We will march/walk on Couch Drive over to City Hall on 200 N. Walker, where we will ask speakers, singers and musicians to take part in bringing a message of celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day in OKC. Oklahoma City is the ONLY major urban center in the state that has not recognized Indigenous People's Day; the City Council has voted two years in a row NOT to recognize the 2nd Monday in October as a tribute to Native Americans. 

Wear native dress and/or regalia to show your native pride. We invite all parties who wish to bring drums,flutes, or other types of musical instruments to bring them, lets dance, sing and show our indigenous pride!

Please let us know if you are interested in speaking, singing, or performing at this event so we can plan accordingly. CONTACTS/ORGANIZERS: Brenda S. Golden (Mvskoke) | S.P.I.R.I.T./Wealaka Camp, and Ashley Nicole (AST/Oglala Lakota) | Stop the Plains All American Pipeline. 

Confirmed as of September 29, 2017: 

-->>Sydne Gray (Mvskoke youth) | Indigenize OU
-->>Alecia Onzahwah (AST/PBP/Kickapoo) | Indigenize, Inc./Good Hearted People Camp land owner
-->>Olivia Ramirez (Osage/Mvskoke youth) | Arkansas Rising
-->>Jonathan (Black Wolf) Cusher (Chahta youth) | Oka Lawa/Good Hearted People Camp
-->>Jacob Wind (Mvskoke) l Wealaka Camp
-->>Quese IMC (Pawnee/Seminole) | Culture Shock Camp/Pawnee Camp - Standing Rock
-->>Johnnie Jae (Otoe-Missouria/Chahta) | Indigenerd
-->>Josephine Gilmore (Chahta youth) | Oka Lawa/Good Hearted People Camp - will lead Chahta social dances

We invite all parties who wish to bring drums,flutes, or other types of musical instruments to bring them, lets dance, sing and show our indigenous pride! We will stop on the steps of Oklahoma City Hall, where the City Council has twice failed to pass a resolution for Indigenous People's Day. Lawton, Tulsa, Anadarko and other towns have done this in Oklahoma. Denver, Phoenix, Spokane, LA, Seattle, Charleston, and many other major cities have embraced Indigenous Peoples Day. 

JOIN US in marking the first celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day in Oklahoma City. We don't need their permission to party!

Wealaka Camp is holding a potluck and prayer ceremony to mark the Fall Equinox. Bring a dish and/or drinks and join us for an informal get together to mark the change of seasons. 

The Autumnal equinox—also called the September equinox—is the astronomical start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. The word equinox comes from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night). 

During the equinox, the Sun crosses what we call the “celestial equator” (just imagine the line that marks the equator on Earth extending up into the sky) from north to south. Earth’s two hemispheres are receiving the Sun’s rays about equally. The Sun is overhead at noon as seen from the equator. At this point, the amount of nighttime and daytime (sunlight) are roughly equal to each other. Another definition of fall is nights of below-freezing temperatures combined with days of temperatures below 70 degrees Fahrenheit. From here on out, the temperatures begin to drop and the days start to get shorter than the nights.

It is the summer’s great last heat,
It is the fall’s first chill: They meet.
–Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt

Wealaka Camp is having a day of Prayer and Ceremony to re-commit and re-align ourselves with the Creator.  

We will have a Sunrise Ceremony, Lighting of the Sacred Fire, and an Inipi Ceremony.  

Bring a dish for the POTLUCK, so we can share in the feeding of our bodies and spirits together.  

By Invitation Only

Your Earth, Our Future Rally with the People's Climate March!!

Our youngest are ready to stand up and make their voices heard for the environment!

This is a grass roots effort youth rally at the Oklahoma State Capitol organized by Oklahoma's youth and their families. The march gives our youth a way to make their voices heard about Enviromental issues that may face them in the future. 

More TBA. We will be cordinating efforts with People's Climate March

This event is now comprised of more than 20 organizations and growing (such as Your Earth--Our Future/ BOLD Oklahoma/ Turtle Rock Farm/ Black Lives Matter OKC/ Interfaith Power and Light/ OK Sierra Club/ Peace House-- just to name a few, ful llist posted soon) and we will have a tabling event, followed by guest speakers on the environment, followed by a march and a water ceremony-- please join us! Final location unveiled Friday, March 17th, but likely to be held at Harkins Plaza in Bricktown.

April 29th is the date of the People’s Climate Mobilization, a major march in Washington, D.C., and Oklahoma City will host a sister march right here in OKC! When we will come together in solidarity with hundreds of thousands of people to reject the attack on our climate and push forward with our vision of a clean energy economy that works for all. We believe that in this moment of division, turmoil, and fear, it’s important to put forward an alternative vision that inspires and connects — of an economy built on environmental justice and powered by clean, renewable energy. 

Weekly meetings are currently underway, and we are looking for as many diverse partner organizations as possible-- please email [email protected] if you are interested in being involved.

“To change everything, we need everyone.”

Please join #OkaLawaCamp for our grand opening weekend. We still have a lot of work to do, but we invite all WATER PROTECTORS & ALLIES to visit camp, see what we are about, and join together in unity to learn more about the issues the indigenous people of Oklahoma - specifically the Chahta people of the Choctaw Nation - are experiencing. We have several events planned throughout the weekend, so please bring a tent and plan to spend your weekend with Oklahoma water protectors and land defenders! Come heal with us!

Events include:
Friday: Opening prayer/ceremony, Facilitated discussion about historical trauma, speakers

Saturday: WildCraft Walk, Youth Concert, Performers, Speakers, Live Art

Sunday: Youth SpeakOut, Closing prayer

Rain or Shine! Powwow style - BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair)! 

*Please do not attend if you are here to cause trouble or are under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. We are peaceful, so please no illegal weapons. We have the right to ask those who do not abide by these rules to leave the property.

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ENDS AT SUNDOWN!
Everyone welcome! Bring lawn chairs!

According to AOE the Diamond Pipeline is 15% from being completed. It has been stated the Diamond pipeline is closer to 10% from completion in Oklahoma alone. Approximately less than one year remains depending upon the findings of artifacts or burial sites within it's pathway.

Camps are beginning to set up and others preparing to begin here in Oklahoma. We found out other pipelines are preparing to begin. 

Oklahoma has a huge problem with earthquakes destroying property within communities from the destruction caused by these pipelines and fracking. What is fracking? It is a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.

Speakers: (more info to come)
Wicahpi Wetu Win
Ernesto Burbank (if able to be here)
Wes Mekaci Hornick
Mike Casteel
Wayland Grey

Camp locations see below information and contact. This is for the protection of our camps.

As past rallies for Standing Rock, we will be collecting donated items for upcoming camps and camps that have began. To be distributed among them. 

Items we will be collected:
*Non perishable bulk food such as beans, rice, oats, flour, can goods and drink mixes
*Bottled water
*Blankets
*Wet wipes
*Sleeping bags
*Cooking pots and utensils
*Reusable plastic plates, Old pie tins, and cups (that can be washed and reused)
*Silverware (that can be washed and reused)
*Coffee, creamer, sugar
*Paper items: toilet tissue
*Ice chests preferred large
*Can openers
*Large water coolers
*Two to eight man tents, cabin and dome tents
*Tarps large sizes
*Ropes and Bungee Cords
*Axes
*Paint (Red, White, Yellow, Black, and Green)
*Porta Potties (online purchase at Walmart.com)
*Sawdust
*Biodegradable soap and dish soap
*Flashlights with extra batteries
*Lanterns and oil
*5 Gal buckets with lids can be purchased at Walmart
*Ponchos all sizes
*Scrap Lumber
*Camp chairs
*Walkie Talkies
*Solar Phones and chargers
*Shovels
*Chain saws, fuel for such
*Bug spray
*Seeds for growing Vegetation
*Generators needed immediately
*Blankets needed Immediately
*Storage containers/bins with lids (all sizes but larger needed more)
*Water Buffalo's and Tanks - to store water for camp use, if you know a farmer or tribe that will help.
*Tipis and poles
*Lawn mowers
*Hygienic items especially items to care for elders

As we did with Standing Rock,
Cash donations and gift cards will be collected at the rally from Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot, Bass Pro, Costco, Academy, Warehouse Market, Reasors and Kmart (Any place that may carry items needed above) 

PLEASE WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS TO COME

UPDATE:
March 13 (Yes there was a date change from this coming Saturday to tomorrow)

Wealaka Camp
WILL OPEN TOMORROW!!!
for more camp information regarding Diamond Pipeline coming soon contact on fb:
Mahenwa Em-penkvlahkekos for more details regarding Weakak Camp ONLY

PLEASE CONTINUE TO WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING OPENING DAYS OF NEW CAMPS AND ITEMS NEEDED.

UPDATE: 
OKA LAWA camp opens tomorrow. This is AIMs camp and all willing to help in the movement against the Diamond Pipeline. More information regarding items needed for donations and location will be available soon. You can find out more information by contacting Mike Casteel directly on fb.

The Oklahoma City Pow Wow Club, Oklahoma's oldest Native American Intertribal heritage organization, is sponsoring a PEACEFUL #NODAPLmarch in Oklahoma City. We want this to be the largest Native American protest march ever held in the United States.
Speaker 1: A Standing Rock Tribal Council representative. 
Speaker 2: Wallace Coffey - Former 6 term 25 year Chairman of the Comanche.

More as we get them confirmed.

UPDATED INFO:

The march is planned to be through the center of downtown Oklahoma City. The current plan is to meet on Robinson Ave, South of the intersection with Sheridan Avenue and North of the entrance to the Cox Convention Center Parking Garage beginning at 9:30 am on Saturday March 11th. At 10 am, will will march North on the Northbound lane (only) of Robinson Ave from Sheridan Ave. Once we pass the Colcord Hotel, we will then take up both lanes. At Park Avenue, we will then turn West to Bicentennial Park, where will have speakers lined up to speak to you from the steps of the Civic Center. This march will be peaceful. We will not make any environmental impact to Oklahoma City by leaving any trash, anywhere, at anytime. We will be courteous to our host city, Oklahoma City at all times. These are the plans as of right now. We will update immediately you if there any changes to this plan. Additional speaker confirmed - Casey Camp Horinek - Ponca Tribal Council

Tuesday, February 2, 6:30-8:30 pm at Hardesty Regional Library, Pecan Room, 8316 E 93rd St.
Program: Stop Fracking Oklahoma!
Leader: Kim Bartlett, OK Chapter Sierra Club Conservation Chair

FED-UP with continuing earthquakes?

This meeting is for everyone interested in organizing a statewide group to take action to stop Horizontal Fracking in Oklahoma. This is our second meeting, the first was held in early January in Coyle, Oklahoma, the heart of many of the most damaging earthquakes.

Oklahoma Sierra Club wants to connect with a large group of members, citizens and activists from all over the state to make a plan of action that will bring an end to fracking and our manmade earthquakes.

FIGHT AGAINST DIAMOND PIPELINE SPANS THREE STATES

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 - A coalition of environmental groups announced Friday they are expanding pipeline fights across three states. Members from several indigenous and environmental groups say they’re coming together to force state regulators to protect their water, respect tribal sovereignty, and halt construction on the new Diamond Pipeline.

The Diamond Pipeline will run from Cushing, Oklahoma to West Memphis, Tenessee, crossing several sensitive waterbodies in the affected states. Diamond Pipeline is a partnership between Plains All American LP and Valero Energy.

Several groups, including Bold Oklahoma, #NoPlainsPipeline, the American Indian Movement, and Oklahoma Sierra Club will hold a joint press conference at 2:00PM on Monday January 30th at the Oklahoma State Capitol announcing their campaign. They say they’re calling on residents throughout Oklahoma and Arkansas to help defend water as well as the many sacred Native American sites currently under threat by pipeline construction.

Coalition members say the Arkansas River and many other waterways are threatened by the Diamond project. They say Plains All American’s environmental record, combined with recent, high-intensity earthquakes marks a serious threat to drinking water in the region. The company’s history of major spills and pipeline ruptures has groups alarmed their water may be next.

The rise in powerful earthquakes centered near the nation’s largest oil hub in Cushing has locals and National security agencies concerned that a major environmental catastrophe is imminent.

Mekasi Horinek, a member of the Ponca Nation and director of Bold Oklahoma spent several months at Standing Rock working as a water protector, blocking construction on the Dakota Access Pipeline. Now back in Oklahoma, Horinek is bringing the fight home.
“The Salt Fork river near the White Eagle Ponca headquarters has experienced eight major fish kills in the past four years,” Horinek noted. With thousands oil & gas wells and disposal sites throughout the region, the fish kills are the likely result of toxic releases tied to fracking, injection wells, and other unchecked methods of wastewater disposal.

Horinek says state and federal regulatory agencies are failing to enforce laws designed to hold companies accountable for the violations. On the rash of recent fish kills, Horinek said, “The EPA and DEQ always tell us they can’t pinpoint where the contamination is coming from. We know that’s not true. It’s everywhere. They’re just not willing to prosecute responsible parties. There’s too many.”
The Diamond Pipeline is just the most recent project to gain approval from the US Army Corps of Engineers. Critics say the company failed to consult tribal governments and now refuses to disclose environmental impact assessments.

In late 2016, #NoPlainsPipeline along with members from Caddo Nation pointed out that Plains Pipeline failed to consult their tribal officers about the presence of religious and culturally significant sites along the Red River II pipeline route. Organizers are concerned the same violations are being repeated with the Diamond Pipeline.

#NoPlainsPipeline founder Ashley McCray said the company’s failure to consult the tribal governments is a violation of federal laws meant to protect ancestral sites. According to the beliefs and customs of many Native American tribes, disturbing the burial sites of ancestors is an act of extreme disrespect and is strictly forbidden.

“Thousands of indigenous peoples were forcibly removed and relocated to this so-called ‘Indian Territory’ and were killed & buried along the way,” McCray said. “More than that, there are 39 federally recognized tribes within the so-called borders of Oklahoma, each of whom continues the spiritual ways and traditions of their ancestors. We know for a fact that these ancestral lands and sacred sites could be desecrated.” she added. McCray says both the Diamond and Red River II projects have set a dangerous precedent; ignoring tribal sovereignty and condoning environmental racism.

Mike Casteel, director of American Indian Movement - Indian Territory provided documentation showing that the Diamond Pipeline will cross the historic Trail of Tears. He says hundreds of unmarked burial sites along the route could be disturbed by pipeline construction.

Casteel says there is undeniable proof that the Diamond Pipeline will be crossing the Trail of Tears. “We cannot sit idly by. Our ancestors died along this trail, and we have many unmarked graves there,” he said.

Casteel says AIM will stand with Indian people as well as the allies now occupying lands stolen through treaty violations. “We no longer accept poisoning-for-profit by any government or private corporation.” 

Veronica Shaw Dicus, assistant director for AIM - Indian Territory added “we are fighting to protect life-sustaining water in hopes that our children and future generations won't have to. Water must be protected at all costs. Without it, there is no life."

“It is important the public fully understand the true nature of pipelines, and that they are far from a simple and safe means of transporting fossil fuels,” says Johnson Bridgwater, director of the Oklahoma Sierra Club. Since 2009, the annual number of significant oil and petroleum pipeline accidents has risen almost 60 percent. Bridgewater says the club’s official position is to oppose new fossil fuel infrastructure in order to protect air and water quality, conserve natural resources, and mitigate climate disruption.

On January 30th at 2:00 PM, coalition members will give a press conference announcing the campaign to stop Plains All American’s Diamond Pipeline. Representative members from each organization will be available for individual interviews following the conference. The conference will be held on the 4th floor of the State Capitol in the Media Room.