![]() May this acknowledgment express the Bob Dylan Center’s commitment to growing and deepening its relationships with the vibrant cultural communities that precede us and still remain. We ask that you take a moment to consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration and settlement that bring us here today. As we acknowledge the atrocities of the past, we cannot forget that the fight for equality continues and is far from over. To do the Dylan one properly it takes 2 or 3 hours. The Dylan museum is much bigger and almost overwhelming with amount of exhibits. I would suggest you do the Woody Guthrie first then the Bob Dylan. We further recognize that more than a century ago, this very neighborhood was destroyed by the violence of bigotry and racial hatred in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The day we were there they also had a Bruce Spingsteen exhibit there that was really cool. By acknowledging the colonial history and its continuing impacts and correcting miseducation, we will no longer overlook how this land was occupied. We recognize these tribes and the many Indigenous tribal nations who have historically called Oklahoma home. The Bob Dylan Center honors and acknowledges that it resides in the traditional and unceded territories of the Creek (Mvskoke), Osage (Wahzhazhe), Quapaw (Ogaxpa), Wichita (Kitikiti’sh), Caddo (Kadohadacho) and Kickapoo (Kiikaapoi) tribal nations. ![]()
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