Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma

Inside of the "Upheaval" section of the OKLA HOMMA exhibit at First Americans Museum showing the timeline of Indian Removal on a black wall with government documents in white as the backdrop.

Political Name

Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma

Pronunciation

MOE-dock

Self-Designated Name

Maklaks

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Miami, Oklahoma, where the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma is headquartered.

Location

Miami, OK

Official Website

www.modocnation.com

Title of Tribal Leader

Chief

The beginning of the WINIKO exhibition on the second floor of the First Americans Museum showing historical Native American items collected by the Smithsonian Institution.

Language

Klamath-Modoc

Tribal Greeting

Waq lis I

Tribal Greeting (English)

How are you?

A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).

Cultural Relatives

Klamath Tribe (OR), Peoria, Quapaw, Wyandotte, Ottawa, Seneca-Cayuga, Shawnee

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A Native American Man facing away from the camera showing his roach and beaded headpiece.

Contact for Educators

Modoc Education Program

education@modocnation.com

(918) 542-1190

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