Event location: 867 Cooper Memorial Drive, Sulphur, Oklahoma

Join us for a day of honoring strong traditions and historical contributions of all First American people during Native American Heritage Day at the Chickasaw Cultural Center. There will be several opportunities across campus to immerse yourself in the celebration of First American heritage.

Schedule of Events

• Live Music

-Overdrive

-Midnight at Nine

• Multi-Tribal Dance Demonstrations

-Olivia Komahcheet

-Wahweah Dance Crew

-Mitotiliztli Yaoyollohlti Dance Troupe

• Event Activities

-Multi-tribal art market

-Horticulture Pawpaw planting workshop with Dr. Casey Meek, OSU; free registration through Special.EventsCCC@chickasaw.net

-Sapling plant giveaway with participation in workshop

-Oklahoma State University information booth

-Pumpkin Patch

-Free pumpkin giveaway/decorating

• Veterans Celebration Activities

-Discounts for veterans and thank you cards activity

-Free tumbler cup, cookies and drinks for veterans

• Retail Specials

-Aachompa' Gift Shops retail discounts and signature event t-shirt

• Dining Options

-Turkey legs; roasted corn-on-the-cob (Exhibit Hall Plaza)

-Braised pork soup served in a roasted pumpkin (Aaimpa' Café)

• Anoli' Theater

-Free screenings of “Smoke Signals” at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

• Chikasha Inchokka' Traditional Village

-Blue Bread by Russell Johnson, Seminole

-Banaha by Lee Watkins, Choctaw

-Pashofa by Dexter Underwood, Chickasaw

-Hog meat by Gerald Hart, Chickasaw

-Bow making

-Hide scraping

-Stickball game at 3 p.m.

• Traditional games

-Hide the bullet

-Stickball Demonstration

-Archery

-Chunkey

In accompaniment to our Native American Heritage Day event, don’t miss the details for our Veterans Day Celebration!