Harvest Moon American Indian Festival

12/23/2024

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Katie Roubideaux, Rosebud Sioux (1890-1991.) Imagine the plethora of stories we could have gleaned from a 101 year old Lakota woman who saw it all with her own eyes.

11/26/2024

Sah-nay-mah (aka Sahananah, aka Snake Woman, aka Mrs. Bertha Domebo), the wife of Jṓ̱-bâu (aka Thone-bawt, aka Eagle Bone Whistle, aka Charley Domebo), with their first son Andrew Domebo, in Oklahoma Territory - Kiowa - 1895
{Note: Snake Woman (aka Bertha Sahananah) was born on the Kiowa, Comanche and Plains Apache Reservation at Fort Sill in Indian Territory in 1875. Later she married Eagle Bone Whistle (aka Charley Domebo), who was also born in 1875. Their first child was Andrew Domebo, who was born in 1895. They would raise seven more children, David (b.1899), Effie (b.1902), Alice (b.1904), Lucy (b.1906), Kate (b. 1909), Agnes (b.1914), and Fred (b.1919). Mrs. Bertha Domebo died in 1947, twenty years after her husband Charley Domebo died in 1927.}

03/18/2024

Well, there are many reasons why this site has been neglected. Since the passing of our founders Harry Reaves, JR, and Teresa Bradskey, and a lawsuit on where the future event place would be held it became a stalemate.
We would love to pick up where we left off but the kickoff would be very difficult. Number one, we would need a place to celebrate the event. We would need help in securing the monies needed to do it right and to seek the grants needed to help with making this an annual event to be remembered.
In the meantime, we will try to be more diligent in keeping up with informative materials that one may enjoy.
I spent many hours going through this site and learning about the Tribes and Nations of the American Indian and we hope that you enjoy it also. Feel free to share your thoughts on this posting and know we are still here, treading water, but still here.

List of Native American Tribes in the United States with links to articles and information.

08/03/2021

So soothing!

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06/27/2021

I found this very interesting and what a tribute to the Navajo Nation.

11/30/2020

Apache Blessing/

11/29/2020

It's been many moons since we chatted and I know that needs to change. Progress to continue the Harvest Moon American Indian Festival is still at a stalemate, for the time being anyway. After our founder and believed promoter Harry Reaves suddenly passed, we were faced with a lawsuit at the 31st & Troost Tycor Headquarters. after the building was sold. We accepted the sale as we realize we can have the event at other places, but finding the right one with the right atmosphere and on or close to a Metro bus route would be ideal. Then Covid-19 hit and it hit hard. Now we seem to be going through round two of the blasted thing, but the sunrise to this is that the vaccine is fast approaching and should be totally enforced by the end of the first quarter. That is promising for a 2021 event to take place, providing we can nail down the facility for it all to happen.

Please stay safe and know we have not forgotten about this event, it's just a hurdle after hurdle that we face but we are not giving up.

I would like to leave you with this video that I received today and know that we are working for a rebirth of this important and educational event that was so adored by many.

Alexandro Querevalú plays his signature version of the theme from the movie "The last of the Mohicans" composed by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman.

06/14/2020

Being in idle mode since the sudden passing of our founder Harry Reaves, we seem to be dodging bullets ever since. Second, after Harry's passing was lawsuits as the building at 31st & Troost was in the process of being sold, with that behind us, we started a search for a new or at least a different place to hold the event. We request something close to the bus or streetcar area and prefer an indoor environment if at all possible. We thought we had a couple of places picked to see if it was feasible, but for whatever reason, the people willing to help must have gone into the Federal Witness Protection Program as all of a sudden they were nowhere to be found and we were mounted on our trust steeds and ready to yell charge and looked over our shoulder and there were no troops to be had. Then as all know came Covid-19 so that has zapped the 2020 event and we are back asking for help in finding a location that will allow us to hold the event in October of 2021 and 21 would be a great year to restart the event in Harry's memory. We are anxious to make this happen and the folks that attended the event are as well as it was one great day of celebrating the talents of the first Americans which I'm proud to be part of.
Let it be known that we appreciate suggestions on a place to hold this one-day event and make it happen in 21.
Stay safe, enjoy life, and always think positive, it makes you feel better.
Dave Knisley
Director of Marketing & Communications
Harvest Moon American Indian Festival

12/08/2019

Let it be known that Harvest Moon is still breathing, but barely as we're still trying to find an event center for the October 2020 planning. I have one lead that needs to be followed up on and hope to do that in January. Any ideas from you folks would be appreciated. Some requirements would be to have it on or near a bus route to allow transportation to & from. Also parking availability and we would prefer an indoor setting so the weather would not be our adversary. With luck, more to come soon.

09/16/2019

RIP Chief.

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09/10/2019

Yes, I know we're long overdue for an update. So, here goes:
Our primary focus to kick-off the 2019 Harvest Moon American Indian Festival that was to take place next month has to be postponed for another year and in hopes of having the right place.
I was contacted by a person wanting to help and even had a suggestion for the event to be held and he was connected with the person that can plug it in and make it happen. I'm thinking great, now we have someone that we can lean on for a place to have it and I started working on other volunteers so when we yell charge and look over our shoulder, we have troops behind us. But I haven't heard any more since I was told that he would meet with them and get back to me. Maybe that will still happen, but I feel you're due an update.
Our number one priority is a place to hold the one-day event that won't bankrupt us. All our monies to put this event on comes from a few grants and donations as well as a few ads we sell for the directory we hand out. I was and am in hopes that the place will be a platinum supporter and either donate their place or offer it for at least a 50% reduction. The place should have access to a bus route for those that do not have cars and enjoy attending, as we had several that commuted by bus when it was held at 31st & Troost. It also should have parking and once we have that nailed down we can start recruiting talent for the event.
The talent was something we never skimped on and great talent is our largest expense, but worth every dime. Just remember the talent that performed in the past and gave their all, superstars like Moses Brings Plenty, Tony Duncan, Dennis Rogers, The Red & Blues, Oklahoma Fancy Dancers, Tim Robinson Dancers, Chief Roy, TerryLee Whetstone, Ruben Littlehead, Micki Free, Tommy Wildcat and the list goes on & on.
Before we can apply for grants and ask for donations, we have to make the event place available for the Saturday date in October. Any suggestions or input is very much welcomed.
That's where we stand, we don't want to see the Harvest Moon America Indian Festival of talent and celebrations at this festive event die off.
Our aspiration is to make the revival event better than anyone we've had and HONOR its founder, Harry Reaves as we still morn his sudden passing as he was the key in putting this on and pulling it together.
We are still trying and about 8 to 9 months to get it done and believe me, that'll go in a flash as we would like to have it cut and dried by the first of September of 2020.
Dave Knisley
Director of Marketing & Communications