Language and Culture
At most three tribal members still speak the Otoe or Chiwere language; however, the tribe has a program to revitalize the language. Language classes are held weekly in Edmond, Oklahoma.
For well over a century, since 1881, an annual Otoe-Missouria Encampment is held every third weekend in July near Red Rock, Oklahoma.
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