The First American Museum (FAM) https://famok.org/ in Oklahoma City was a long time coming. Since Oklahoma has more than 60 percent of all enrolled Native Americans in the U.S., OKC was the natural location for such an ambitious project. Initially conceived in 1994 to fill a need to tell the stories of the 39 Native American… Read more »
Conservatory across the pond at Myriad Gardens downtown I realize this is a travel column and not a political forum. And I know raising the sales tax can be very touchy. But I have been impressed with a program promoted by Oklahoma City to revitalize their downtown area that has produced spectacular results – both… Read more »
Fancy Dancer at Red Earth Festival Because of the Indian Removal Act of 1837 , Native American tribes were forcibly moved to Oklahoma, resulting in 39 of these Federally Recognized groups having Tribal Headquarters in here. Oklahoma has the most Native Americans in the U.S., more languages than Europe, and no reservation system that… Read more »
For native Parisians years ago, “going across the river” meant a trip to the Texoma Lounge or beer stores and dance halls that used to be located south of Hugo, Oklahoma. With the formation of Sun Valley and Toco, the need to cross the Red River diminished and most of the night life died out…. Read more »
Not everyone has season tickets to the University of Oklahoma’s football or basketball games. And few of us take courses there. But the University’s campus is much more than sports and academics. In fact, a family trip to Norman can please every age group. The University of Oklahoma’s art collection was been years in the… Read more »
How is it possible that a life-long resident of Texas (which borders Oklahoma a good distance) and a current resident of Paris, Texas (which is only 20 miles from Oklahoma) had never been to Oklahoma City? It was too far north or too far west and really wasn’t on the way to anywhere for us… Read more »
Mary with statue of John Lennon in Havana, Cuba park
Mary riding camel in Jordan desert
Mary Surrounded by Hmong women selling their wares in Sapa, Vietnam
Mary on glacier in southern New Zealand