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byBrandy McDonnell

A version of this story appears in the Sunday Life section of The Oklahoman.

Red Earth inspiration
Native American festival names 2020 award winners

SHAWNEE - When Lauretta Newby-Coker is creating her signature artworks, the gloves inevitably come off.

'I'll start with gloves on, but without you even realizing it, in a few minutes, those gloves are off because you can't grab ahold of stuff,' said Newby-Coker, who is Choctaw.

The Noble resident has learned to live with the nicks and cuts she sustains while meticulously piecing together her elaborate mosaics, which are made from hundreds of hand-cut shards of colored and stained glass.

'It’s well worth it,' she said.

Titled 'Like a Rock,' her shimmering mosaic of a teepee against a cloudy sky earlier this month earned the Grand Award at the 34th Annual Red Earth Festival.

'I was just so shocked. I've won first places ... but never a best in show,' said Newby-Coker, who has participated in the venerable Oklahoma festival the past four years.

'I'm just proud to be here, let me tell you. But I was so flabbergasted when they called my name.'

Although the long-running celebration of Native American art, dance and culture underwent several changes this year - it was postponed from early June to Labor Day weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic and moved from the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City to the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort in Shawnee - the Red Earth Festival still honored several participating artists in a variety of categories at a Sept. 5 awards show.

Emerging artists

Monica Silva Lovato's ceramic pot 'Resilience' is tiny enough to fit in a child's palm, but the San Felipe Pueblo artist made sure it overflowed with meaning.

The pot's black-on-black clay and patterns and its colorful chip inlay base reflect longstanding Pueblo art traditions, while the twisting sterling silver stem represents the recent anniversary of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, when the indigenous Pueblo people rose up against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.

'It holds the hopes and prayers of all the people. ... It just follows the different struggles that the Pueblo people have gone through. Like we have the spiny oyster and the turquoise at the top that represent the ancient Puebloan trade routes,' said the New Mexico-based artist. 'I am one of eight traditional potters that are left in San Felipe Pueblo. My father ... is one of the other eight.'

Her father, Ray Garcia, also known as 'Ray Duck,' has shown his pottery and jewelry at Red Earth for many years. This year, Lovato applied for a Red Earth emerging artist scholarship, which provided her a booth space of her own at no cost.

'This is my first year being an artist with my own booth. Usually, I tag along with my dad and I kind of help him out,' said Lovato, who also creates pottery and jewelry 'It's been amazing. It's surprising. I didn't plan on entering, and then kind of getting closer to the date, my dad was like, 'Well, you should make something to enter.' I'm really glad I did.'

Westville resident Cody Poindexter, who is Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee, also earned an emerging artist scholarship.

'It's to help them and encourage them to have a career in the arts,' said Red Earth Communications Director Eric Oesch.

Lovato got extra encouragement when she earned first place in the festival's pottery/sculpture category with her 'Resilience.'

'Red Earth is actually going to be my only show for the year. I got a first place - and it's actually my first first place. So, Red Earth gets a lot of firsts for me. It's even better because my dad entered one of his pots and I beat him,' Lovato said with a laugh.

'When the quarantine happened, I kind of lost a real big sense of my drive because there were no shows. Everything was getting canceled. ... I kind of went into a small depression as far as being an artist - and I know that's something that a lot of artists struggled with. I think that's really what ended up inspiring my piece.'

Finding inspiration

Versatile Nakota Sioux artist Nelda Schrupp was inspired by the movement to raise awareness of the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women, known as MMIW, to create her 'Missing and Murdered Spirit Honor Dresses.'

She paired a dramatically fringed red-and-black woman's dress with a smaller black-and-white dress and won first place in the cultural items division.

'I made them see-through to represent their spirits, and there's a child (size) one because children are also stolen and murdered,' Schrupp said. 'I call them spirit dresses ... and I hope they bring a spirit of healing.'

A nationally renowned North Dakota-based artist, Schrupp also was named the 2020 Red Earth Honored One, a recognition annually bestowed on a Native American master visual artist who has substantially supported American Indian art.

'I am excited. I hope to live up to it,' she said.

RED EARTH FESTIVAL 2020 AWARD WINNERS

Grand Award - Lauretta Newby-Coker for 'Like a Rock'

Katherine Upshaw Award - Yonavea Hawkins for 'Red Star'

President's Award - Linda Kukuk for 'Crow in Moonlight'

2020 Honored One - Nelda Schrupp

Cultural items
First - Nelda Schrupp for 'Missing and Murdered Spirit Honor Dresses'
Second - Renee Hoover for 'My Hidden Treasure'
Third - Yonavea Hawkins for 'Sunahtiti Turtle'

Diversified
First - Stuart Sampson for 'On the Horizon 15'
Second - Anita Caldwell Jackson for 'Seven Clans of the Cherokee'
Third - Daniel Worcester for 'Miniature Fighting Knife'

Drawing, graphics and photography
First - Jon Tiger for 'A Little Bird Told Me'
Second - Linda Kukuk for 'Night Patrol'
Third - Dylan Cavin for 'Field Mouse'

Traditional jewelry
First - Abraham Begay for 'Concho Belt'
Second - Toney Mitchell for 'Blue Malachite Bolo'
Third - Abraham Begay for 'Inlaid Necklace'

Contemporary jewelry
First - Ray Garcia for 'Messengers of the Sea'
Second - Abraham Begay for 'Bugle Bead Necklace'
Third - Clancy Gray for 'Elephant Ring and Bracelet'

Painting - oil / acrylic
First - Michael McCullough for 'Colors of Southwest'
Second - Gary Montgomery for 'Spirit Guardians'
Third - Dylan Cavin for 'McCurtain County'

Painting - watercolor
First - Jon Tiger for 'Life Partners'
Second - Clancy Gray for 'Emperor'
Third - Derek No-Sun Brown for '5 Horsemen'

Pottery/sculpture
First - Monica Silva Lovato for 'Resilience'
Second - Karin Walkingstick for 'Dewdrops'

Information: www.redearth.org.

Related Photos

Lauretta Newby-Coker poses for a photo in front of her glass mosaic 'Like a Rock,' which won the Grand Award at the Red Earth Festival awards ceremony at the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]

Brandy McDonnell, also known by her initials BAM, writes stories and reviews on movies, music, the arts and other aspects of entertainment. She is NewsOK’s top blogger: Her 4-year-old entertainment news blog, BAM’s Blog, has notched more than 1... Read more ›

Introduction to Oklahoma Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020

Oklahoma slot machine casino gambling consists of 131 American Indian tribal casinos, casino resorts, travel centers, and “gasinos” along with two pari-mutuel racetracks with slot machines.

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The minimum legal gambling age in Oklahoma depends upon the gambling activity:

• Land-Based Casinos: 18
• Poker Rooms: 18
• Bingo: 16
• Lottery: 18
• Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18

In November 2004, Oklahoma residents approved a State-Tribal Gaming Act through a referendum. This vote enacted a model tribal gaming compact allowing tribes to use new gaming machines and card games. Based on this generic model, 31 tribes negotiated state-tribal compacts with the state of Oklahoma.

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Slot Machine Private Ownership in Oklahoma

It is legal to own a slot machine privately in the state of Oklahoma if it is 25 years old or older.

Gaming Control Board in Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s state-tribal compacts regulate tribal gaming in Oklahoma. However, the state of Oklahoma provides oversight under these compacts, which is the legal responsibility of Oklahoma’s Gaming Compliance Unit.

Based on the Oklahoma Gaming Compliance Unit Annual Report 2018, Oklahoma’s casinos prefer offering more Class II games due to Class III games requiring up to an extra 6% of revenue to the state.

The state also collects exclusivity fees from Class III machines. In 2015, 57% of all gaming machines in Oklahoma were Class III games.

Casinos in Oklahoma

As of mid-2019, 31 American Indian tribes operated 131 facilities offering Class III gaming through tribal-state gaming compacts with the state of Oklahoma. These locations include two racetracks offering pari-mutuel wagering and slot machines.

The largest casino in Oklahoma is also the largest casino in the world. This WinStar World Casino and Resort has 7,400 gaming machines.

The second-largest casino is Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Durant with 4,300 gaming machines.

Commercial Casinos in Oklahoma

Oklahoma has no non-tribal, commercial casinos.

Tribal Casinos in Oklahoma

The 106 largest tribal casinos in Oklahoma, including two pari-mutuel racetracks with slot machines, are:

1. 7 Clans Casinos – Chilocco Gasino in Newkirk, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
2. 7 Clans Casinos – First Council Casino Resort in Newkirk, near the border to Kansas.
3. 7 Clans Casinos – Paradise Casino in Red Rock, 82 miles north of Oklahoma City.
4. 7 Clans Casinos – Perry Casino, 65 miles north of Oklahoma City.
5. 7 Clans Casinos – Red Rock Gasino, 82 miles north of Oklahoma City.
6. Ada Gaming Center – East, 85 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
7. Ada Gaming Center – West, 85 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
8. Apache Casino Hotel in Lawton, 86 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
9. Artesian Hotel Casino Spa in Sulphur, 84 miles south of Oklahoma City.
10. Black Gold Casino in Wilson, 112 miles south of Oklahoma City.
11. Border Casino in Thackerville, 124 miles south of Oklahoma City.
12. Buffalo Run Casino & Resort in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
13. Casino Oklahoma in Hinton, 55 miles west of Oklahoma City.
14. Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Ft. Gibson, 80 miles east of Tulsa.
15. Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Grove, 100 miles northeast of Tulsa.
16. Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Ramona, 30 miles north of Tulsa.
17. Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Roland, 175 miles east of Oklahoma City.
18. Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Sallisaw, 160 miles east of Oklahoma City.
19. Cherokee Casino & Hotel – South Coffeyville, 70 miles northeast of Tulsa.
20. Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Tahlequah, 83 miles southeast of Tulsa.
21. Cherokee Casino & Hotel – West Siloam Springs, 85 miles east of Tulsa.
22. Cherokee Casino & Hotel – Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, 30 miles northeast of Tulsa.
23. Chickasaw Travel Stop – Davis West, 75 miles south of Oklahoma City.
24. Chickasaw Travel Stop – Wilson, 112 miles south of Oklahoma City.
25. Chisholm Trail Casino in Duncan, 79 miles south of Oklahoma City.
26. Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Broken Bow, 235 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
27. Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Durant, 150 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
28. Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Grant, 200 miles south of Oklahoma City.
29. Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Idabel, 240 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
30. Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – McAlester, 130 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
31. Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Pocola, 195 miles east of Oklahoma City.
32. Choctaw Casinos & Resorts – Stringtown, 163 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
33. Cimarron Casino in Perkins, 60 miles north of Oklahoma City.
34. Comanche Nation Casino in Lawton, 86 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
35. Comanche Red River Hotel Casino in Devol, 125 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
36. Comanche Spur Casino in Eldon, 75 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
37. Comanche Star Casino in Walters, 25 miles southeast of Lawton.
38. Creek Nation Casino Bristow, 60 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
39. Creek Nation Casino Eufaula, 135 miles east of Oklahoma City.
40. Creek Nation Casino Holdenville, 75 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
41. Creek Nation Casino Muscogee, 50 miles southeast of Tulsa.
42. Creek Nation Checotah Casino, 120 miles east of Oklahoma City.
43. Downstream Casino Resort in Quapaw, on the border of Oklahoma with Missouri and Kansas.
44. Duck Creek Casino in Beggs, 35 miles south of Tulsa.
45. Gold Mountain Casino in Ardmore, 100 miles south of Oklahoma City.
46. Gold River Casino in Anadarko, 60 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
47. Golden Pony Casino in Okemah, 72 miles east of Oklahoma City.
48. Goldsby Gaming Center in Norman, 21 miles south of Oklahoma City.
49. Grand Casino Hotel Resort in Shawnee, 38 miles east of Oklahoma City.
50. Grand Lake Casino in Grove, 80 miles northeast of Tulsa.
51. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in Catoosa, on the outskirts of Tulsa.
52. High Winds Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
53. Indigo Sky Casino & Resort in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
54. Ioway Casino in Chandler, 40 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
55. Kickapoo Casino Harrah, 31 miles east of Oklahoma City.
56. Kickapoo Casino Shawnee, 38 miles east of Oklahoma City.
57. Kiowa Casino Carnegie, 94 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
58. Kiowa Casino Hotel Red River in Devol, 125 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
59. Kiowa Casino Verden, 57 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
60. Lucky Star Casino Canton, 60 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
61. Lucky Star Casino Clinton, 85 miles west of Oklahoma City.
62. Lucky Star Casino Concho, 35 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
63. Lucky Star Casino Concho Travel Center, 35 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
64. Lucky Star Casino Hammon, 120 miles west of Oklahoma City.
65. Lucky Star Casino Watonga, 70 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
66. Lucky Turtle Casino in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
67. Madill Gaming Center in Madill, 122 miles south of Oklahoma City.
68. Native Lights Casino in Newkirk, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
69. Newcastle Casino in Newcastle, 19 miles south of Oklahoma City.
70. Okemah Casino, 72 miles east of Oklahoma City.
71. One Fire Casino in Okmulgee, 45 miles south of Tulsa.
72. Osage Casino Hotel Bartlesville, 50 miles north of Tulsa.
73. Osage Casino Hotel Hominy, 44 miles northwest of Tulsa.
74. Osage Casino Hotel Pawhuska, on the outskirts of Tulsa.
75. Osage Casino Hotel Ponca City, 50 miles northwest of Tulsa.
76. Osage Casino Hotel Sand Springs, on the outskirts of Tulsa.
77. Osage Casino Hotel Skiatook, 17 miles north of Tulsa.
78. Prairie Moon Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
79. Prairie Sun Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
80. Quapaw Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
81. Remington Park Racing Casino in Oklahoma City.
82. River Bend Casino Hotel in Wyandotte, 90 miles northeast of Tulsa.
83. River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa.
84. Rivermist Casino in Konowa, 75 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
85. Riverwind Casino in Norman, 12 miles south of Oklahoma City.
86. Sac and Fox Nation Casino in Stroud, 60 miles northeast of Oklahoma City.
87. Saltcreek Casino in Pocasset, 50 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
88. Seminole Nation Casinos – Seminole Nation Casino in Konawa, 60 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
89. Seminole Nation Casinos – Trading Post Casino in Wewoka, 60 miles east of Oklahoma City.
90. Southwind Casino Braman, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
91. Southwind Casino Kanza in Braman, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
92. Southwind Casino Newkirk, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
93. The Stables Casino in Miami, 89 miles northeast of Tulsa.
94. Stone Wolf Casino in Pawnee, 106 miles north of Oklahoma City.
95. Sugar Creek Casino in Hinton, 55 miles west of Oklahoma City.
96. Texoma Casino in Kingston, 130 miles south of Oklahoma City.
97. The Black Hawk Casino in Shawnee, 40 miles east of Oklahoma City.
98. Thunderbird Casino Norman, 21 miles south of Oklahoma City.
99. Thunderbird Casino Shawnee, 38 miles east of Oklahoma City.
100. Tonkawa Gasino, 91 miles north of Oklahoma City.
101. Tonkawa Hotel & Casino, 91 miles north of Oklahoma City.
102. Trading Post Casino Pawnee, 57 miles northwest of Tulsa.
103. Treasure Valley Casino & Hotel in Davis, 75 miles south of Oklahoma City.
104. Washita Casino in Paoli, 52 miles south of Oklahoma City.
105. WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, 124 miles south of Oklahoma City.

Other Gambling Establishments

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• West: New Mexico Slots

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Payout Returns in Oklahoma

No theoretical payout limits are legally set by Oklahoma’s state-tribal compacts. Further, no return statistics are publicly available.

Summary of Oklahoma Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020

Oklahoma slot machine casino gambling consists of over a hundred tribal facilities with electronic gaming machines existing as casino resorts, casinos, convenience stores, travel centers, bingo halls, and more.

Gaming regulations come from a generic tribal-state compact, used by 31 tribes in Oklahoma to legalize Class II bingo-style and Class III Las Vegas-style gaming. It does not include theoretical payout limits nor require that tribes make return statistics publicly available.

Annual Progress in Oklahoma Slot Machine Casino Gambling

Over the last year, Bordertown Casino and Arena closed when the Eastern Shawnee Tribe decided to reassess its business plans and close the facility in December 2019. Also, the Texoma Gaming Center in Kingston became the Texoma Casino.

In early 2020, Governor Kevin Stitt of the State of Oklahoma demanded the state’s tribes update their tribal-state compacts. At issue was an attempt to improve the state’s gaming revenue by increasing income from exclusivity payments for monopoly casino rights. Ultimately, Oklahoma’s tribes united against the Governor, resolving the “bitter feud.”

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