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The Titska Watitch or Tickanwatic (‘Real People’), better known as Tonkawa (from Waco: Tonk-a-weya – ‘They all stay together’), are a North American folk indigenous to present Oklahoma and Texas. They once spoke the Tonkawa language, an isolate not related to languages of other tribes. It is now extinct. The tribe is federally recognized and most members live in Oklahoma.
In the fifteenth century they were probably numbering five thousand but were diminished by disease and warfare against the enemy Apache and other tribes to 1,600 in the late seventeenth century. 1921 there were only thirty-four Tonkawa left, but in 1993 their population had recovered to 186.
Scholars used to think the Tonkawa originated in central Texas. Recent research, however, has shown that the tribe inhabited north-eastern Oklahoma in 1601. By 1700, the stronger and more aggressive Apache had pushed the Tonkawa south to the Red River. They kept migrating into the area of Texas, where they allied with the Lipan…

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Skateboarding is a leisure activity, an art form, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been molded and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2023 report by American Sports Data found that there are 18.5 million skate boarders in the world. 85 percent of skaters polled had used a skateboard in the most recent year were under the age of eighteen, and 74 % were male. Those numbers have have doubled since the time of the study. In the coming years the locations of skate parks have more than tripled making it more accessible as publicly and privately owned skate parks and indoor skate parks are becoming a reality.

The biggest change has been the developed generation bubble that skated in their youth and have grown up with the “X” Games explosion into the global mainstream of competitive sports and now sees it as a natural participation sport or art for their children led by X-Games Athletes who are affiliated and instruct for our brand and web site.

Tonkawa Oklahoma skateboard lessons

What will you learn?

  • Safety Techniques
  • Proper Foot position
  • How to Ride and Push
  • How to Turn
  • How to Continue being Steady Going Down Hills
  • How to Ride Ramps

    Who we Serve:

  • Ages: 4 through 104
  • Ability: Beginner through Competition-Style Advanced.

    How to Start:

  • Equipment: We recommend a board and a full set of safety gear. This includes: a helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, and wrist guards. Rental equipment is available.
  • Location: We can do lessons in your driveway, in your garage, or at the Tonkawa skate park.

    Tonkawa OK Skateboard Lessons




    Tonkawa Oklahoma skateboard lessons
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