10/14/2026
DID YOU KNOW?
The “Last Great Powwow Before Statehood.” Held over 5 days in the town of Collinsville, welcomed tribes from across Indian and Oklahoma territories and along with dignitaries of many tribes, including Cherokee Nation. The event was held October 14-19, 1907. In 2027, it will mark 120 years since this great event.
Just weeks later on November 16th, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th U.S. State.
The gathering’s most famous guest was Geronimo. The Apache leader was 78 years old and had been a prisoner of the U.S. for two decades. Permitted temporary leave from Fort Sill to attend the gathering, he addressed the crowd through an interpreter.
Image courtesy of the Gateway to Oklahoma History and the Oklahoma Historical Society. , ,