Barbara Kyser-Collier (

Quapaw The Quapaw ( ; or Arkansas and Ugahxpa) people are a tribe of Native Americans that coalesced in what is known as the Midwest and Ohio Valley of the present-day United States. The Dhegiha Siouan-speaking tribe historically migrated from the Ohi ...

Tribe) is a businesswoman and tribal administrator. Born in

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

into the Beaver Clan, she has had a career in Quapaw tribal government. She first worked at the

Seneca Indian School The Seneca Indian School was a Native American boarding school located in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. Initially founded for Seneca, Shawnee, and Wyandotte children, in later years it had many Cherokee students. The school operated from 1872 to 1980. ...

in 1968. Kyser-Collier started working for the Quapaw Tribe in 1974. She advanced from a position as secretary/bookkeeper, to comptroller, and, eventually, tribal administrator. Kyser-Collier has been involved in the development of gaming casinos by the Quapaw Tribe. In addition, she has served as secretary of the National Tribal Gaming Commissioners/Regulators, and she was the charter chairperson for the Oklahoma Tribal Gaming Regulators Association. "Working with Lloyd Buffalo and Walter King, she developed ideas for the Quapaw tribal flag; she drew the original design of the flag on cardboard.""AARP honors Indian Elders."
''Native Times''

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