Its county seat is Anadarko.

* Since Elk City lies in a rich oil and natural-gas area on the shelf of Oklahoma ’ s Anadarko Basin, the petroleum industry is the heart of the city ’ s economy.

Anadarko ( Pawnee: Kirikuúrukstuʾ, Kírikurukstu, ) is a city in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.

Anadarko, self-titled, " Indian Capital of the Nation ," is home to the annual American Indian Exposition.

Anadarko is named after the Nadaco, a Caddo band now affiliated with the Caddo Nation.

Culturally, Anadarko is rare among Oklahoma cities as Native Americans form a near-majority.

Anadarko is home to Riverside Indian School, a boarding and day school for Native American students.

Indian City USA, now owned by the Kiowa Tribe, is located 2 – 1 / 2 miles southeast of Anadarko.

The Anadarko Public School website is http :// www. apswarriors. org / tabletext. php.

Anadarko is the birthplace of writer Jim Thompson, the Comanche-Kiowa artist Blackbear Bosin, and major league baseball pitcher Cal McLish.

Anadarko is the birthplace of Butch Huskey, major league baseball player.

Another, much more believable etymology for the name is insisted on by speakers of Wichita, the language of the tribe which used to live in the area but now lives mostly around Anadarko, Oklahoma.

It is one of two places in Oklahoma where a Lenape Native American tribe lives, the other being Anadarko.

The Wichita tribe is headquartered in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

The American Indian Exposition in Anadarko is a longstanding gathering of Southern Plains Tribes featuring many musicians.

Today the tribe is headquartered in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

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.

The Delaware Nation's tribal complex is located two miles north of Anadarko, Oklahoma on Highway 281.

Their tribal casino, Gold River Bingo and Casino, is located north of Anadarko.

The Indian City USA Cultural Center, formerly known as Indian City USA, is an outdoor museum in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

Anadarko was the home of Black Beaver ( 1806 — 1880 ), Delaware leader, scout, and rancher.

In 1961, she was inducted into the recently founded National Hall of Fame for Famous Native Americans in Anadarko, Oklahoma and also the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.

He was also the President of the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians in Anadarko, Oklahoma, from 1978 until his death.

49 songs, a 20th century genre based on traditional war dance songs, originated in Oklahoma among the Kiowa tribe in southwestern Oklahoma and quickly spread to other tribes through the American Indian Exposition at Anadarko.

The Cozad Singers are a Kiowa drum group from Anadarko, Oklahoma.

A tornado near Anadarko, Oklahoma.

The tribe ’ s headquarters are in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

Tribal headquarters are in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

Caddo tribe Anadarko villages were scattered along Trinity and Brazos Rivers.

The Anadarko became entangled with the French battles with the Spanish and later the Anglos and suffered the consequences, including diseases for which they had no immunity.

Caddo tribe Anadarko villages were scattered along Trinity and Brazos Rivers.

French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe developed camaraderie among the Anadarko in 1719 when he established Fort Saint Louis de los Cadodaquious.

The Anadarko became entangled with the French battles with the Spanish and later the Anglos and suffered the consequences, including diseases for which they had no immunity.

Historical railroads included Enid and Tonkawa Railway, Enid and Anadarko Railway, Blackwell, Enid and Southwestern Railway, Enid Central Railway and the Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad.

The Enid and Anadarko Railway and the Blackwell, Enid and Southwester Railroad both ran lines through the countyfrom 1901 to 1903.

The town centre comprises retail outlets and major office buildings, including the main European offices of several international companies including Kuehne + Nagel, Cadbury plc, Parexel International, Xerox, Arri, Bristol-Myers Squibb, APL, Herbalife Europe Ltd and the Anadarko Algeria Oil Company.

Anadarko Townsite, Oklahoma Territory, August 8, 1901.

Anadarko got its name when its post office was established in 1873.

Around 5, 000 people were living in " Rag Town " on the east edge of Anadarko awaiting the auction.

Anadarko has a Bureau of Indian Affairs office.

The area surrounded by Anadarko was opened to settlement by a 1901 land lottery affecting the Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita and Caddo lands.