WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.720 --> 00:00:05.160 Good money, Good morning, good morning, welcome, welcome up, and 2 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:08.679 it's time now for Cherokee Chat right here on K one, the one you 3 00:00:08.839 --> 00:00:11.960 tries John Weston, how you doing You bring friends all the time. We're 4 00:00:11.960 --> 00:00:14.800 doing great, Tom, How are you doing great? Hey? Maria? 5 00:00:14.919 --> 00:00:17.320 Here you going to I'm good to see you. Great to be seen. 6 00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:21.280 So I'd like to start off with this broadcast of thanking. Our sponsor their 7 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:25.399 Cooperative Credit Union, which is located at three thirteen West ninth Street in Coffeeville. 8 00:00:25.519 --> 00:00:27.800 Anyone can join as a member and they have some of the best rates 9 00:00:27.839 --> 00:00:31.359 around for everything from home loans to auto to interest sparing accounts to help save 10 00:00:31.440 --> 00:00:34.119 money. 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The Chief Deputy Chief, several dignitaries and elected officials 20 00:01:08.319 --> 00:01:11.640 were there. We had a lot of Cherokee Nation services, if one understanding, 21 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:17.439 over nine hundred people in attendance. Nine hundred. That's a good start. 22 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:19.879 That's great, isn't it. Yeah, And for those who don't know, 23 00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:23.159 outside the Cherokee Reservation, we have Cherokees all across the country. In 24 00:01:23.239 --> 00:01:27.480 fact, our largest collection of Cherokees we have are in California, twenty two 25 00:01:27.519 --> 00:01:33.519 thousand. We have over sixteen thousand in Kansas, eighteen thousand in Texas. 26 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:37.040 We even have them in New Hampshire, New York State, Vermont, Rhode 27 00:01:37.079 --> 00:01:40.359 Island, I mean everywhere. In fact, when I worked for the campaign, 28 00:01:40.400 --> 00:01:42.959 I was surprised when I actually got a call from somebody living in Greece 29 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:47.920 because they were requesting an absentee ballot so they could vote in our Cherokee Nation 30 00:01:48.000 --> 00:01:51.000 elections. Yeah. I like that. Yeah, it's kind of interesting. 31 00:01:51.560 --> 00:01:53.599 International, that's right, that's right, that's just in a nice wing too, 32 00:01:53.640 --> 00:02:00.000 a Cherokee International tell chief. Yeah exactly. So here, ay, 33 00:02:00.200 --> 00:02:02.719 I have someone who's almost as well known as a Cherokee nation and a great 34 00:02:02.719 --> 00:02:07.360 ambassador for Bartsville. She's the executive director of Visit Bartsville. She never fails 35 00:02:07.360 --> 00:02:12.000 to support our Native communities. Maria Gus, How are you? I'm good. 36 00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:13.879 How are you? John? It's so good to see you. I'm 37 00:02:13.960 --> 00:02:19.000 so happy to be on Cherokee Chat. That's very exciting. So episode three, 38 00:02:19.280 --> 00:02:22.080 all right, So did you get a chance to watch the oscars? 39 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:27.919 I did. I watched the entire thing, as I'm sure anyone who watched 40 00:02:27.960 --> 00:02:34.680 it, the seeing the Osage singers and drummers perform, it was just it 41 00:02:34.719 --> 00:02:38.520 was amazing, incredible to see that. Yeah, I have chills just talking 42 00:02:38.560 --> 00:02:43.360 about it. So it was wonderful to see all that Indigenous representation on the 43 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:46.159 stage. And I was so proud of this group of people that came here 44 00:02:46.199 --> 00:02:51.639 to tell this story in our neck of the woods. Absolutely, and I 45 00:02:51.719 --> 00:02:53.840 just went of course, we were all rooting for Killers of Flower Moon, 46 00:02:53.879 --> 00:02:59.360 and to our Osage friends out there, we say hallway or hawavey, which 47 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:01.800 means helloing on whom you're addressing anyway. I just thought that was important to 48 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:07.120 shout out to them. Absolutely, just a quick question, what sort of 49 00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:10.719 impact did that movie have specifically on Bartsville, both economically and culturally. So 50 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:15.960 of course it was our privilege to be able to support our o Sage neighbors. 51 00:03:15.080 --> 00:03:19.840 The bulk of filming all took place in the Oceage Nation. There was 52 00:03:20.240 --> 00:03:23.560 just as small little bit that took place in Bartlesville in the Cherokee Nation, 53 00:03:23.719 --> 00:03:30.080 so that was great, but we were able to serve as the production office 54 00:03:30.199 --> 00:03:35.319 was here. They had converted one of the airport hangars into a sound stage, 55 00:03:35.599 --> 00:03:38.840 and of course many people stayed here, went out to eat, spent 56 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:45.680 those per diems going to restaurants. But the economic impact for f y twenty 57 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:51.240 one was a little over thirty million dollars, and the fiscal impact, which 58 00:03:51.280 --> 00:03:54.560 is what I like to talk about because that's sales tax and lodging tax that's 59 00:03:54.879 --> 00:04:00.879 measurable, was around six hundred and forty nine thousand dollars. That's tax dollars 60 00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:05.280 that came back into our compute community from the cast and crew that we're living 61 00:04:05.560 --> 00:04:10.680 and staying here. You know, they were here for almost eight months, 62 00:04:11.159 --> 00:04:15.400 so some people were here longer. They literally became part of our community yes 63 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:20.399 time. And so to see that kind of economic impact, which is that 64 00:04:20.800 --> 00:04:27.879 you know large uh, you know, dropping the bucket that spreads wide was 65 00:04:27.959 --> 00:04:32.000 great. But to also recognize that there was a huge fiscal impact, especially 66 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:38.560 coming off of COVID and being able to have that sort of injection into our 67 00:04:38.600 --> 00:04:42.079 economy. And I want to make sure people know too, it's it's not 68 00:04:42.199 --> 00:04:47.160 gone. Last year we had about six productions that were here either for part 69 00:04:47.360 --> 00:04:53.079 or in their entirety, and a big part of that was because of the 70 00:04:53.160 --> 00:04:59.199 Cherokee Nation Film rebate. The state has an incentive of course that is substantial, 71 00:04:59.480 --> 00:05:01.439 but the chair Nation has one as well, and so it's been a 72 00:05:01.480 --> 00:05:06.879 thrill to work with the Cherokee Nation Film Office. Tavestrowsky is the director and 73 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:13.240 of course Jennifer Lauren is the overseeing the whole program, and so they've just 74 00:05:13.279 --> 00:05:15.480 been wonderful partners to a lot of folks. May know Jennifer from OCO TV. 75 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:19.439 Correct. I know that they have a great presence at it WASO just 76 00:05:19.680 --> 00:05:26.199 recently completed a sound stage there. They broke ground last year. I don't 77 00:05:26.240 --> 00:05:29.920 know if it's quite done yet, but it's going to be fantastic, and 78 00:05:29.959 --> 00:05:38.759 they want to produce Cherokee and Indigenous stories there and help train Indigenous and Cherokee 79 00:05:38.800 --> 00:05:42.879 people to work in that industry. It's really going to be a fantastic thing 80 00:05:42.920 --> 00:05:46.199 for all of Northeast. I have a friend and she often says, if 81 00:05:46.240 --> 00:05:48.560 we don't tell our story, who will? And I think it's a very 82 00:05:48.600 --> 00:05:54.279 I think it's a very wonderful statement to make, because we are the authors 83 00:05:54.279 --> 00:05:58.240 of our own stories, and if we don't perpetuate our history and educate people 84 00:05:58.279 --> 00:06:02.079 about our history but also know that we're here, that I think that we 85 00:06:02.199 --> 00:06:06.360 run the risk of forgetting those absolutely most important to our culture. And they're 86 00:06:06.360 --> 00:06:12.240 doing such a great job. Absolutely. So you mentioned that there was there 87 00:06:12.240 --> 00:06:16.240 was actually another filming film crew that was here for a movie called It was 88 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:24.240 a Cotton cotton Mouth so Rebellion Studios, which is located in Tulsa. They 89 00:06:24.600 --> 00:06:29.600 came here last year and they made several films, but cotton Mouth was one 90 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:33.000 that not only took advantage of the Cherokee Nation film rebate, but also had 91 00:06:33.199 --> 00:06:42.199 several Indigenous people in the cast and they filmed entirely almost entirely at Prairie Song 92 00:06:42.439 --> 00:06:45.800 and Dewey, but cotton Mouth. You know, they spent they had an 93 00:06:45.879 --> 00:06:50.199 estimated spend of around two hundred and forty three thousand dollars, and their fiscal 94 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:53.680 impact was, you know, a little smaller. It wasn't Killers of the 95 00:06:53.680 --> 00:06:58.360 Flower Moon, but thirteen thousand dollars is a chump change. And their economic 96 00:06:58.439 --> 00:07:01.439 impact, that sort of ripple effect was around, was over half a million 97 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:05.360 dollars. And they actually just came back last weekend to do a little bit 98 00:07:05.399 --> 00:07:12.040 more shooting some b roll. But they've been fantastic partners Rebellion, and so 99 00:07:12.120 --> 00:07:15.160 we're really lucky to be able to work with Randy Wayne and Talia Bella. 100 00:07:15.279 --> 00:07:19.560 They've just been so good to bring people here to Oklahoma. And we've had 101 00:07:19.600 --> 00:07:24.120 other scouts for different projects and I can't talk about all of them, but 102 00:07:24.160 --> 00:07:29.759 I'm excited. Ye, we're becoming the Hollywood of Oklahoma. Really well, 103 00:07:30.000 --> 00:07:32.480 we're doing all right. Yeah, We're getting a lot of attention, and 104 00:07:32.519 --> 00:07:39.680 it's because we have such a welcoming community and we have the corporate presence here 105 00:07:39.959 --> 00:07:44.879 that allows a business, which is what a film is, to sort of 106 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:49.800 eat seamlessly maneuver through what they need and get access to the support that they 107 00:07:49.839 --> 00:07:54.120 need. And I had one producer say, you know, I can get 108 00:07:54.120 --> 00:07:59.480 anywhere in like ten minutes in town and it's amazing. There's no you know, 109 00:08:00.079 --> 00:08:05.319 traffic is exactly loud airplane noises overhead. So we are a really great 110 00:08:05.439 --> 00:08:07.959 location to film. And we don't have people who act like creepy fans when 111 00:08:07.959 --> 00:08:13.839 they're shooting, right. I mean they've been there occasionally, but it's not 112 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:18.480 anything like playing. You might get one or two people that are curious onlookers, 113 00:08:18.519 --> 00:08:22.439 but the rest they realize they're working, they are and they and I've 114 00:08:22.560 --> 00:08:26.519 I've tried to really make sure people know, you know, just to be 115 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:30.920 cool so that we'll continue to get more of that kind of business here. 116 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:33.720 Absolutely. Yeah, well, we certainly thank you for appearing on Cherokee Chack. 117 00:08:33.759 --> 00:08:37.200 I'm so happy. Yeah, I want to go ahead and make a 118 00:08:37.200 --> 00:08:41.720 few announcements, but also I wanted to mention this will be the last broadcast 119 00:08:41.759 --> 00:08:46.080 of this month, and we've had a prize contest going this month. In 120 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:50.000 fact, Tommy Wildcat our Cherokee National Treasure. He has a handmade flute that 121 00:08:50.039 --> 00:08:54.399 he's had the autographed and that's going to be the price for this month for 122 00:08:54.440 --> 00:08:58.679 our giveaway. We're going to actually announce that on our Facebook page on Easter 123 00:08:58.759 --> 00:09:01.679 Sunday, which is the last day of the month. What you do. 124 00:09:01.840 --> 00:09:05.279 You go to comments section when I post this broadcast and the prize word of 125 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:09.639 the day for this day is journeys. The previous private previous prize word was 126 00:09:09.720 --> 00:09:13.519 frybread. This word is journeys. This sort of a nod to our sister 127 00:09:15.279 --> 00:09:20.080 radio station up in at KGGF, the mighty six ninety with Friybred Journeys. 128 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:22.240 The show they have up there was sort of an inspiration for this show. 129 00:09:22.960 --> 00:09:26.200 And speaking of that, I'll be hanging out up there with Chris Crane and 130 00:09:26.240 --> 00:09:31.080 Amy Dollar Hyde KGGF on March twenty fifth. But I think we go on 131 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:35.080 air at nine to nine, little after nine o'clock, so that should be 132 00:09:35.080 --> 00:09:37.960 fun. It promises to be a fun show. We never run out of 133 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:41.960 things to talk about, and so we also have we need to break okay 134 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:46.360 well, also have a few announcements. The Cherokee Cultural Community and do It's 135 00:09:46.360 --> 00:09:48.879 seven hundred East Durham. We'll be having their potluck meeting at March for March 136 00:09:50.039 --> 00:09:54.200 this Thursday at six pm, Sage Ellison of Sagebrush Beads. She'll be talking 137 00:09:54.200 --> 00:09:56.919 about some of the beating classes she'll be having there. In fact, I 138 00:09:56.919 --> 00:10:00.320 think they're having a beating class there in April sixth from ten am to noon, 139 00:10:00.879 --> 00:10:03.919 and you can sign up at the meeting March twenty third. You had 140 00:10:03.919 --> 00:10:07.480 mentioned this earlier, so what do you know about that March twenty third spring 141 00:10:07.519 --> 00:10:11.320 gathering. The Delaware Tribe is having a wonderful spring gathering. You can get 142 00:10:11.320 --> 00:10:16.559 more information at visit Bartlesville dot com and also at the Delaware Tribe's website. 143 00:10:16.559 --> 00:10:20.720 But they're going to have frybread, they're going to have stomp dancing, they're 144 00:10:20.759 --> 00:10:24.519 going to have cultural demonstrations, they're gonna have an Easter egg hunt, they're 145 00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:28.000 going to have cornhole competition. They're going to have a bouncy house for the 146 00:10:28.080 --> 00:10:31.639 kids, and of course all these things happened throughout the course of the day. 147 00:10:31.679 --> 00:10:33.519 I think it starts at eight am they start serving breakfast, and then 148 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:37.000 yeah, it kind of goes from there, and I think the stomp dance 149 00:10:37.039 --> 00:10:39.679 begins at seven pm. And then we also know it's more than me I 150 00:10:39.720 --> 00:10:43.159 mean, I just know it's on the calendar and I'm going to go out 151 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:46.759 there. You're gonna be there, show up. Now. We also had 152 00:10:46.919 --> 00:10:50.879 mentioned something about the Versull India Women's Club is going to have a style show 153 00:10:50.320 --> 00:10:54.240 twenty six What's really important to me at Visit Bartlesville is that our tourism partners 154 00:10:54.360 --> 00:11:01.559 understand that we do have so many important cultural aspects to our tourism product. 155 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:05.440 And so we're doing a demonstration, a showcase with the Bartlesville Indian Women's Club. 156 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:09.320 We're inviting our tourism partners on Tuesday, March twenty sixth at the Community 157 00:11:09.360 --> 00:11:13.279 Center and they're going to just show how they do that Native American style show. 158 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:16.480 If you've never seen it, it's so much fun. They talk about 159 00:11:16.679 --> 00:11:22.200 various tribes and the regalia, and then sometimes Carmen Ketcher and Liz Nelson telephon 160 00:11:22.279 --> 00:11:26.919 jokes. I was going to say they are now they're not necessarily good jokes, 161 00:11:28.279 --> 00:11:31.919 but but but they're they're jokes. They're they're joke. Laugh. I 162 00:11:31.960 --> 00:11:35.360 guarant yourself repeating. I mean, even if you've grown the list. So 163 00:11:35.720 --> 00:11:37.600 if I hear this, I'm going to be in for it. The next 164 00:11:37.639 --> 00:11:41.399 time I see them for some for making that comment, good buddy. But 165 00:11:41.480 --> 00:11:46.360 also at the Washington County Cherokee Association where I'm secretary, on March twenty six, 166 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:48.840 at six pm, we're going to have a flint napping class. This 167 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:52.399 has been an ongoing traditional skills class that's been taught by our president, Steve 168 00:11:52.440 --> 00:11:56.480 Brewer. That's near Oceleda, right next door to the Kouby Skue Health Clinic. 169 00:11:56.519 --> 00:11:58.279 In fact, I brought an eight point today to sort of show you 170 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:03.080 while we've been working looking on This is called a pre form. Basically, 171 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:05.279 we do a couple of different techniques to make that. The first is called 172 00:12:05.320 --> 00:12:11.320 percussion flaking, which you actually use something called a bopper, which is just 173 00:12:11.399 --> 00:12:15.240 sort of a blunt instrument to sort of shape the pre form of the point. 174 00:12:15.360 --> 00:12:18.519 And then we use a pressure flaking, which you usually do that with 175 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:22.960 something it's a little more concentrated, like a piece of antler or bone. 176 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:26.600 We even have something called an ishy stick, which is something that gives you 177 00:12:26.639 --> 00:12:31.399 a little more leverage if you have a hard time creating that amount of pressure 178 00:12:31.440 --> 00:12:33.200 to put on the point. So anyway, that's going to be a six 179 00:12:33.240 --> 00:12:39.240 pm that evening also they're going to be having the pot luck which I mentioned 180 00:12:39.240 --> 00:12:43.120 that the Cherokee Culture community in Dewey. Just want to remind everyone you can 181 00:12:43.159 --> 00:12:48.000 follow all these communities on your Facebook pages and get information about the upcoming events 182 00:12:48.039 --> 00:12:52.080 they're having. Well, this is absolutely great. Let's salute our sponsor one 183 00:12:52.080 --> 00:12:56.080 more time. Yes, Cooperative Credit Union of Coffeeville. All right, you 184 00:12:56.200 --> 00:13:01.120 belong and it's insured by the NCUA. All right, well, John and 185 00:13:01.159 --> 00:13:05.000 Maria, but thank you both for being here today. Learned a lot as 186 00:13:05.000 --> 00:13:07.519 we always do, and keep up the good work both of you. Thanks 187 00:13:07.559 --> 00:13:11.919 Tom. All right, take care, folks. You've been watching and listening 188 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:16.720 to Cherokee Chat on K one, the one you trust. Presidential and commercial 189 00:13:16.759 --> 00:13:22.840 coming Colin Mason's coming. 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