Five Osage elders will be honored at this year’s 8th AARP Oklahoma Indian Elder Honors. They are Mary Gray Bighorse, Charles “Chuck” Hessert, Nancy Keil, Ardina Revard Moore and Minerals Councilwoman Kathryn Red Corn.
The event will be hosted on Oct. 10 in Oklahoma City at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. A complimentary buffet meal will be served prior to medallion presentations. An RSVP is required to attend the event by Oct. 5.
The AARP Oklahoma honors 50 Native American elders each year who are selected from a nomination process. This year more than 25 tribes will be represented at the honors.
Among the honorees are traditional speakers, veterans, environmental activists, tribal leaders, tribal attorneys, cultural and spiritual leaders, physicians and storytellers.
AARP Oklahoma has recognized 350 elders from all 39-federally recognized tribes and nations in Oklahoma since its inception in 2009. It is the largest gathering of its kind in the state.
Anyone interested in joining the AARP Oklahoma Inter-Tribal Community Group can send an email to: ok@aarp.org. More information about AARP Oklahoma’s Native American outreach can be found on the AARP Oklahoma Indian Navigator website at: www.aarp.org/okindiannavigator
To RSVP for the event call (877) 926-8300.
A full list of this year’s honorees:
Melpherd Switch Absentee Shawnee Tribe
Jenifer Sloan Absentee Shawnee Tribe
Beverly Cowan Cherokee Nation
Dr. Ricky Robinson Ph.D United Keetoowah Band of Cherokees
Fan Robinson Cherokee Nation
John Wayne Cloud Cherokee Nation
Karyn Braswell Cherokee Nation
Viola Sutton-Hatch Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes
Mary Jo Green Chickasaw Nation
Don Hayes Chickasaw Nation
Dean McManus Chickasaw Nation
Walter Phelps Choctaw Nation
Linda Watson Choctaw Nation
Rosa Taylor Gilmore Choctaw Nation
Sylvester Moore Choctaw Nation
Beverly Hughes Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Vice Chairman Linda Capps Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Dr. Robbie Wahnee Comanche Nation
Frank Osborne, Jr. Delaware Nation
Chief Chester (Chet) Brooks Delaware Tribe
Howard Barnes Delaware Tribe
Virginia Fanning Eastern Shawnee Tribe
Eugene Big Soldier Iowa Tribe
Cecil Wahpekeche Kickapoo Tribe
Gary Kodaseet Kiowa Tribe
Dr. N. Scott Momaday Kiowa Tribe
Frank Leonard Miami Tribe
Jon Mark Tiger Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Myrtle Denney Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Rosalee “Rose” Marshall Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Mary Gray-Bighorse Osage Nation
Charles Eugene ‘Chuck’ Hessert Osage Nation
Nancy Keil Osage Nation
Councilwoman Kathryn Red Corn Osage Nation
Ardina Revard Moore Quapaw Tribe & Osage Nation
Don Childs Otoe-Missouria Tribe
Virginia Thomas Otoe-Missouria Tribe
Randall Whitehorn Otoe-Missouria Tribe
Duane Pratt, Sr. Pawnee Nation
Wayne Blalock Peoria Tribe
Therese Buffalohead Ponca Nation
Principal Chief Elizabeth Rhoads Sac and Fox Nation
Judy Crain Baggett Sac and Fox Nation
Darlene Henneha Seminole Nation
Jane McGiesey Seminole Nation
Ruthe Blalock Jones Shawnee Tribe
Charles Coleman Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
Walter Watts Wyandotte Nation
Myles Stephenson, Sr. Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Jacob Littledave United Keetoowah Band of Cherokees
Dr. John Edward Leadership Award Recipient: Rev. Dr. David Wilson – Choctaw Nation
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Osage News
Original Publish Date: 2016-09-27 00:00:00