Presentations and Productions
2008
November 22, 2008: Producer of the annual Native American Storytelling and Traditional Arts Festival at RSU's Claremore campus. This event is produced in cooperation with the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. RSU's Department Fine Arts and the Native American Student Association are also co-sponsors of the event.
October 8, 2008: Leadership Tulsa, OSU Tulsa – Invited presentation on "History of American Indians in Tulsa, OK".
September 16, 2008: Newkirk Public Library, Newkirk, OK - Invited presentation on Washington Irving's Tour on the Prairies.
June 21, 2008: Oklahoma Folklife Festival - Help coordinate the festival as president of the Oklahoma Folklife Council; also shoot and produce a 10-minute video of the festival for promotional purposes and for follow-up grant packets.
May 24, 2008: Invited presenter at the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Concert, Rentiesville, OK.
May 17, 2008: RSU Graduation Honor Powwow - Coordinator.
April 8 – 13, 2008: Madison, WI – Invited presentation to represent Oklahoma at Central States Speech Teachers Association Convention with lecture on video presentation of “American Indian Mascots in American Sports”.
March 27, 2008: Tulsa Public Library – Invited presentation on “Diversity of American Indian Music”.
March 11, 2008: Leadership Tulsa, OSU Tulsa – Invited presentation on "History of American Indians in Tulsa, OK".
March 8, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - RSU Nature Reserve - Coordinator of Native American Student Association Craft Workshop to make stickball sticks and baskets. This event is free and open to the public.
February 29 – March 1, 2008: Oklahoma Native Students in Higher Education, Weatherford, OK - Trip with RSU Native American Student Association as the student group's advisor.
February 13 through February 15, 2008: SWPCA/ACA Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, “The Case for an American Indian Sesame Street”.
February 5, 2008: Lincoln Academy, Stillwater, OK - Invited lecture on “Diversity of American Indian Music”.
2007
November 17, 2007: Producer of the annual Native American Storytelling and Traditional Arts Festival at RSU's Claremore campus. This event is produced in cooperation with the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. RSU's Department Fine Arts and the Native American Student Association are also co-sponsors of the event.
November 16, 2007: Invited lecture on Oklahoma Statehood Day: American Indian History of Oklahoma from the Native American viewpoint, Tulsa Central Public Library, Tulsa, OK.
October 29, 2007: Invited presentation, Savage Country: American Indian Mascots in Oklahoma High School Football - Lecture, slide show, and video presentation for graduate seminar for professional librarians at Oklahoma University, Schusterman Center, Tulsa.
October 17, 2007: Panelist and moderator for "Beyond the Box: Alternative Careers in Music" at the College Media Journal Convention in New York City.
September 27, 2007: Invited presentation, ""God's Traveling Songs: The History, Context, and Form of Muscogee (Creek) Hymns, at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
September 15, 2007: Invited presentation, "Indian Mascots: To Maintain Tradition or Embrace Respectful Change," for the Oklahoma Speech, Theatre, Communication Association at Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City.
September 12, 2007: Invited presentation, "Tulsa's Native American History," for Leadership Tulsa Class 38 at Oklahoma State University - Tulsa Campus.
May 12, 2007: Coordinator for RSU All-School Graduation Honor Powwow, 1 p.m. - Midnight, Soldier Field, RSU Claremore Campus.
April 17 - 22, 2007: Invited lecture, "God's Traveling Songs: The History, Context, and Form of Muscogee (Creek) Hymns", at Yale University, New Haven, CT.
April 12, 2007: Invited lecture: Savage Country: American Indian Mascots in Oklahoma High School Football - Lecture, slide show, and video presentation at Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
April 5, 2007: Invited presentation on Muscogee (Creek) Hymns at the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Tribal College, Okmulgee, Oklahoma.
March 30, 31, 2007: Annual RSU American Indian Craft Workshop, RSU Nature Reserve, Claremore campus. Contact Dr. Foley for reservations for this free activity in which we make bows, stickball sticks, and/or baskets.
March 27, 2007: Presentation at Oklahoma State University's Student Union Little Theater with Yale University Music Professor and jazz musician, Willie Ruff, regarding the tradition of lined-out hymns and specifically how they relate to the tradition of hymn singing among the Muscogee (Creeks).
March 13, 2007: Presentation and musical performance: "Music in the Grapes of Wrath" for The Big Read at the Sheerar Museum in Stillwater, OK.
February 15, 2007: Southwest/Texas and National Popular Culture/American Culture Associations Joint Conference, Albuquerque, NM. Presentation of the "The Case for an American Indian Sesame Street." Abstract: With the availability of low-cost consumer digital editing capabilities, and very affordable reproduction technology, producing video by those who may not have professional media experience is more possible than ever. This presentation will demonstrate how a set of puppets, a basic script in a tribal language, a digital camera, and computer editing software can provide the substance of educational videos for pre-K Native American language instruction. As an example, a seven-minute Sauk language video produced on a very low budget, Sauk Myeh (Sauk Road), will be shown and discussed. (Cancelled due to weather issues that prevented travel to Albuquerque. Will re-schedule for 2008).
November 18, 2006: Producer of the annual Native American Storytelling and Traditional Arts Festival at RSU's Claremore campus. This event is produced in cooperation with the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. RSU's Department of Communications and Fine Arts and the Native American Student Association are also co-sponsors of the event.
November 15, 2006, 6:30 p.m., Stillwater Public Library, Stillwater, OK. Program scholar for "Let's Talk About It, Oklahoma" with discussion of Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory. Co-sponsored by our friends at the Oklahoma State University Library, the Stillwater Public Library, and the Oklahoma Humanities Council.
October 12, 2006: Master of Ceremonies, Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Concert.
October 10, 2006, 6:30 p.m. Newkirk Public Library, Newkirk, OK. Program scholar for "Let's Talk About It, Oklahoma" with discussion of James Marquis's The Cherokee Strip. Co-sponsored by our friends at the Oklahoma State University Library, the Stillwater Public Library, and the Oklahoma Humanities Council.
May 13, 2006: Coordinator for RSU All-School Graduation Honor Powwow, 1 p.m. - Midnight. Pending approval by local officials, the powwow's location will be announced on April 11, 2006.
April 6, 2006, 10 a.m.: 1st Annual Scissortail Writers Festival, Estep Center, East Central University, Ada, OK. Performing original, one-man, multi-media show, "Knowing Oklahoma," which will consist of poems, songs, and images thematically linked to Oklahoma.
November 19, 2005: Producer of the annual Native American Storytelling and Traditional Arts Festival at RSU's Claremore campus. This event is produced in cooperation with the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. RSU's Department of Communications and Fine Arts and the Native American Student Association are also co-sponsors of the event.
May 14, 2005: Coordinator for RSU All-School Graduation Honor Powwow, Soldier Field, Rogers State University Campus, Claremore, 1 p.m. - Midnight.
April 14 - 16, 2005: Big 12 Native American Leadership Conference, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Accompanied RSU Native American Student Association to conference as faculty advisor, and presented invited lecture on American Indian mascot issue
February 11 - 13, 2005: Southwest/Texas and National Popular Culture/American Culture Associations Joint Conference . Presentation: "Humming on the Mother Road: The Music of Route 66 in Oklahoma." Presentation goes along with new book, Oklahoma Route 66 Music Guide, 2nd edition (New Forums, 2005).
November 20, 2004: Producer of the annual Native American Storytelling and Traditional Arts Festival at RSU's Claremore campus. This event is produced in cooperation with the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. RSU's Department of Communications and Fine Arts and the Native American Student Association are also co-sponsors of the event.
November 18, 2004: Keynote address for "Everyone Has a Story to Tell: Oral History Workshops" sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma Historical Society, and Oklahoma Museums Association.
November 12, 2004: Master of Ceremonies for the 8th Annual Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Concert and Induction Ceremony in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
August 26, 2004: Invited presentation at RSU's Stratton Taylor Library on the Oklahoma Music Guide and the Oklahoma Route 66 Music Guide.
April 22 and 23, 2004: Big 12 Native American Leadership Conference, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. Will accompany RSU Native American Student Association to conference as faculty advisor.
April 7 - 10, 2004: Southwest/Texas and National Popular Culture/American Culture Associations Joint Conference. Presentation: "The Ventures are from Oklahoma?: What I Learned Co-writing the Oklahoma Music Guide."
November 22, 2003: Producer of the annual Native American Storytelling and Traditional Arts Festival at RSU's Claremore campus. This event is produced in cooperation with the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. RSU's Department of Communications and Fine Arts and the Native American Student Association are also co-sponsors of the event.
November 20, 2003: Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Concert, Muskogee, OK. Induction speech for DC Minner, and also emcee voice of concert proceedings.
October 20, 2003: Invited Presentation: Savage Country: American Indian Mascots in Oklahoma High School Football - Lecture, slide show, and video presentation. Maxwell Park Library, Tulsa, OK.
June 12, 2003: Tulsa Indian Coalition Against Racism Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony, Tulsa, OK: Invited to speak about the creation of the Savage Country video and the media interest that surrounded its eventual broadcast.
Fall 2002- Spring 2003: Represented Rogers State University at the Oklahoma Educators' Leadership Academy at various locations throughout Oklahoma.
April 18, 2003: 31st Annual Symposium on the American Indian, Northeastern Oklahoma State University, Tahlequah, OK. Invited Presentation: "Real Legal Issues: Indian Mascots Controversy."
March 26th - 29th, 2003: Big 12 Native American Leadership Conference, Oklahoma State University. Invited Presentation: Savage Country: American Indian Mascots in Oklahoma High School Football - Lecture, slide show, and video presentation.
November 23, 2002: Producer of the annual Native American Storytelling and Traditional Arts Festival at RSU's Claremore campus. This event is produced in cooperation with the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. RSU's Department of Communications and Fine Arts and the Native American Student Association are also co-sponsors of the event.
October 12, 2002: Tulsa World's Spot Awards. Tulsa, OK. Induction speech and reception of Hall of Fame Award for jazz guitarist Barney Kessel whose health prevented him from attending the ceremony.
October 8, 2002: Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Concert, Muskogee, OK. Offstage emcee voice of concert proceedings. Coordinator of American Indian intertribal singing group Young Bird's Rising Star Award and Performance.
September 2002: Invited Presentation, "American Indian Mascots," Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, sponsored by the United Methodist Church, Lake Texoma, OK.
June 2002: American Indian Sovereignty Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK. Panelist. "Preservation of Native American Languages and Culture."
April 2002: Oklahoma Historical Society Annual Meeting, Lake Murray, OK. Invited Presentation:"The Blues in Oklahoma: Origins, Significance and Contemporary Practitioners."
April 2002: Delta Blues Symposium VIII: "The Sacred and the Secular." Arkansas State University,Jonesboro, AR. Presentation: "Echoes of Slavery and the Long Walk: Origins and Significance of Contemporary Muscogee (Creek) Baptist Hymns."
April 2002: Lean Seed Conference, San Jacinto College, Houston, TX. Poetry Reading.
February 2002: Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM. Presented revised video of "Savage Country: American Indian Mascots in Oklahoma High School Football" and a slide presentation, "From the Kiowa Agency to the Tipi Bar: Contrasting Images of the American Indian in Anadarko, OK."
November 2001: Invited presenter to the Greater Tulsa Indian Affairs Commission’s forum on Indian Mascots. Central Library, Tulsa, OK.
November 2001: Produced Rogers State University Native American Storytelling and Traditional Arts Festival.
October 2001: Rogers State University Faculty Creative Writing Reading.
October 2001: Emporia State University, Invited Lecture on Diversity Issues, "American Indian Mascots in Oklahoma High School Football."
August 2001: Wrote video biography for the Caddo Tribe’s induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Also presented the Caddo with their induction award into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.
March 2001: Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM. Multi-media presentation: "Savage Country: American Indian Imagery in Oklahoma High School Football 2000."
November 2000: Produced Rogers State University Native American Storytelling and Traditional Arts Festival.
August 2000: Wrote video biography for pop group Color Me Badd’s induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.
October 2000: Western Literature Association Writer’s Conference, Norman, OK. Poetry Reading.
March 2000: Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM. Multi-media presentation: "American Indian Imagery in Oklahoma: From Authentic to Racist."
November 1999: Invited presentation. Oklahoma Landmark Conference on African-American History, Muskogee, OK. "Jazz from Muskogee, OK."
November 1999: Produced Rogers State University Native American Storytelling and Traditional Arts Festival.
October 1999: Gave presentation speech for jazz guitarist Barney Kessel’s induction in the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Concert and Induction Ceremony.
1998 – Present: KOTV-Tulsa, KFOR-TV Oklahoma City, KTOW-TV Tulsa. Multiple appearances on behalf of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame concert and induction ceremony.
March 1998: Annual Oklahoma Foundation for the Humanities Symposium. Rogers University-Tulsa. "Sooner Roots of Current American Pop Music."
September 1997: College Media Journal Convention, New York, NY. Panelist. "Adult Album Alternative Radio: Where It Came From, Where It’s Going."
April 1996: Delta Studies Symposium: The Blues II, Arkansas State University, AR. "Jay McShann: More Than Just the Man Who Gave Us Charlie Parker."
January 1996: Texas Tech Univesity’s 29th Comparative Literature Symposium. "Football and the Poetry of James Wright."
February 1995, December 1997, November 1998: Oklahoma State University Elder Hostel. "Rise and Fall of the Big Band Era: the 20s to the 50s."
March 1994: Oklahoma State University Graduate Student Research Symposium. "From Memphis to Nirvana: 40 Years of Alternative Music (1954-1994)."