The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes have a long history of occupation in what is now known as Oklahoma. This includes evidence of habitations along Camp Creek and Sugar Creek near Anadarko in Caddo County. Here Wichita peoples camped, built grass houses and arbors, and held social gatherings leading up to and following the passing of the General Allotment Act in 1887. After allotment, communal camp and dance grounds were especially important focal points for community building. These places, such as the ichaskhah camp and dance ground discussed in this article, are critical to understanding the multigenerational connections between ancestral and living Wichita peoples. This history is also important to the community today. However, archaeological research of the Allotment period is exceptionally rare in this region. By using collaborative and Indigenous archaeological methodologies, this work documents the complexities of these places, challenging traditional assumptions of allotment-era cultural loss and assimilation.

威奇托和附属部落在现在的俄克拉荷马州有着悠久的占领历史。这包括卡多县阿纳达科附近坎普溪和糖溪沿岸居住的证据。在 1887 年《一般分配法》通过之前和之后，威奇托人民在这里露营、建造草屋和凉亭，并举行社交聚会。分配后，公共营地和舞场成为社区建设尤其重要的焦点。这些地方，例如本文讨论的伊查卡营地和舞场，对于理解威奇托祖先和现世人民之间的多代联系至关重要。这段历史对当今社会也很重要。然而，该地区对分配时期的考古研究却异常罕见。通过使用协作和土著考古方法，这项工作记录了这些地方的复杂性，挑战了分配时代文化丧失和同化的传统假设。