" I see comments from lots of people around tulsa saying they 're cooking big meals for family , their kids are squealing because they 're home from school , and they 're having good family time , " chancellor says .
In the lobby of a government building in oklahoma city , several locals were telling a visitor about some of the assets of their state : the iconic old route 66 , the 39 native american tribes , the furthest inland seaport in the united states ( at tulsa , on the arkansas river ) .