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Otoe-Missouria Encampment moved to late September

Tuesday, July 7 by Lyman James

The Otoe-Missouria Tribe released an update on social media saying that the Encampment for 2020 has been postponed until the third weekend in September in hopes that it will be a safer time. To learn more information, call 405-258-8342.You can click here to go to the Otoe-Missouria Facebook page.

Otoe-Missouria Tribal Complex closed due to increase in local COVID-19 cases

Friday, June 12 by Lyman James

The Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians released an update on social media Friday morning saying that due to the increase in positive COVID-19 cases across the community, and several cases among their staff, the Otoe-Missouria Tribal Complex on U.S. Highway 177 east of Red Rock will be closed until further notice.A COVID-19 drive-thru testing site... Read More.

Opening date for Otoe-Missouria Tribal Complex

Friday, May 29 by Lyman James

The Otoe-Missouria Tribal Complex will be opening in a limited capacity on June 8, 2020.Details about their new operating procedures, including limited public access to buildings and social distancing requirements, will be shared shortly on the tribe's website omtribe.org. (click here)

Otoe-Missouria Tribe signs new gaming compact with the state of Oklahoma

Wednesday, April 22 by Lyman James

The Otoe-Missouria Tribe signed a new gaming compact with the state of Oklahoma that will allow us to grow our gaming operations and bring long-term stability to their tribe.According to the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, the compact establishes an agreement between the State and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe for the tribe to pursue three new facilities in... Read More.

Otoe-Missouria Tribe Releases Date To Open Indoor Waterpark At 7 Clans First Council

Friday, January 25 by Lyman James

A new indoor water park that is under development by the Red Rock-based Otoe-Missouria Tribe is scheduled to open on February 25,2019 The project was originally scheduled to be complete by December 2018. Last March, the tribe announced it had plans to diversify the offerings at the 7 Clans First Council Casino and Hotel... Read More.

Otoe-Missouria To Rekindle Ties With Ho-Chunk Tribe At Winter Encampment This Weekend

Thursday, January 24 by Lyman James

NEWKIRK, Okla.- The Otoe Missouria and Ho-Chunk Tribes will join at the Winter Encampment Dance this upcoming weekend. Although removed to Indian Territory in the late 1800s, the Otoe-Missouria Tribe are originally woodland tribes whose century-old ties to their relatives of the Ho-Chunk Tribe will be rekindled this weekend at the annual Winter Encampment... Read More.

Otoe-Missouria Youth Become First Native American Emergency Response Team Instructors in Nation

Tuesday, January 15 by Lyman James

From Heather Payne, Otoe-Missouria Public Information Office NORMAN, Okla.--Four Otoe-Missouria tribal youth became the first Native American Teen CERT Team Instructors in the United States this weekend in Norman. CERT teams are Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). They are a national program of volunteers trained in disaster... Read More.