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Learning Traditional Stickball
Creek Arbor
Did you know that American Indians used stickball to settle disagreements? Whoever won this fierce battle took the spoils!

Freelance Photographers
  • Cathy Thompson
  • Marcy Scott
Frank Squirrel, U.S. Army Korean War veteran and member of the Cherokee Nation Color Guard.
Red Fox James, a Blackfeet Indian, rode horseback from state to state, seeking approval for a day to honor American Indians. On 12/14/1915, Red Fox James presented the endorsements of 24 state govts to the White House.
NDN Warriors - There was nothing to talk or think about. It was a given that all males in our family would join the armed services when their time came…so my dad, uncles and my grandfather's started preparing us for war when we were very young…all of us.
Gabrielle Padilla - 2009 Little Miss Indian OKC
2011 Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma National Holiday Art Show - 1st Place Photography2011 Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma National Holiday Art Show - 2nd Place Photography2011 Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma National Holiday Art Show - 2nd Place Youth Category
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2011 Cherokee National Holiday Winners