Research Team / Working Group

The curatorial leadership during the exhibit design and content development process over the past years has been provided by a core Research Team and Working Group.  This leadership team has collaborated with the Ralph Appelbaum exhibit designers to provide scholarly and cultural guidance to the project.   



Research Team (Current):


heather ahtone (Choctaw/Chickasaw), Artifact Researcher
Jane Martin, Image Researcher

Research Team (past):

Dr. Mary Jane Warde, Head Researcher
Dr. Donald Fixico (Muscogee Creek), Head Researcher
heather ahtone (Choctaw/Chickasaw), Research Coordinator
Dr. Myra Alexander-Starr (Muscogee Creek), Researcher
Dr. Mark Palmer (Kiowa), Researcher
Michael Jordan, Researcher
Josh Clough, Researcher
Nathan Hart, (Cheyenne), Community Liaison

 

Working Group:


Jim Anquoe (Kiowa)
Jimmy Artebery (Comanche)
Dr. C. Blue Clark (Muscogee Creek)
Lawrence Hart (Cheyenne)
Ted Isham (Muscogee Creek)
Kirke Kickingbird (Kiowa)
Dr. Clara Sue Kidwell (Choctaw, Chippewa)
Linda Poolaw (Delaware, Kiowa)
Russ Tall Chief (Osage)
Dr. Mary Joe Watson (Seminole)
Olin Williams (Mississippi Choctaw)
Connie Yellowman (Cheyenne)


Don Fixico

Don Fixico

Mary Jo Watson

Mary Jo Watson

Ted Isham

Ted Isham

Connie Yellowman

Connie Yellowman

Mary Jane Warde

Mary Jane Warde

Mark Palmer

Mark Palmer

Blue Clark

Blue Clark

Jimmy Artebery

Jimmy Artebery

Josh Clough

Josh Clough