The Red Earth Festival is a Native American cultural festival that takes places every June in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
Documented cultural tradition on record; family classification awaits an editor.
02 · Where & name
United States of America
Placed on record in United States of America.
03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
HistoryThe Red Festival was launched in 1987.
FestivalThe festival is a multi-day event typically held the first weekend of June although occasionally it has been moved to other months such as the 2022 Festival (July) and the 2024 Festival (March).
Common Questions Answered on Record
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The Red Earth Festival is a Native American cultural festival that takes places every June in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.
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The Red Earth Festival is a Native American cultural festival that takes places every June in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. Red Earth, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that hosts the festival and maintained the Red Earth Art Center, which houses temporary exhibits and a permanent collection of Native American art in downtown Oklahoma City. 1
History
The Red Festival was launched in 1987. when art advocates planned a Native art market and powwow. The organization grew out of the Native-run Center of the American Indian, a cultural center and art museum founded in 1978. The two groups merged in 1992 to create Red Earth. 1
Festival
The festival is a multi-day event typically held the first weekend of June although occasionally it has been moved to other months such as the 2022 Festival (July) and the 2024 Festival (March). The festival features an art market open to Native American members of federally and state-recognized tribes. The festival also features nonprofit and educational booths, demonstrations, and a dance showcase. The event is held at the Grand Casino Hotel Resort, east of downtown Shawnee, Oklahoma.
An estimated 27,000 people attended in 2010. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Red Earth Festival”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Red Earth OKC is Native American arts and dance festival in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
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