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Small but Mighty

[dropcap]The[/dropcap] farming community of Frederick, tucked away about 40 minutes west of Lawton, may be one of the best-kept secrets of small-town Oklahoma. Though it’s...

Specters as Symbols

[dropcap]Spirits[/dropcap], witches and demons creep the night, according to Chickasaw lore. Some of them want to eat you. Some of them just want to play...

Lights From the Past

[dropcap]Culture[/dropcap] matters. Heritage matters. They’re lights from the past that illuminate the path to the future. Four Oklahoman Indian tribes are exploring new and innovative...

A Love of Vintage Signs

[dropcap]Signs[/dropcap] do more than point the way or announce a business. Done correctly, they speak to us. And they’re capable of speaking to us from...

Celebrating Tribal Diversity

[dropcap]Watch[/dropcap]. Eat. Dance. Shop. Learn. One of Native America’s biggest festivals returns to Oklahoma City June 10-12 for its 30th anniversary. This year’s Red Earth...

Downtown Living

Urban is chic. It’s the buzzword of city planning committees across the state. It wasn’t that long ago that Oklahomans were accustomed to following “urban”...

A Presidential Collection

[dropcap]John[/dropcap] Dunning is the Indiana Jones of political memorabilia. He’ll go to any length and brave any danger to acquire relics commemorating political campaigns. But,...

Inspired By Heritage

[dropcap]“[/dropcap][dropcap]My[/dropcap] culture fires me up when I’m painting,” Norman painter J. Nicole Hatfield says. “In our native culture, a lot of times, we did storytelling....

The Ames Crater

[dropcap]With[/dropcap] a population of only 200 people, Ames, Oklahoma may have more oil per capita than any other place on Earth. The city sits on...

Securing the State

[dropcap]Building[/dropcap] 11 is an unassuming, humble, plain brick building on the east side of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety campus. Even up close it...