Throughout Oklahoma, American Indian tribes celebrate their rich heritage and
culture in powwow celebrations. Below is the schedule of powwows in 2012:
Spotted Bird Powwow
April 6-8
Elk City Convention Center
Symposium of the American Indian Powwow
April 13-14
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah
Azalea Powwow
April 14
Muskogee Convention Center
Talihina Indian Festival Powwow
April 14
Talihina Public School Gym
Miami Nation Tribal Powwow
June 1-2
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Arena
Miami
Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival
June 8-10
Cox Convention Center 1
Myriad Gardens
Tinker Inter-Tribal Council Powwow
June 9
Joe Barnes Regional Park
Midwest City
Inter-Tribal Childrens Powwow & Fun Fest
June 9
11400 S. 613 Rd.
Miami
Peoria Powwow
June 22-23
Ottawa-Peoria Cultural Center
Miami
Tonkawa Tribal Powwow
June 22-24
Fort Oakland
Tonkawa
Quapaw Tribal Powwow
July 6-8
Quapaw Tribal Grounds
Quapaw
Sac & Fox Nation Powwow
July 12-15
Sac & Fox Nation Tribal Grounds
Stroud
Oklahoma Indian Nations Powwow
Aug. 3-5
Concho Powwow Grounds
Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival & Powwow
Aug. 30-Sept.
3 Choctaw Nation Capital Grounds
Tuskahoma
Ottawa Powwow & Celebration
Aug. 31-Sept.
2 Adawe Park
Miami
Wyandotte Nation Tribal Powwow
Sept. 7-9
Wyandotte Nation Tribal Grounds
Wyandotte
Eastern Shawnee Tribal Powwow
Sept. 14-16
Tribal Grounds
Wyandotte
Standing Bear Powwow
Sept. 28-29
Standing Bear Park
Ponca City
Comanche Homecoming Powwow
Sept. 28-30
Sultan Park
Walters
Comanche Nation Fair
Sept. 28-30
Comanche Nation Complex
Lawton
Keetoowah Cherokee Celebration
Oct. 5-6
Keetoowah Tribal Grounds
Tahlequah
Photos by Mark Hancock
Oklahoma Gazette