{"id":1232,"date":"2026-07-13T13:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/?page_id=1232"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:58:29","slug":"jon-tiger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/jon-tiger\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Tiger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/157-1024x256.png\" alt=\"Banner for the Semple Family Museum of Native American Art at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, featuring an eagle emblem, museum name in white and turquoise text, and a circular university logo.\" class=\"wp-image-1191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/157-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/157-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/157-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/157-1536x384.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/157.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jon Tiger is a Muscogee artist, storyteller, cultural organizer, and Heneha of the Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town whose life and work are rooted in memory, responsibility, and community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/image000001.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1266\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3378275979200962;width:279px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/image000001.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/image000001-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lifelong resident of Eufaula, Oklahoma, Tiger was raised by his grandmother, Susie Scott, whom he called \u201cMom.\u201d Her enduring instruction\u2014\u201cNever forget your ancestors\u201d\u2014became a guiding principle that continues to shape his art, his service, and his commitment to preserving Muscogee history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/image000002.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1267\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7529260371346284;width:231px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/image000002.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.se.edu\/semplefamilymuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/07\/image000002-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tiger is the great-great-grandson of Jackson Lewis, a survivor of removal who became a respected&nbsp;medicine man, healer, stickball player, hunter, Baptist deacon, and member of the Creek National Council. Through storytelling, family gatherings, cultural programs, and the creation of Jackson Lewis Day, Tiger has worked to ensure that the lives and lessons of his ancestors&nbsp;remain&nbsp;present for future generations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An artist for more than 50 years, Tiger has&nbsp;exhibited&nbsp;his work locally, nationally, and internationally, including in Celle, Germany. His paintings draw upon Muscogee history, traditional design, spiritual experience, family memory, and the living character of his community. His work has appeared at major Native art gatherings and reflects his place within a distinguished Eufaula artistic tradition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tiger\u2019s artistic philosophy is&nbsp;perhaps best&nbsp;expressed in his words: \u201cIt is not a reproduction. It is a continuation.\u201d He approaches history not&nbsp;as something&nbsp;distant or finished, but as a living responsibility carried through image, story, faith, and fellowship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the canvas, Tiger has organized Native arts gatherings, storytelling events, family commemorations, and community programs. Whether painting before an audience, honoring an elder, encouraging another artist, or preserving an ancestral story, Jon Tiger brings people together with humility, humor, and care. 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