American Indian Exposition
The American Indian Exposition, held annually during the first full week in August at the Caddo County Fairgrounds in Anadarko, Oklahoma, is one of the oldest and largest intertribal gatherings in the United States. Sponsored by fifteen tribes (Apache, Arapaho, Caddo, Cheyenne, Comanche, Lenape, Delaware, Fort Sill Apache, Iowa tribe, Iowa, Kiowa, Osage Nation, Osage, Otoe tribe, Otoe-Missouri, Pawnee people, Pawnee, Ponca, Sac and Fox Nation, Sac & Fox, and Wichita (tribe), Wichita), representatives from up to fifty other tribes participate in any given year.Hedglen, Thomas L. "American Indian Exposition." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.''
Accessed August 14, 2016.

History

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Anadarko, Oklahoma
Anadarko is a city in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The city is fifty miles southwest of Oklahoma City. The population was 5,745 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Caddo County. History Anadarko got its name when its post office was established in 1873. The designation came from the Nadaco Native Americans, a branch of the Caddo Nation, and the "A" was added due to a clerical error.Carolyn Riffel and Betty Bell, "Anadarko." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.
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