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Introduction:
A six year program displaying aspects of Indian American life was initiated at the 1970 Festival, intended to culminate in a large, nationally representative event for the Bicentennial in 1976. The annual programs planned to concentrate each year on a region to provide an in-depth view of Indian cultural materials. Crafts, dance, music and foods plus an exchange of ideas on major aspects of Indian life comprised the programs. For 1970, Indians of the Southern Plains were featured in a series of presentations. Phillips Petroleum lent its corporate jet to fly some sixty American Indian participants from Oklahoma, many chosen from existing networks of friends and relations. Participants presented crafts and musical performances at the Indian Area stage, with nightly pow wows at the center of the Mall.
Clydia Nahwooksy coordinated the programs as American Indian Program Director. Sponsors included Arrow, Inc., the Oklahoma State Society, Phillips Petroleum Co., Mobil Oil Corporation, US Department of Commerce, US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and US Department of Labor.
Fieldworkers:
Jay Hunter, George Kishketon, Dana Knight, Fred Tsoodle
Participants:
Craftspeople
Joseph Cheshewalla, Osage, bone carver, Oklahoma
Maudie Cheshewalla, Osage, bone carver, finger weaving, shawl maker, Oklahoma
Nelda Folsum Gallaher, Delaware, beadwork, Oklahoma
Bertha Green, Kickapoo, hide tanning, beadwork, Oklahoma
Levi Irontail, Ponca, carver, Oklahoma
Sophia Irontail, Ponca, finger weaving, Oklahoma
Louis Jeseppee, Kickapoo-Pottawatomie, bone carver, feather work, roaches, Kansas
Nemah Kishketon, 1910-1983, Comanche, beadwork, shawls, Oklahoma
Dana Knight, 1916-1978, Ponca, carver, Oklahoma
Hepsey Knight, 1917-2005, Ponca, beadwork, Oklahoma
Adam LeClair, 1903-1983, Ponca, leatherwork, roaches, Oklahoma
Bessie LeClair, 1909-1992, Ponca, beadwork, Oklahoma
Bertha Little Coyote, Cheyenne, Beadwork, leatherwork, teepees, Oklahoma
Rachel Little Coyote, Cheyenne, beadwork, Oklahoma
Lilly Nahwooksy, 1908-1985, Kiowa, cookery, Oklahoma
Milton Noel, Kiowa-Choctaw, beadwork, featherwork, Oklahoma
Michelle Poafbitty, Comanche, shawl maker, Oklahoma
Louise Redcorn, 1915-, Osage, baby boards, Oklahoma
Harold Redcorn, Osage, baby boards, Oklahoma
Connie Ann Secondine, Comanche, beadwork, Oklahoma
Dorothy Snake, Delaware, beadwork, Oklahoma
Grace Stevens, 1903-1992, Kickapoo, mat maker, beadwork, Oklahoma
Anne Tahmahkera, Comanche, beadwork, Oklahoma
Berdie Mae Tointigh, 1929-2012, Kiowa, beadwork, shawl maker, Oklahoma
Thomas Tointigh, 1929-1986, Apache, silverwork, Oklahoma
Maggie Toyebo, 1901-1997, Kiowa, cookery Oklahoma
Milton Toyebo, 1895-1984, Kiowa, bows and arrows, Oklahoma
Peggy Tsoodle, 1901-1978, Kiowa, shawl maker, Oklahoma
Maxine Wahkinney, Comanche, beadwork, Oklahoma
Mary Wahwasuck, Kickapoo-Pottawattamie, ribbon work, cookery, beadwork, Kansas
Mattie Warden, beadwork, shawl maker, Oklahoma
Gina Ware, Kiowa, beadwork, cookery, Oklahoma
Performers
James Cox, Comanche, narrator, Oklahoma
Marie Cox, Comanche, narrator, Oklahoma
Daniel Cozad, Kiowa, dancer, Oklahoma
Linda Kay Geiogamah, dancer, New Mexico
Levi Irontail, Ponca-Sioux, singer, Oklahoma
Nemah Kishketon, 1910-1983, Comanche, dancer, Oklahoma
George Kishketon, 1919-2000, Kickapoo, singer, Oklahoma
Dana Knight, 1916-1978, Ponca, narrator, singer, Oklahoma
Ralph Kotay, Comanche, singer, Oklahoma
Raline Lasley, Osage, dancer, Oklahoma
Rayburn LeClair, 1945-2004, Ponca, dancer, Oklahoma
Elizabeth Moore, Kiowa, dancer, Oklahoma
Milton Noel, Kiowa-Choctaw, dancer, Oklahoma
Timothy Nestell, Kiowa, dancer, Oklahoma
Michelle Poafbitty, Comanche, dancer, Oklahoma
Connie Secondine, Comanche, dancer, Oklahoma
Vance Tahmahkera, 1913-2002, Comanche, dancer, Oklahoma
Anne Tahmahkera, Comanche, dancer, Oklahoma
Sheron Toyebo, Kiowa, dancer, Oklahoma
Janet Toyebo, Kiowa, dancer, Oklahoma
Lee Tsatoke, Jr., Kiowa, dancer, Oklahoma
Fred Tsoodle, 1919-, Kiowa, singer, narrator, Oklahoma
Tim Tsoodle, Kiowa, dancer, Oklahoma
Mabel Tsoodle, Kiowa, dancer, Oklahoma
Maxine Wahkinney, Comanche, dancer, Oklahoma
Raymond Wahkinney, Sr., Comanche, dancer, Oklahoma
Raymond Wahkinney, Jr., Comanche, dancer, Oklahoma
Jim Warden, Arapaho, singer, Oklahoma
Indian Panel Discussants
Bob Carr, Laguna Pueblo
Rupert Costo, Cahvilla
Lionel DeMontigny, Chippewa
Frank Ducheneaux, Sioux
George Kishketon, 1919-2000, Kickapoo
Robert Lewis, 1914-1996, Zuni Pueblo
Adelthena Logan, Onondaga
Reaves Nahwooksy, Comanche
Edison Realbird, 1929-1981, Crow
Kathryn Redcorn, Osage
Abbott Sekaquaptewa, Hopi
Bob Stopp, Cherokee
Buffalo Tiger, Miccosukee
Sylvester Tinker, Osage
Gerald Wilkerson, Cherokee
Bruce Wilkie, 1938-1978, Makah
Duffy Wilson, Tuscarora
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1970 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections , Smithsonian Institution.