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In one place, visitors experience the collective histories of 39 distinctive First American Nations in Oklahoma today. The 175,000 square foot museum, located in Oklahoma City’s new Horizons District, showcases state-of-the-art exhibitions in First American history, community events and educational programs, a café offering unique Indigenous-inspired cuisine, a multi-purpose theater and a ...
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Sep 27, 2021 · September 27, 2021. The First Americans Museum opened in Oklahoma City this month. James Pepper Henry. At 175,000 square feet, the new First Americans Museum (FAM) in Oklahoma City is the largest ...
Nov 9, 2021 · New ‘First Americans Museum’ in Oklahoma Is Dedicated To Sharing Indigenous Stories. By Samantha Pires on November 9, 2021. Photo: FAM. The First Americans Museum (FAM) in Oklahoma City is now officially open to the public. It celebrates the 39 tribal nations living in the state of Oklahoma and incorporates the culture into the architecture ...
The center was initiated in the 1990s and previously was named the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum. [4] Construction began in 2006, was interrupted in 2012 when state funding ran out, but resumed in 2019, after the responsibility for the museum was transferred from the State of Oklahoma to Oklahoma City.
- The Hall of The People
- 'Touch to Above'
- Origins Theater
- Powwow Van
- The Missing Football
- The Restaurant
- Xchange Theater
- The Mound
- The Gift Shop
- The Farewell
For years, one of the few signs that construction had actually started on the museum was the curved white skeleton of what has finally been built into the Hall of the People. Looming over 90 feet tall, that skeleton has been filled in with more than 800 panes of glistening glass. The space can accommodate about 350 visitors seated for a banquet or ...
An open hand suspended from a stainless steel arch, the outdoor sculpture "Touch to Above," by Cherokee artists Demos Glass and Bill Glass Jr., provides a gateway for visitors. "A closed hand would mean you're not welcome, but an open hand means you are welcome here," Pepper Henry said. The cross symbol on the metal palm represents the four directi...
The exterior of the 320-degree Origins Theater features a swirling design created by acclaimed Norman-based artist Jereldine "Jeri" Redcornand was carefully constructed to resemble one of her Caddo pots. Inside, the immersive environment showcases animated short films sharing the genesis stories of four tribes: the Caddo, Pawnee, Yuchi and Otoe-Mis...
Another immersive attraction, the Powwow Van, entices visitors to hop inside and cruise the "Oklahoma Powwow Highway," with photographs, video clips and text as a map. "You take a tour of cultural events across the state," Underwood said. "I think a lot of people have questions about different gatherings, and this is kind of an introduction to thos...
The mezzanine exhibition "WINIKO: Life of an Object" includes 144 items on long-term loanfrom the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Many were collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from tribes in Oklahoma. "'Winiko' is a Caddo word that means the life in everything,even inanimate objects," Pepper Henry said. "We've ...
Classy and comfortable, the museum's full-service restaurant overlooking the grounds will feature a rez-to-table menu with traditional recipes from Oklahoma's 39 tribal nations. Potawatomi chef Loretta Barrett Oden, star of Emmy-winning PBS series "Seasoned with Spirit," has been helping to develop the menu. "People think of Native American food as...
Visitors who go through Xchange entrance can enter the museum store, restaurant and Xchange Theater without paying admission. The latter is a 75-seat theater with wraparound 8K video screens. The concept is a space for exchanges of cultures, languages and lifeways. "We can get schoolkids in here and do storytelling. We can have dance demonstrations...
One of the biggest features on the grounds is a mound made of 500,000 cubic yards of earth. "It's an homage to our ancestors that were here before us. One of the great civilizations of North America was right here in Oklahoma before the Europeans arrived, and that was the Spiro Mounds," Pepper Henry said. Although it won't be ready in time for the ...
About 80% of the stock lining the shelves and racks of the large, airy museum store was either made by Native artists or tribally owned and operated businesses, said store manager Tom Farris, who is Otoe-Missouria and Cherokee. "The mission is to really make this a marketplace for Oklahoma artists to be able to sell work," Farris said. "We worked w...
Ashes from the museum's 2005 ground blessing are stowed in the calm, colorful final section of the first floor. With the cedar, sweetgrass, tobacco and sage on display as well as the tall screens that sometimes seem to plume with smoke, Underwood said the area is meant to call to mind a smudging ceremony for purifying or cleansing. "We did some res...
Feb 13, 2023 · The First Americans Museum (FAM) aims to educate the public on the cultures and histories of the 39 Native American tribes that exist in Oklahoma today. It is located in the state's capital ...
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