‘We're part of Oklahoma history'

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Hatuk Hill of Sasakwa prays before the start of the Society to Preserve Indigenous Rights and Indigenous Traditions parade Saturday in downtown Oklahoma City. BY SARAH PHIPPS, THE OKLAHOMAN

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The Society to Preserve Indigenous Rights and Indigenous Traditions hosted the parade, which kicked off about 9 a.m. at the corner of Reno and S Hudson avenues.

Traditional music played and a prayer was spoken before the trek began. Drivers with tribal affiliations attached to their vehicles honked their horns and cheered.

Others walked the length of the parade carrying handmade signs bearing slogans such as "Frybread Power” and "Dawes Commission + land run = organized theft.”

But the parade was really a celebration of American Indian heritage, event organizer and SPIRIT spokeswoman Brenda Golden said.

‘We were here first'

The parade featured a diverse group including juvenile lacrosse teams and hip-hop musicians.

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