2025 Festival Schedule
Friday September 12
Saturday September 13
The festival will continue on Saturday 9:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m. with demonstrations, performances, hand-crafted items for sale, and activities for all ages. Bison burgers, Indian tacos, fry bread, and roasted corn will be available for purchase, as well as park concessions. See schedule of Saturday performances below, followed by a list of festival participants.
2025 Festival Participants
- Lyndon Alec, Alabama-Coushatta – Hoop dancer
- Rebecca Alec, Alabama-Coushatta – Beaded jewelry
- Zane Alec, Alabama-Coushatta – Hoop dancer
- Niles and Jean Aseret, Navajo – Silversmithing, jewelry
- Abby Bell, Choctaw – Beadwork, jewelry
- Cubert Bell, Choctaw – Emcee
- Arvel Bird, Southern Paiute – Fiddle & flute musician
- Amy Bluemel, Chickasaw – Storyteller and artist
- Chikashsha Hithla Dance Troupe
- Sue Fish, Chickasaw – Basket maker
- Juanita Gardinski and Billy Thompson, Choctaw – traditional foods, baskets, jewelry
- Tony Garter, Lakota – Storyteller, jewelry
- Carrie Grayson, Cherokee – Baskets and corn husk dolls
- Noel Grayson, Cherokee – Bow making, flintknapping
- Ryan Harjo, Creek – Flute player and maker, beadwork
- Bonfecio Hernandez, Choctaw – Tomahawk throwing
- Sunshine Hickman, Alabama-Coushatta – Dancer
- Dan Isaac, Choctaw – Drum leader of Southern Pine Drum Group
- Chief Lewis Johnson, Chief of the Seminole Nation – Flute player and maker
- Robin Jumper, Eastern Cherokee – Traditional dancer
- Kirk McMillan, Choctaw – Stickball demonstrations
- Margaret Moore, Choctaw – traditional foods
- Mary Newman, Eastern Cherokee – Pottery maker
- Freeman Owle, Eastern Cherokee – Storyteller, stone carver
- Jeremiah Thompson, Choctaw – Children’s activities and Choctaw culture
- Charlie Wolfe, Eastern Cherokee – Beaded jewelry