We are excited to invite you to our 2026 Rematriation Retreat: Language as Resistance. This is a hybrid event and all events on 4/10 and 4/11 at the Mckeon Center for Creativity will be live streamed! Here’s the webcast link: https://tulsacc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=b330d8eb-a9dc-4e2b-87aa-b3fb0153fa2e

Words of the People welcomes artists, language workers, educators, and community members to its fourth annual Rematriation Retreat, a free, public gathering focused on the theme “Language as Resistance.” Taking place April 10–12, 2026 at the TCC Mckeon Center for Creativity in downtown Tulsa, the retreat explores how language, art, and cultural practice intersect.

About the Retreat

All events are open to the public, with a focus on creating a welcoming space for Indigenous community members and allies alike. If you are interested in volunteering, please email claire@wordsofthepeople.org

Registration Details

Free and Open to the public! Details on our Eventbrite page https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rematriation-retreat-language-as-resistance-tickets-1984949602695?aff=oddtdtcreat

About Words of the People

Words of the People supports the growth of Indigenous language creatives through community-led programming and opportunities that foster artistic production, community leadership, and land-based language practices. WTP hosts Indigenous Language Creative Writing Workshops and Rematriation workshops in Tulsa, OK, working to normalize Indigenous language creative production and rematriation as a movement.