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Host: Alyssa Yáx̱ Ádi Yádi London
After years of start-and-stop planning and construction, the First Americans Museum of Oklahoma is opening to the public. The 175,000 square foot facility and grounds in Oklahoma City house theaters, art galleries, multimedia narratives, restaurants and space for powwows and concerts. It honors the state’s 39 tribes, and incorporates state-of-the-art technology to provide an accurate and appropriate portrayal of Native culture to the public.
Guests:
Joseph Erb (citizen of the Cherokee Nation) – assistant professor of digital storytelling in in the School of Visual Studies at the University is Missouri
Ginny Underwood (Commanche and Kiowa) – marketing and communications director for the First Americans Museum
Loretta Barrett Oden (Potawatomi) – First Americans Museum chef consultant
Dr. Heather Ahtone (Choctaw and Chickasaw) – senior curator at the First Americans Museum
Break 1 music: The Real People (song) RiverFlowz (artist) RiverFlowz (album)
Break 2 music: Through The Woodlands: Buckskin Flats/ Rod’s Reel/ Les Disputeuses (song) Métis Fiddler Quartet (artist) North West Voyage Nord Ouest (album)
