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A Cheyenne and Arapaho drum-making workshop keeps songs going in Oklahoma City

Seventy people made drums at a Cheyenne and Arapaho workshop in Oklahoma City. About 500 drums have been made through the gatherings in recent years.

Verified · Source: KOSUOct 22, 2026 · 1 min read
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Illustrative photo of a drum at a powwow in Washington state. This is not the Cheyenne and Arapaho workshop, and the people are not identified. Thayne Tuason / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Seventy people made drums at a Cheyenne and Arapaho workshop in Oklahoma City. The gatherings have turned out about 500 drums in recent years. The songs travel with the drums, and the same workshops are also a place where people in recovery keep showing up for one another.

The count is drums finished and people in the room. The songs are what those drums are for.

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