Celebrate the resiliency and vibrancy of global Indigenous people at First Americans Museum! Don’t miss the highlight of the day: Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt (Osage Nation) will read a Mayoral Proclamation at the Festival Plaza stage at 1 p.m.
Discounted $10 exhibition admission (optional) is available onsite. FAM members enjoy free admission every day.
BEFORE YOU GO
- Outside food/drink, pets, drones or weapons are prohibited. Service animals required due to disability are always welcome
- Coolers and canopies are not permitted
- Smoking or vaping is not allowed on the FAM campus
PARKING & SHUTTLES
- Limited on-site free parking at the museum; please do not park in OKANA lots or in the grass
- Shuttles will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. between Crooked Oak Public Schools and First Americans Museum
- 9:30 a.m. First shuttle leaves Crooked Oak for FAM
- 5 p.m. Last shuttle leaves FAM for Crooked Oak
- Designated accessible parking is located at FAM and Crooked Oak
- $10 per car, cash only (ATM is available inside FAM)
- Crooked Oak will have shuttles that are wheelchair-accessible
- Seating will be available at the FAM shuttle stop
FOOD & DRINK
Enjoy Indigenous-inspired cuisine from 39 Restaurant and Café. Bring money for local food trucks! Outside food and drink (other than water) is not permitted.
- Join us for a Quiet Hour from 10–11 a.m. during Indigenous Peoples Day. Lights and sound will be reduced campus-wide, with a sensory-friendly applique demo in Xchange Theater.
- Free sensory items, earplugs, fidgets, and sunglasses, will be available at entry points. Guests are welcome to stay after Quiet Hour.
- The Accessibility Info Desk in front of Five Moons Theatre offers event info and limited wheelchair/scooter check-out at no cost.
- Our Reset Zone (10 a.m.–4 a.m.), located in the upstairs studios and hosted with Square Holes, provides a quiet lounge, hands-on activities, and a space to recharge.
- Many shuttles from the school to FAM are accessibility-friendly, and maps and full accessibility info are available at the link below. All sensory-friendly activities are free for attendees.
SCHEDULE | Subject to change
Front Courtyard
10–10:30 a.m. Riverside Indian School Culture Club Tipi Raising
10 a.m.–4 p.m. View chalk murals, vote on “crowd favorite” at the Rock the Native Vote Booth (voting closes at 1 p.m.)
Hall of The People
10 a.m.–4 p.m. Info booths featuring local organizations and businesses
Xchange Theater
10–11 a.m. Quiet hour regalia appliqué demonstrations by Margaret Zientek and Theresa Talbost (both Citizen Potawatomi Nation)
11 a.m. Matriarch panel discussion
Noon Lightning Talks
- Anna Smist (Sac & Fox Nation/Seminole/Muscogee (Creek)), First Americans Museum
- Dieter Rudolph, Oklahoma Forestry Service
- Dr. Russell Cobb
- Emily Eleftherakis (Cherokee Nation/Delaware Tribe), Oklahoma City University
- Tesia Zentiek (Citizen Potawatomi), AISES
1:45 p.m. Performance by Aaron Hale (Cherokee Nation)
2:45 p.m. Lightning Talks
- Dr. Kelli Mosteller (Citizen Potawatomi Nation), First Americans Museum
- Angee Noel (Chickasaw Nation/Choctaw/Mississippi Choctaw/Mexican), Gaming is Rezilience
- Adrienne Lalli Hills (Wyandotte Nation), First Americans Museum
- Theron Wahkinney (Comanche Nation), Rock the Native Vote
3:30 p.m. Danza Yumaré Indigenous Dance Group performance
Five Moons Theater
10 a.m–4 p.m. Native artist market
11 a.m. Performance by Terry Tsotigh (Kiowa Tribe)
2 p.m. Performance by Terry Tsotigh (Kiowa Tribe)
2nd Floor
10 a.m.–4 p.m. Reset Area, a sensory friendly zone presented by Square Holes
Outdoor Festival Plaza Arena | MC Chris LittleCook (Ponca Tribe) – In case of rain, some presentations may move into the Hall of The People (glass dome)
11 a.m. Native Sign Language Demonstration by Native American USMC Veterans Association Princess Kasey Atauvich (Comanche Nation/Kiowa)
11:30 a.m. Eshtakaba LaFromboise (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe/Absentee Shawnee/Tonawanda Seneca/Sac and Fox/Prairie Band Potawatomi) Storytelling, and singing, including handdrum
12:15 p.m. Best Men’s Lulu and Best Women’s War Cry Contests
12:30 p.m. Fawn Tsatoke (Kiowa Tribe/Comanche) MMIP Presentation
1 p.m. Proclamation by Mayor David Holt (Osage Nation)
1:30 p.m. Announcement of chalk mural contest winners
2 p.m. Riverside Indian School Culture Club demonstrations (Fancy, Straight, and Jingle dancers) and singing
2:45 p.m. Ribbon Skirt Contest
3 p.m. Presentations, social dances, and contest by Courtney Whiteman (Kiowa Tribe/Muscogee (Creek)) and Domingo Ma’xemaheone’ Bruce Whiteman (Southern Cheyenne)
Outdoor Festival Plaza Games
10:30 a.m. Quapaw Traditional Football demonstration
2 p.m. Quapaw Traditional Football demonstration
2025 EVENT DESIGN
Stop by FAMstore during the event to purchase the annual event shirt and merch, designed by Quapaw Nation citizens Mary McCarty, Jennifer Ray, and Britteny Cuevas for the event.