This year’s Chickasaw Celebrations will be Wednesday, September, 4, 2019 at the Natchez Trace Visitor Center from 4PM – 8PM and Friday, September, 6 2019 at The Pavilion at First Choice Gateway in Pontotoc, also from 4:00PM – 8:00PM.  We will have various demonstrations showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the Chickasaw people.  Both events will feature the Chickasaw Nation Dance Troupe.  Also, the Chickasaw Nation’s Stan Nelson, will a presentation on Piominko.  In addition to Mr. Nelsons presentation, the Natchez Trace event will also feature CIF Board member, Raymond Doherty.  He will speak on his research on with the Saliichi Colbert House.  For more info, please visit ChickasawCelebration.com.

The Chickasaw Inkana Foundation will be hosting a Chickasaw Celebration at the DeSoto County History Museum and the MS Hills National Heritage Area Alliance on Thursday, September 13, 2018, consisting of cultural demonstrations from the Chickasaw Nation displaying traditional crafts, language, music, dancing, storytelling, cooking, and stickball. We will also host scholarly discussions on Chickasaw history and culture in the Tupelo City Hall Council Chamber. Lastly, working with the Tupelo Public School District, we will develop CEU-qualifying teacher training and curriculum development sessions for 4th-grade classrooms which attend the Celebration.

Chickasaw Inkana Foundation is co-hosting an event with Shiloh National Military Park on August 24 and August 25.  Activities will include stickball, storytelling, archeology, and stompdancing. Special speakers Benny Wallace and Ric Greenwood from the Chickasaw Nation.