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Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
As Long As The Waters Flow
Dedication Ceremonies
 
As Long As The Waters Flow Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2011
1. As Long As The Waters Flow
 
Inscription.

Honoring the centuries-old presence and contribution of
Native Americans to Oklahoma
State Capitol Rotunda Sunday, June 4, 1989
Master of Ceremonies
State Senator Enoch Kelly Haney, Seminole Creek
Program Participants
Allan Houser (Haozous),
Chiricahua-Apache, Sculptor
[List of Participants]
Unveiling Ceremony - Flag Plaza
Traditional Cedar Smoke Blessing
George 'Woogee' Watchetaker,
Comanche Medicine Man

The ceremony was attended by more than one thousand guests, including Oklahoma Tribal leaders, who participated in an Allan Houser Honor Dance on the Flag Plaza
Red Earth Festival Drum - Mandaree Singers,
New Town, N. Dakota
——————
Allan Houser (Haozous), Chircahua Apache
Born near Apache, Oklahoma, June 30, 1914
Son of Sam and Blossom Haozous
Commissioned for the State Capitol
by the
State of Oklahoma
and the
State Arts Council of Oklahoma
Dedicated June 4, 1989

 
Erected 1989 by Robert S. and Grayce B. Kerr Foundation, Inc., and National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Oklahoma.
 
Location. 35° 29.484′ N, 97° 
 
As Long As The Waters Flow Marker Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2011
2. As Long As The Waters Flow Marker
 
30.185′ W. Marker is in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma County. Marker is on NE 21st Street west of Lincoln Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Statue is on the south grounds of the Oklahoma State Capitol. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City OK 73105, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Oklahoma State Seal (a few steps from this marker); Oklahoma Timeline (a few steps from this marker); Flags Flown Over Oklahoma (within shouting distance of this marker); Tribute to Range Riders (within shouting distance of this marker); Oklahoma City Oil Field (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington Elm Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); American Elm (within shouting distance of this marker); Central High School (approx. 1.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Oklahoma City.
 
Also see . . .  As Long As the Waters Flow. (Submitted on October 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
 
As Long As The Waters Flow Marker Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2011
3. As Long As The Waters Flow Marker
 
 
As Long As The Waters Flow at Oklahoma State Capitol Photo, Click for full size
By William Fischer, Jr., October 23, 2011
4. As Long As The Waters Flow at Oklahoma State Capitol
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on October 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 78 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.
 
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