Christina Goodson speaks during the first Otoe-Missouria Day in 2022
Otoe-Missouria Day sponsors and partners:
- The Mellon Foundation
- Otoe-Missouria Tribal Elders
- Otoe-Missouria Tribal Council
- LPS Trauma Warriors
- UNITE
- Gage County Historical Society
- Lincoln Indian Center, Inc.
- The Unitarian Church of Lincoln
- Wachiska Audubon Society
- Community Crops
September 25-27
The fifth annual Otoe-Missouria Day in Nebraska will take place at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park on the Platte River. Join us for a weekend of ceremony, food, workshops, and community. More updates will be available as the date nears. Sign up for lodging is available on a first-come, first-served basis for Otoe-Missouria tribal members. We are currently at capacity, but signing up below will add you to a wait list. Those on the wait list will be contacted if a spot opens up, but you are welcome to book lodging elsewhere.
FAQ
Where will tribal members be staying?
We have reserved family-style cabins and hotel-style rooms at Mahoney State Park. Cabins sleep 2-6 people and have a kitchen. Hotel-style rooms are located inside the Peter Kiewit Lodge, which includes a restaurant and gift shop. Accommodations for people with disabilities are available. Check in is located at the Peter Kiewit Lodge. Sign up at the above button. There is a grocery store and gas stations nearby in Ashland, Neb.
Where are the events?
Most events will take place at the Activity Center Pavilion.
State Park entry
You are required to display a state park pass while at Mahoney State Park. Day passes are $7 for Nebraska state residents and $14 for out of state.
Questions
Please contact Dominique Ellis at the Center for Great Plains Studies at 402-472-3964 or dellis25@unl.edu. Additionally, you can contact Cory DeRoin at corylderoin@gmail.com