Tuesday • November 1 • 2005

Groundblessing Activities:

  • Sunrise Ceremony
  • Commemoration Luncheon  at the National Cowboy & Westerm Heritage Museum
    Hosted by: Dowtonwn OKC Rotary Club & OKC Chamber of Commerce
  • Afternnoon Cultural Celebration
  • Groundblessing Ceremony

The story of the removal and relocation of American Indian peoples to what is now Oklahoma and the rebirth of these communities is integral to the understanding of what America is today and where it is going tomorrow.  We are creating a place that can preserve and present the grand scope and drama of this unique story.
Groundblessing CeremonyProcessional
Kiowa Black Leggings
Seminole Nation Honor Color Guard
Choctaw Nation Dancers – Walk Dance(Walk Dance signifies an important, ceremonial event is about to     begin)
Ponca Calling Song
Moving Fires - Welcome & Introductions
EmceeGena Howard, Deputy Director, Native American Cultural and Educational Authority
Opening Blessing -Stuart Owings (Wichita)
Lord’s Prayer -An Invitation to Tribal Royalty
Blessing the Ground of the American Indian Cultural Center
Governor Bill Anoatubby, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation and Co-Chair of Honorary Groundblessing Committee (Chickasaw)
Kim Henry, First Lady of Oklahoma and Co-Chair of Honorary Groundblessing Committee
The Fire Still Burns - Mvskoke Preparation of the Fire
The Everlasting Fire:  Feeding the Fire/Building the Community 
An Invitation to the Tribes -Enoch Kelly Haney, Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation (Seminole)
Performance by Chickasaw Children’s Choir
Governor Brad Henry, Governor of Oklahoma
Closing Remarks & Blessing
Lawrence Hart, Cheyenne Peace Chief and Honorary Groundblessing CommitteeMember (Cheyenne)
Recessional
Kiowa Black Leggings
Seminole Nation Honor Color Guard
Choctaw Nation Dancers – Walk Dance(Walk Dance signifies an important, ceremonial event is ending)
Victory Song & Celebration Fireworks Display

Groundblessing Ceremony