John Tootoosis and his sister was Jean Cuthand Goodwill, an Indigenous activist as well.
As a child, he was put into residential school where he was treated harshly and forbidden to speak his language.
After leaving the school, he devoted himself to social work and helping children and young offenders. He also became an accomplished Indigenous dancer & rodeo roper.
Tootoosis began his acting career in 1974 in Alien Thunder alongside Chief Dan George. His career slowly began to pick up throughout the 1980s.
His best-known role was as Albert Golo in 52 episodes of North of 60 in the 1990s. For his role as Albert, he received two Gemini nominations.
He appeared in several major films including Legends of the Fall & Pocahontas in the 1990s. He also had a regular role on MacGyver from 1988 to 1991. He won a Gemini Award for his role in Wapos Bay: The Series.
Tootoosis was a co-founder of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company with Tantoo Cardinal.
Throughout his career, he offered to help, support, training and encouragement to aspiring Indigenous actors.
He received the Order of Canada in 2004. He died in Saskatoon on July 5, 2011.

Thought for todayBob Marley was once asked if there was a perfect woman. He replies :Who cares about perfection?Even the...
08/21/2025

Thought for todayBob Marley was once asked if there was a perfect woman. He replies :Who cares about perfection?
Even the moon is not perfect, it is full of craters.
The sea is incredibly beautiful, but salty and dark in the depths.
The sky is always infinite, but often cloudy.
So, everything that is beautiful isn''t perfect, it''s special.
Therefore, every woman can be special to someone.
Stop being "perfect", but try to be free and live, doing what you love, not wanting to impress others!

NATIVE ACTRESS ''''Q''ORIANKA KILCHER'''' WE ARE STILL HERE''✊
08/21/2025

NATIVE ACTRESS ''''Q''ORIANKA KILCHER'''' WE ARE STILL HERE''✊

These are the one''s who discovered AmericaAnd should be taught in our history booksNot the false storyline they give ab...
08/20/2025

These are the one''s who discovered America
And should be taught in our history books
Not the false storyline they give about Columbus discovery America

These four Chiefs were Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, Geronimo and Red Cloud. Each of these forefathers played an important...
08/20/2025

These four Chiefs were Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, Geronimo and Red Cloud. Each of these forefathers played an important role in shaping their tribe''s customs and history. Because of their influence over the shaping of Native American history, they are often referred to as the real founding fathers.!
Left-Right : Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, Geronimo, and Red Cloud

The Utes call themselves the people of the horse. As the first unconquered tribe to obtain horses and livestock, they be...
08/19/2025

The Utes call themselves the people of the horse. As the first unconquered tribe to obtain horses and livestock, they became respected warriors of the Southwest.
The Utes quickly became known for their great horsemanship skills and were responsible for spreading horses among other tribes in the Plains, Plateau and the Great Basin. At one time every child growing up on the reservation knew how to ride a horse; it was a point of pride. Handling horses was both a tradition, a survival skill and a practical way of transportation.
The horse and its essential role in the history, culture and economy of the Ute people are revealed in these historical photos from the museum’s permanent exhibit. They tell the stories of how the horse transformed Ute peoples from hunter-gatherers living in small family groups to tribes that moved at will over hundreds of miles, trading, hunting, raiding and growing stronger.

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08/19/2025

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The medicine man''s daughter. Likely Crow. Montana.Early 1900s. Photo by Richard Throssel. Source - University of Wyomin...
08/18/2025

The medicine man''s daughter. Likely Crow. Montana.Early 1900s. Photo by Richard Throssel. Source - University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center.

Geronimo. Chiricahua Apache. ca. 1902-1910.
08/18/2025

Geronimo. Chiricahua Apache. ca. 1902-1910.

Cherokee Women and Their Important Roles:Women in the Cherokee society were equal to men. They could earn the title of W...
08/17/2025

Cherokee Women and Their Important Roles:Women in the Cherokee society were equal to men. They could earn the title of War Women and sit in councils as equals. This privilege led an Irishman named Adair who traded with the Cherokee from 1736-1743 to accuse the Cherokee of having a "petticoat government".
Clan kinship followed the mother''s side of the family. The children grew up in the mother''s house, and it was the duty of an uncle on the mother''s side to teach the boys how to hunt, fish, and perform certain tribal duties. The women owned the houses and their furnishings. Marriages were carefully negotiated, but if a woman decided to divorce her spouse, she simply placed his belongings outside the house. Cherokee women also worked hard. They cared for the children, cooked, tended the house, tanned skins, wove baskets, and cultivated the fields. Men helped with some household chores like sewing, but they spent most of their time hunting.
Cherokee girls learned by example how to be warriors and healers. They learned to weave baskets, tell stories, trade, and dance. They became mothers and wives, and learned their heritage. The Cherokee learned to adapt, and the women were the core of the Cherokee

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