Tulsa Pow Wow Draws Over 5000 People.
by Sheila Totten
The Tulsa Indian Club Inc. put on its annual Pow Wow this past weekend at the Tulsa Convention Center.They estimate that they had over 5000 people who came through the doors to enjoy the three day event.
This was a return to the three day event from what had been a one day event for the past few years and the move was the right way to go. There were 250 registered dancers and 300 additional dancers present.
Champion Fancy Dancer Randy Moore(Osage/Pawnee/Otoe -Missouri) was Head Man Dancer Margo Gray of Tulsa(Osage) was the Head Lady Dancer.Head Singer honors went to former Tonkawa chairman Don Patterson while Sammy Tonkekei White (Kiowa) was the MC. The host Northern Drum from Tulsa was the Redland Singers while the Myskokee Nation Honor Guard was the color guard.
Arena Directors were Randy Frazier(Pawnee/Otoe-Missouri/Sac and Fox) and Phil Gover(Pawnee and Choctaw).
15 year old Tycilla Smith, a member of the Cherokee Choir and honor student(3.74 grade point average)at Sequoyah High School was the PowWow princess. Tycilla is of United Keetoowah/Absentee Shawnee/Choctaw/Muskogee Creek heritage.
The event was co-hosted by the Tulsa Native Network which includes the American Indian Heritage Center, Thunder Road Theater Co.,and the Tulsa Indian Coalition Against Racism.
Sponsors of the competition dance were the following:Horizon Engineering, Lyon’s Indian Store, Native American Times, Indian Health Resource Center, Tulsa Creek Indian Community Center, Sac & Fox Casino, Native News Today and Nordam Group.The Tulsa Osage Million Dollar Casino sponsored both the JR and SR Straight Dance contest.Also this weekend the Casino hosted the PBR's BFTS event which was also at the Convention Center.
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