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The Daughter of Dawn

 2012 deadCENTER Film Festival

June 10, 2012  12:30 and 2:30pm

OKC Museum of Art

 

The Daughter of Dawn is an 80-minute, six-reel silent film shot in July of 1920 in the Wichita Mountains of southwest Oklahoma. The story, played by an all-Indian cast of 300 Comanches and Kiowas, includes a four-way love story, two buffalo hunt scenes, a battle scene, village scenes, dances, deceit, courage, hand to hand combat, love scenes, and a happy ending. The Indians, who had been on the reservation less than fifty years, brought with them their own tipis, horses, clothing, and material culture. The lead actor is White Parker, the son of the great Comanche leader Quanah Parker.

 

The script for the movie was developed by Norbert Myles, an actor, writer and director brought into the project by Richard Banks who started the Texas Film Company in 1916. Myles wrote on the cover of his script that, "This story has been made possible by R.E. Banks, whose knowledge of the Indian, and of his traditions, was gained during the twenty-five years that he lived with them."

 

The first screening of The Daughter of Dawn will be at the 2012 deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City. The film will run Sunday, June 10, 2012, at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art at 12:30pm and again at 2:30pm.

 

Eventually, we will release DVD and Blu-ray versions that include director's cuts on the history of the film, the Indian history and material culture depicted, the Wichita Mountains and the buffalo herd that still runs free, and a special feature on one tipi in the movie. It is a significant tipi given by the Cheyenne to the Kiowas in the 1830s as a symbol of peace. The tipi in the movie was renewed in 1916 with images painted by Silverhorn and Steven Mopope, one of the Kiowa Five. That very tipi was given to the Oklahoma Historical Society in 1928 and is part of "Oklahoma @ the Movies," now on exhibit at the Oklahoma History Center. Only through the rescue of the film did we learn the significance of the tipi.

 

For more information about The Daughter of Dawn contact Bill Moore by email at [email protected].

 

Funding for this project provided by:

Lawton Community Foundation

McMann Foundation

National Film Preservation Foundation

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma Historical Society

Special thanks to the Friends of the Oklahoma Historical Society Archives and the Friends of the Oklahoma History Center

 

The original music composition is by David Yeagley. The score is performed by the Oklahoma City University Orchestra: Ben Nilles, Conductor; John Cross, Music Editor; Mark Parker, Dean of the School of Music; Robert Henry, OCU President.

Okietales

Wednesdays, June & July 2012, 10:30am-11:30am

Oklahoma History Center

Oklahoma City, OK

 

Mark your calendars and load up the little ones for a special program to explore Oklahoma's past.  Each Wednesday from 10:30am-11:30am the History Center hosts Okietales, a one-of-a-kind reading and storytelling time where kids can hear and see history!  

 

This program, designed for ages four through nine.  Each week will explore a different topic from the Wild West and Cowboys to Land Runs and Pioneer Life.

 

Best of all, parents can enjoy some quiet time in the caf� or check out the exhibits for an hour while the kids participate in the program. Admission is $2.00 for each child and includes museum admission following the program. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

 

Dates & Topics:

June 6               Native Oklahoma

June 13             The Wild West

June 20             Land Run

June 27             Pioneer Life

July 4                No Program - State Holiday

July 11              Rt. 66

July 18              Oklahoma and Space

July 25              Alice in Wonderland

 

For more information on Okietales or to register please contact Jason Harris at (405) 522-0785 or at [email protected].

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Benjamin Franklin Live!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Oklahoma History Center

Oklahoma City, OK

 

The Oklahoma History Center will host a special day of activities with Benjamin Franklin on Thursday, July 5th.   Through a special partnership with SONIC, America's Drive-In, visitors of all ages will have the chance to meet Dr. Franklin, listen to stories of his scientific exploits, follow along as he recounts some of his famous inventions, and more. The program will provide first-hand accounts of one of America's Founding Fathers.

 

The museum will offer a children's program with Benjamin Franklin at 10am with activities to follow. The program is appropriate for all school age children. At 2pm Benjamin Franklin will provide an afternoon matinee for families and adults. At 6pm the museum will open its doors for an extraordinary evening program scheduled to begin at 7pm. An Evening with Benjamin Franklin is a family friendly program and will bring the exploits of Dr. Franklin to life. Admission to the program is free and seating is first come. Partial sponsorship for Benjamin Franklin Live is provided by SONIC, America's Drive-In.

 

For more information please contact the museum at (405)522-0765.

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OHS EVENTS   

 

5/31  Open Day at Turkey Creek School, 10am-3pm, (580)237-1907X227
  
6/2  Lawn Social, 10am, (918)456-2751
 

6/5  Film Row, 7pm, (405)522-0785

 

6/5  OkieTales, 10:30am-11:30am, each Wednesday June & July, (405)522-0785

 

6/27  Muskogee:  Your Key to Northeastern Oklahoma Research Lunch & Learn Lecture, 11:30am, (405)522-5225

 

6/30  Beginning Beadwork, 9am-5pm, (405)522-0785

 

Pawnee Bill Ranch:

6/16, 23, 30  Pawnee Bill's Original Wild West Show Series, 7:30pm, (918)762-2513

 

Pioneer Woman Museum:

6/16  Father's Day celebration, (580)765-6108 

 

Sod House:

6/16  Teneriffe Lace Workshop, 10am-2pm, (580)463-2441

 

Spiro Mounds:

6/21  Summer Solstice Walks, 11am, (918)962-2062

 








The Importance of History...

 

"What distinguishes the historian from the collector of historical facts is generalization."

E. H. Carr
Oklahoma
 Historical Society 
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