BASELINE: Native American Heritage Month

To honor Native American Heritage Month, we traveled through Oklahoma, home to 39 federally recognized Tribal Nations, each with its own distinct culture, history, and deeply rooted traditions. Our visit included stops at the First Americans Museum, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, and the Sam Noble Museum, where we explored extensive collections of Native art, jewelry, pottery, clothing, and everyday items that reflect generations of creativity and resilience.

We also attended the Chickasaw Cultural Center’s Heritage Month celebration, as well as a community event at MetroTech Center featuring a Choctaw moccasin-making workshop and hands-on lessons in the traditional stickball game. Throughout these experiences, we documented each place and activity, capturing moments that highlight the depth, diversity, and living traditions of Native cultures in Oklahoma.

Most importantly, we had the opportunity to meet community members and cultural practitioners who are actively preserving their languages, practices, and stories, while proudly sharing them with the world.

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• They’re Hunting - Owwatta
• Native American Chants
• Native American Dancers
• Choctaw stickball
• First Americans Museum
• National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum