FUNKHANA
Date/Time: Friday (April 23) from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
Location: West Parking Lot, outside the Conference Center.
Signup: Signup sheets will be available at the registration desk.
In this Funkhana, we will visit some of the history of the great State of Oklahoma.
Before the Indian Removal Act, buffalo hunting was a way of life for several Native tribes that resided in “Indian Territory.”
In 1867, Jesse Chisholm, a part-Cherokee, developed a trail to move cattle north from Texas, where during the Civil War, their value had dropped to $4/head. The cattle brought more value in the North and East. The Cowboys traveled the trail driving cattle until 1881.
Following the Indian Removal Act, which forcibly moved the Five Civilized Tribes to what is the state of Oklahoma, Congress approved the Indian Appropriation Act of 1889. This act took land previously assigned to the Seminole and Muskogee Creek, and created the Land Rush of 1889, the first land run into “Unassigned Lands”, which as stated, had been previously assigned to the Seminole and Muskogee Creek.
Oklahoma has also been home to many famous singers, Gene Autry, Woody Guthrie, Roy Clark, Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and Toby Keith, just to name a few. And of course, the OKC Thunder won the 2025 Championship.
Station One:
Driver throws three playing cards, from the car, into a Cowboy hat placed on a card table. (One second deduction for each card landing in the hat).
Station Two:
Passenger shoots three suction cup arrows, from a bow, at a life-size buffalo cutout with a bullseye on it. (One second deduction for each arrow hitting the target and two seconds for each arrow hitting the bullseye).
Station Three:
Passenger shoots three shots in basketball. (One second deduction for each shot made).
Station Four:
Passenger has to get out and pull a child’s covered wagon around the car and then stake their claim in a bucket filled with sand.
Station Five:
Driver picks on a toy guitar and the Passenger sings "This land is my land".
Station Six:
Driver and Passenger name 5 of the 39 Tribes moved Oklahoma. (One second deduction for successful completion).