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In 1878, the Ponca Tribe, located in northeastern Nebraska, was forced to relocate to Indian Territory, present day Oklahoma. As with most northern tribes, a move to the hotter climate of the southern plains took its toll in lives, which included Bear Shield, the son of Ponca Chief Standing Bear. When Standing Bear returned to Nebraska to bury his son, he was arrested and stood trial for leaving the reservation. In an eloquent speech, delivered during that trial, he convinced the court, and the government, that he and all Native Americans were people, and deserved the same rights and privileges as other citizens. This pow-wow, in conjunction with six area tribes around the Ponca City area--Kaw, Osage, Otoe-Missouria, Pawnee, Ponca, and Tonkawa--commemorates Standing Bear's courage of defiance against the United States government's treatment of Native Americans. These photos were taken during the 16th Annual Pow-Wow at the Standing Bear Memorial Park, on September 25, and 26, 2009. For more information about Standing Bear, the Standing Bear Foundation, and Standing Bear Museum and Education Center, please visit www.poncacitytourism.com
Located 10 miles west of the Continental Divide nudging 9,000 feet in elevation, Waunita Hot Springs Ranch sits nestled in the Gunnison National Forest. What is a ranch now was once a gathering area for Ute Indians and later a health spa in the early 1900s. Family owned and operated by the Pringle family since 1963, Waunita is noted as one of the finest guest ranches in Colorado. Although horseback riding is the primary activity, other activities include 4x4 trips, an overnight campout, rafting and all the fishing you would ever want to do. Learn how you can enjoy the Best Week of Your Year at www.waunita.com.
These photos are from our trip to Waunita in June 2010, and are in sort of chronological order. We took more images than this, but just wanted to give you a brief look at the people and activities that make up Waunita. Unfortunately this year, I was unable to capture images from the Breakfast Ride or the Hayride, but some images of these events are available on Waunita's web site.
Please feel free to download or print any of the images you desire, but as they are only 800kb in size I cannot guarantee the quality at that low of a resolution and from this program. If you desire the images at a higher resolution (1.5 to 8 MB), please contact us at glpatton@sbcglobal.net about a CD of the images.
Dedication of Lisa's Playground
On March 19, 2004, our good friend Lisa Beth Wieder was killed in a tragic accident on Galveston Island doing one of the things she did best, enjoying her friends and enjoying life. In honor of her memory, the First Friends playground at the First Presbyterian Church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma was dedicated in her name on October 2, 2005. The playground was made possible by donations to a memorial fund earmarked for First Friends where Lisa had been a teacher. Lisa loved kids and they loved her! Lisa, you are missed, but not forgotten.....