Oklahoma
Community meetings, gatherings, classes and celebrations, and the tribes and organizations behind them, all in one place so you can find your community.
Population is the 2020 Census count of people identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native alone or in combination, rounded down to the nearest thousand. Rank uses the same count. Tribe totals reflect headquarters and official state recognition; federal and state counts may overlap. Oklahoma is home to 38 federally recognized tribes and has no separate process for recognizing tribes.
Listings last reviewed October 30, 2026.
Other statesWhat's happening in Oklahoma
Events appear once the host announces the date and come down after the last day.
- Nov6Powwow
Choctaw Powwow
Choctaw Event Center, 3702 Choctaw Rd., Durant · Host's page - Nov7Celebration
Native American Heritage Day
Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur · free · art market, music and dance · 10 a.m.–5 p.m. · Host's page - Nov14Powwow
OKCPS All-Youth Powwow (20th year)
U.S. Grant High School Gym, Oklahoma City · free and open to the public · Noon–10 p.m. · Host's page - Nov14Celebration
SkasdiCon
Chota Center, Cherokee Casino Tahlequah, 3307 Seven Clans Ave., Tahlequah · Native comic con · tickets · 10 a.m.–6 p.m. · Host's page - Nov28Celebration
Festival of Trees
Chickasaw Cultural Center, Sulphur · free · Host's page
Annual events to watch for (1)
Usually held around this time of year. Dates have not been announced yet, so check with the host before you go.
- DecTBACelebration
Christmas on the Square
Tahlequah · Cherokee Nation · Host's page
Tribes & organizations
Tribes and organizations can claim their listing for free to keep it current and connect their public calendar.
Federally recognized tribes headquartered in Oklahoma
Oklahoma is often called home to 39 tribal nations. That count includes the Yuchi (Euchee), who are not separately federally recognized.
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
Cherokee Nation
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Delaware Nation
Delaware Tribe of Indians
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Sac & Fox Nation
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Seneca-Cayuga Nation
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie)
Wyandotte Nation
State-recognized tribes
None. Oklahoma has no state-recognized tribes.
Community resources
Community centers, health and family services, elder and youth programs, and job training for Native people.
Oklahoma City Indian Clinic
Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa
Education & culture
Indian Education programs, tribal colleges and university programs, museums, language programs and research resources.
Tribal colleges
College of the Muscogee Nation
Museums and cultural centers
First Americans Museum
Chickasaw Cultural Center
Choctaw Cultural Center
Cherokee Nation museums and historic sites
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center
Indian Education in public schools
Oklahoma State Department of Education: American Indian Education
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