The 56th Annual Tulsa Powwow

2008 Tulsa Powwow Honoree:

Eunice "Dolly" Lane (Osage/Northern Sac and Fox)
Dolly Lane is very honored and proud to have been selected as a Tulsa Powwow Club honoree. Dolly's family and the Tulsa Powwow club have a long history of friendship that dates back to its beginning. Dolly Lane is the daughter of Mary Osage Green of the Grayhorse district of the Osage Nation. Her Osage name is "Cle-ah-to-me" meaning oldest girl and Good Eagle Woman. She also belongs to the Eagle clan. Her father Thomas Green Jr. of the Sac and Fox of Missouri resided in Mayetta, Kansas and comes from the Bear Clan. Dolly has two daughters: Mary Lane Olsen of Oklahoma City and Elizabeth "Jon Jon" Lane of Fairfax, Oklahoma. She has one son the late Thomas Joe Lane. She has two adopted sons: Marvin Thurman of the Sac and Fox Tribe who resides in Shawnee, Oklahoma and Emil Her Many Horses of the Oglala Lakota who is co-curator of the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. Emil has given Dolly the right to wear traditional Lakota clothing. Also, she has been given the name "Wacipi Ak-ke-tu-win" meaning Warrior Dance Woman, an honor in which she is very proud. She has 6 grandchildren and 10 great grand children. She belongs to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fairfax. She also enjoys being a member of the Pahsulee club. She belongs to the Southwest Chapter Viet Nam Veterans Inter-tribal Association. She enjoys traveling and taking part in various powwows and other cultural events across the United States. Dolly wants to wish everyone a wonderful time and welcome to all visitors! She will enjoy seeing old friends and making new friendships. She also would like to say, "Good luck," to all the dancers. God Bless You. Eunice Dolly Lane

Master of Ceremonies:

Sammy "Tone Kei" White (Kiowa)
Sammy Tone-kei White is a native of Anadarko and a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma. He has four children, several grand children and one great-granddaughter named Maddie Starr. Tone-kei is a Marine veteran and is a member in good standing with Kiowa Black Leggings Warrior Society. He announces throughout Indian country the year round, and his speeches, storytelling, emceeing and humor have taken him around the world. We are proud to have him serve as our emcee at the Tulsa Powwow this year.

Master of Ceremonies:

Mark Wilson (Cherokee)
Mark Wilson is full blood member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. He and his wife, Alison live in Sand Springs, OK. They have 5 children: Chelsea, Austin, Avarie, Hana and Jae Nicole. Mark directs the University of Oklahoma's Native American Recruitment Programs and is the president of the OU-Tulsa Diversity Coalition. He also has an appointment with the OU Health Sciences Center Campus with the Native American Center of Excellence Consortium for the College of Medicine and Dentistry. Mark is active with many organizations throughout Indian country, including the Oklahoma Council for Indian Education, UNITY, NIEA, JOM, and numerous others.

Head Man Dancer:

Darrell Wildcat (Pawnee/Euchee)
Darrell Wildcat is a member of the Pawnee and Euchee Tribes of Oklahoma. He is the son of Jimmie and Eunice Hadley Wildcat of Tulsa, Oklahoma. His paternal Grandparents are the late Maxey and Lizzie Bighead Wildcat of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. His maternal Grandparents are the late Jasper and Alice Echohawk Hadley of Pawnee, Oklahoma. Darrell has been dancing since the age of 10. As a Fancy dancer, he has won or placed at every major pow-wow in Oklahoma and surrounding states. With his dancing ability, he has traveled all over the United States and Europe. He has performed in London, England, Paris, France, Warsaw, Poland, Berlin, Germany and Amsterdam, Holland. Currently, he is a well-known Straight dancer. He has won or placed at, "March Pow-wow", in Denver, Colorado, "Red Earth" in Oklahoma City, "Gatheirng of Nations", in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and at "Schmitzun", in Connecticut. A U.S. Army veteran, Wildcat is the past commander of the Southwest Chapter of the Viet Nam Era Veterans Intertribal Association. He currently is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1015, of Anakarko. Also, he is a member of the Special Forces Association, Chapter 50, of Tulsa. Darrell is employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He is a civil engineering technician in the Transportation Department of the Southern Plans Regional Office in Anadarko. His wife, Carla is a retired teacher from Riverside Indian School. He has three adult children.

Head Lady Dancer:

Janet Bull Coming (Cheyenne)
Janet is a proud Cheyenne from Taos, New Mexico who now resides with her beloved family in Jones, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Karen Redbird and Tom Bull Coming. Janet is married to Notah Wahpepah and gave birth a beautiful baby girl named Anais last August. She has a tough but honoring job as a stay-at-home mother and helps provide for her family. Janet's interests consist of beading, playing basketball and most of all, traveling and attending powwows. Janet would like to thank the Tulsa Indian Club for giving her the opportunity to be a part of the head staff for the 56th Annual Tulsa powwow.

Arena Director:

Randy Frazier (Prairie Band Pottawatomie)
Randy Frazier is an enrolled member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi, Choctaw, and Shawnee. He served as chairman or the Oklahoma City Pow-wow Club for 10 years. He is a Southern Straight dancer and traditional craftsman making roaches and feather work, but also has been consecutively voted Oklahoma's favorite Arena Director in the Native American Times. He is the founder of the Oklahoma Indian Running Club and still enjoys finding time to run. Randy is very proud of the close relationship he has with his family, parents Jack Frazier and Shirley Wapskineh, 2 sons and 3 grandchildren. Randy is currently employed with Fine Arts Engraving in Oklahoma City, where he resides with Dee Ann and Kaden Tefertiller.

Color Guard:

Mvskoke Nation Honor Guard
Representing the Mvskoke Nation with honor and integrity, this group of veterans' main purpose is to honor their tribal veterans with full military honors at their passing. They have paid their respects in isolated family cemeteries and in cities, in rain, sleet, snow and sunshine, for many years and have done so faithfully and without complaint. The Muscogee (Creek) National Council recently recognized their efforts and presented them with a plaque and certificate of appreciaton for serving as goodwill ambassadors and bringing positive recognition to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. They participated in the great processional on the National Mall in Washington D.C. at the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian, posted colors at the Oklahoma City Hornets games and spent many Veterans' Days at local schools speaking ot students about serving their country. They continue the proud tradition of warrior societies of the past.

Color Guard:

Seminole Color Guard
The Seminole Color Guard requires no introduction in our powwow circles. Since 1986 this prestigious group of military service men has been providing quality services for our Indian people, having recruited up to forty members who travel to powwows around the nation as well as providing military funeral rites. Currently Chuck Votaw from Maude, Oklahoma serves as the commander. Megan Larney, Seminole and Shawnee from Wewoka, OK, is serving as the 2005 Seminole Color Guard princess. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Walter Larney. Her sister is also the current Junior Miss Seminole Nation princess. The men are proud to serve for our Indian veterans this weekend at the 55th Annual Tulsa Powwow.

Color Guard:

Cherokee Color Guard
The Cherokee Nation Color Guard is an organization of volunteer members whose function is to present our colors in a proper and respectful manner. Governed by set by-laws and with elected officers, the color guard has accepted commitments for a wide range of events in serveral states. Memberships (either full or honorary) are open to any honorably discharged American Indian veteran of any era or branch of service. While recognized as the official color guard for the Cherokee Nation, our group is an independent organization, and not directly affiliated with the Cherokee tribal government. As such, each member is repsonsible for his/her own uniform and travel expenses. While donations are accepted, the Cherokee Nation Color Guard will not set a fee for being given the opportunity to render respect to our colors. We are grateful to the powwow committee for giving us the privilege of bringing into the arena the United States, Cherokee Nation and Prisoner of War/ Missing in Action remembrance flags. We would ask that, as our flags pass, the audience members please stand in respect for the ideals these colors represent. For more information about our group feel free to ask any of our members.

Host Northern Drum:

Redland Singers
"Red Land" - No, it's not a country or just a color...it's the name for one of the best, traditional singing groups in the country! Founded in 1968, this group has developed into national prominence in the artistic style of plain's music tribal cultural knowledge. Educational institutions, through College level, have utilized their expertise. They are available to facilitate your cultural presentation needs at Conferences, Seminars, etc. A Brief History: Today, the group consists of eighteen members representing an association with ten federally recognized tribes. Since 1968, the group has had the privilege to travel across the nation to many tribal or Indian organizational events to serve as host, drum, being recognized for their unique style of singing both 'northern' and 'southern' style. In retrospect, members of the group were not accomplished or knowledgeable singers at the outset. Because of their individual interest to learn, they have become well-established individuals through repetitive training to become a singer. Each participates actively within their own tribal Traditions, thus, enhancing their knowledge in a spiritual way. This brings an added value collectively to the group. This knowledge from "hands-on" experience, in a traditional manner, has contributed to the overall prominence of the group. What we do best with our knowledge: Lectures, concerts, demonstrations, and performances are some of the activities used to fulfill requests of various entities such as public schools, elementary and high school and colleges. Other entities include Federal government and state agencies, urban civic organizations, classroom teachers, tribal governments and other private and company organizations. For K-12 classrooms awareness about American Indians is a usual topic. For college level, tribal government, sovereignty, social, economic and legal issues are topics. For federal, state and private organizations, performance concerts and demonstrations have been the usual menu. For private and religious organizations we have facilitated requests for a ceremonial sweat lodge, cedar ceremonies and other rites of traditional blessings, requested and performed in the appropriate traditional way. Tulsa powwow is honored to have the Redland Singers for this years powwow.