Oklahoma Partnerships
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Oklahoma is definitively Indian country. I drew my
first breath in the Southern Plains. My Kiowa grandparents, and theirs, were
born there, and there they are buried. It is a landscape of sacred heritage. It is also a place where Indian children in
great numbers are losing their cultural identity, a place where the Buffalo
Trust can make a profound difference. It is, therefore a place of great
challenge and opportunity. N. Scott Momaday
The Buffalo Trust Chairman and Board of Trustees have identified the
affirmation of Native American cultures in Oklahoma as an important goal. With
sixty-six recognized Indian nations and relatively little recognized Indian
lands, the state of Oklahoma is a critical location for the Buffalo Trust to
foster cross cultural and intergenerational understandings. We have established relationships with the Oklahoma Arts Council, Quartz Mountain, the Oklahoma Historical Society, and a number of tribal governments, including the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Lands Commission. In addition, we have agreed to partner with the Rainy Mountain Baptist Church and Indian Country Development Corporation in the proposed formation of a Rainy Mountain Archive and Art Center. The Buffalo Trust also works with the State government to fund the identification and preservation of historical sites that are important to Natives.
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