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Quapaw Nation's Day of Easter Fun: Egg Hunt & More!
Spring is in the air, and with it comes the joy of Easter celebrations! The Quapaw Nation is excited to invite one and all to our annual...
Feb 29, 20242 min read
Quapaw Way in Action: Tribe Replenishes Bison Herd Lost to Unthinkable Cruelty
The Quapaw Nation shows the meaning of the Quapaw Way by replenishing Bill Rethke’s bison herd after losing three in an act of animal...
Nov 29, 20232 min read
Quapaw Nation Visit Arkansas Sites to Enhance Cultural Heritage Collaboration
Recently, THPO Director Everett Bandy, Deputy Director Billie Burtrum and Quapaw Nation Chair Wena Supernaw visited the Arkansas...
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Unofficial Quapaw Nation Election Results July 22nd, 2023
Unofficial Quapaw Nation Business Committee Vice Chairperson and Member election results of July 22nd, 2023.
Jul 23, 20231 min read
Wena Supernaw Elected as Quapaw Nation Chairman: Official Statement
Official statement from Wena Supernaw: I am honored and humbled the Quapaw People have selected me to serve as their Business Committee...
Jul 12, 20231 min read
Quapaw Nation's Fight Against Domestic Violence
In the United States, domestic violence is a pervasive issue, with tribal nations experiencing even higher rates. Native women, in...
Jul 10, 20231 min read
Native Youth Spring Powwow
Through numerous federal grants and collaboration between the SAMHSA, CCDFand FVP, the Quapaw Nation was able to host the Native Youth...
Jun 28, 20231 min read
Native American Lynn Trujillo Named Top Policy Adviser to DOI
The US Department of the Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, has appointed Lynn Trujillo, a Native American attorney and former head of New...
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Protesters at Super Bowl LVII Demand Kansas City Football Team Change its Name and more...
In order to pressure the NFL to do away with racial mascots and iconography, protesters marched to State Farm Stadium, the location of...
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Native American Hair Trends
Throughout history Native American people have worn their hair in various ways from tribe to tribe, often meaning different things for...
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Quapaw Historic Preservation program attends the 78th Southeastern Archaeological Conference.
The Quapaw Historic Preservation Program (QHPP) was able to attend the 78th annual Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC), this...
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Quapaw Nation Represented At the White House TRIBAL NATIONS SUMMIT 2022 OP-ED
Last month, I had the honor of traveling with a delegation of Chiefs to Washington D.C. to represent the Quapaw Nation at the White House...
Jan 19, 20234 min read
Quapaw Nation to host children's Christmas party at the historic Coleman Theatre
The date has been set for the children's Christmas party, confirmed to take place Dec. 16, at the history Coleman Theatre. There is no...
Dec 9, 20221 min read
Cultural Committee hosts second Quapaw Fall Gathering
On November 20, this coming Sunday, the Quapaw Nation and its Cultural Committee will host its second Quapaw Fall Gathering event to be...
Nov 15, 20222 min read
The history behind Rock Your Mocs
Every year, indigenous people from across the country celebrate an entire week in November known as “Rock Your Mocs.” The Week of Nov....
Nov 14, 20222 min read
The history of Picher, Oklahoma A Toxic Ghost Town
What once was a booming mining town – born overnight according to papers in the early part of the twentieth century – now is recognized...
Oct 13, 20224 min read
Inside the Archeological Survey
Quapaw Nation elders and the Business Committee ventured to the University of Arkansas Museum in Fayetteville, Ark. on September 22 to...
Sep 6, 20223 min read
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