Oklahoma City in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
The Place Home
Hooghan
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 12, 2025
1. The Place Home Marker
The hooghan (hogan) is the Dinι (Navajo) people's traditional home and is constructed according to instructions given by the diyin dine'ι, shortly after man emerged into the Fourth World. The first or male hogan was the fork-stick hogan frame, a pyramid with 5 triangular faces. The entrance is to face the east (Ha'a'aah) in order to catch the first rays of dawn.
The female hogan is the epicenter of family life and ceremony. Unlike the smaller male hogan it is meant to accommodate multiple people and ceremonies related to traditional beliefs. The structure is round, representing the womb. The logs are harvested from juniper trees including 9 major house posts that represent the gestation time for mothers to carry a baby. The logs are placed with the growing end to the east (Ha'a'aah) and so forth, in a clockwise manner. The ceiling is Intricately structured to represent hands interlocking to cradle a baby, the chimney represents the bellybutton and the hallway is the way out of our Mother's womb.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 35° 32.081′ N,
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Oklahoma Frontier Country. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Trading Post (a few steps from this marker); Dinι Bikιyah (a few steps from this marker); Caddo (within shouting distance of this marker); Sod House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Village (within shouting distance of this marker); Kiowa (within shouting distance of this marker); Kiowa Tipi (within
Photographed by Thomas Smith, April 12, 2025
2. The Place Home Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, September 16, 2025
3. The Place Home Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 3. submitted on September 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
