Images from the Chickasaw Cultural Center, Oklahoma
Back in the 1990s, my father-in-law Richard, my wife, and I visited the Chickasaw Cultural Center south of Norman. I don’t believe it was called that then, but today it is a vibrant, thriving campus replete with exhibits, performances, and a living history village. The accompanying pictures reveal that living history component, and all pictures were taken with permission from the Chickasaw there that day.
The Chickasaw did not live in teepees, but the visiting Cherokee didScaffolds (for the dead) and travois (drag sled)Chickasaw headdressTurtle shell rattle, coyote pelt, and my mulletTraditional Chickasaw attire, including the ribbon shirtA Chickasaw woman preparing pashofa, a traditional dish that consists of cracked corn (hominy) and pork