Last year, Charla EchoHawk and Tosan Wess Farless began a planning and development strategy to introduce and implement our new Peoria Language Curriculum. This same week that I write this letter, our Cultural Preservation Department hosted both a virtual and in-person language class which fulfilled our…

Aya, It was so nice to see so many of you again at this year’s General Council Meeting. Our Peoria Showplace was packed with our citizens and families. We enjoyed sharing stories, reconnecting and reporting on the activities of this last year and the plans for next. We held our annual elections as…

Aya,   Come January of each year, after completing all our December and New Year gatherings with family and friends, our collective Peoria eyes turn towards our upcoming General Council Meeting. While this has been true for decades, I have to believe it has been true for centuries. While…

From the Desk of Chief Craig Harper "This photo says a lot... I want to thank our citizens and our staff. We are one week in to the ARPA Relief Aid process, and it is working. Here are the processed applications on the left and completed checks on the right, ready to go out. We will get through…

Aya. This last week was the Grand Opening of the First Americans Museum, or FAM, in Oklahoma City. A $175million, 175,000 square tribute to the 39 federally recognized tribes located here in the state of Oklahoma. This event was nearly 40 years in the making. From the planning stages, to fund raising,…