Southern Plains Indians
odd: label: Introduction
content: 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.
label: Fieldworkers
content: Jay Hunter, George Kishketon, Dana Knight, Fred Tsoodle
label: Participants
content: 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
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1970 Festival of American Folklife
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.SFF.1970, Series 5
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials