The Center for Great Plains Studies and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma hosted the third annual Otoe-Missouria Day in Lincoln on Sept. 20-21, 2024.
Events started off with a tailgate at the Lincoln Indian Center followed by a Nebraska football game during which the tribe was featured in a halftime video and on-field presentation.
UNL junior Lena' Black and Otoe-Missouria Chairman John Shotton were celebrated on field along with other tribal members.
The following day Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center hosted Otoe-Missouria Day festivities, which included an elders' talking circle, a handgame, dinner, and music.
More than 50 tribal members made the journey to Lincoln for the events. Chairman John Shotton also used the opportunity to meet with community and university officials.
The celebration part of an ongoing effort to strengthen relations between the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma and southeast Nebraska.
Partners and sponsors for Otoe-Missouria Day include The Mellon Foundation, UNL College of Arts & Sciences, Otoe-Missouria Tribal Council, Gage County Historical Society, Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center, the Unitarian Church of Lincoln, Intertribal Medicine Collective, UNL Outdoor Adventures, Lincoln Indian Center, Inc. UNITE, LPS Trauma Warriors, Homestead National Historic Park, and Otoe-Missouria Tribal Elders.
