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Governor Brad Henry proclaimed September 22, 2009 as "National Indian Monument and Institute Day" in the State of Oklahoma.
NIMI is located at the historic Perryman Ranch (www.perrymanranch.com)
The Perryman Ranch was established before Oklahoma statehood and is the Creek allotment of Mose S. Perryman, son of Tulsa's first family, George and Rachel Perryman. The ranch is still a working ranch and is owned by Monetta J. Trepp, NIMI Founder and CEO. Our address is P.O. Box 2140, Tulsa, OK 74101 / Physical: 11524 S. Elwood, Jenks, OK 74037.
Phone: (918) 298-2300
Fax: (918) 298-2306
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PRESS RELEASE
Commemorative Commissioners Reception
To commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Ratification of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Constitution of 1979, the National Indian Monument and Institute (NIMI) hosted a Commissioners Reception on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at the Perryman Ranch, 11524 S. Elwood in Jenks. Traditional foods were served.
Rob Trepp hosted the ceremony. Trepp is the only remaining living member of the five man commission that supervised the ratification of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Constitution. Invitations were sent to the family members of the previous commissioners, which include Lewis Fish, Virginia Watson Thomas, Allan Harjo and Bryant Jesse.
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2010 TULSA INDIAN ART FESTIVAL
JURIED ART WINNERS
BEST OF SHOW
Ruth Fallon - Wedding Quilt
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Jeanne Rorex-Bridges
PAINTING
1st - Matthew Bearden - "Over The Hills & Far Away"
2nd - Victoria McKinney - "Sun Spirit"
3rd - Anita Caldwel Jackson - "Custer's Last Stand"
SCULPTURE
1st - Debbe Edwards - "Lazy Days"
2nd - Debbe Edwards - "Fearless"
3rd - Troy Anderson - "Storyteller"
CULTURAL CRAFTS
1st - Dan Townsend - "Gator Clan"
2nd - Ramona TallBear - "Tall Girl"
3rd - Katrina Mitten - "Woodland Dreams"
JEWELRY
1st - Dan Townsend - "Ripples of Medicine"
2nd - Nelson Garcia - Exquisite Azurite Set
3rd - Andy Marion - Copper Bracelet with Feather
POTTERY
1st - Mel Cornshucker - "Round Dancers at Night" Jar
2nd - Scott Roberts - Mississippian Ceremonial
3rd - Scott Robetts - Three Tiers Ceremonial
GRAPHICS
1st - Skip Rowell - Keeper of Bird Flute
2nd - Skip Rowell - Old Stories
3rd - Peter Boome - Birds of a Feather | | | Indian Institute Moves to Jenks
By Lillie-Beth Brinkman
The Oklahoman
Published: September 14, 2009
"JENKS — Oklahoma’s tribal and ranching history will converge next week when the National Indian Monument and Institute (NIMI) celebrates the move of its headquarters from Tulsa to an Oklahoma ranch in Jenks that was established before statehood.
At 10 a.m. Sept. 22, the nonprofit institute that has a mission of
honoring, preserving, sustaining and celebrating American Indian culture
will hold a ceremonial blessing and ribbon cutting at its new offices at
the Perryman Ranch, 11524 S Elwood Ave.
"The heritage of yesterday is preserved and blended with the reality of today and the vision of tomorrow,” Clark Inkanish said in a news release. He will perform the blessing.
The Perryman Ranch is the Creek allotment of Mose Perryman, son of Tulsa’s 'first family,' George and Rachel Perryman, who helped name Tulsa. The ranch is a working ranch owned by Monetta Trepp, NIMI’s founder and chief executive, and granddaughter of Mose Perryman.
'We are excited about NIMI’s move to the Perryman Ranch,' NIMI'Board
President Rob Trepp said. 'Monetta Trepp spent her summers at the ranch, and this move brings NIMI full circle, back to its American Indian heritage.' The Perryman House also contains Tulsa’s first post office, and mail once was delivered from there to Tulsa by Pony Express.
Active since 1990, the National Indian Monument and Institute offers
cultural programs to the community, organizes the annual Tulsa Indian Art
Festival and has launched online a virtual National Wall of Warriors
dedicated to veterans. The people involved with the Institute include
artists, educators, historians, linguists, actors, storytellers and lifelong students.
With NIMI’s new offices comes a plan to start a fundraising drive to build
an American Indian Cultural Center and Museum Complex with the intention of providing cultural exchanges of language, theater, arts, cuisine history and friendship with a focus on American Indian tribes.
Monetta Trepp said the Institute does not aim to compete with the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum in Oklahoma City, which is under construction.
'There’s room for a place at each end of the turnpike,' Trepp said about
the plans to build a center. 'We’re in Indian Territory.' "
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