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Southeastern turtleshell rattles, worn on the legs while dancing, c. 1920, Oklahoma History Center The stomp dance is performed by various Eastern Woodland tribes and Native American communities in the United States, including the Muscogee, Yuchi, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Delaware, Miami, Caddo, Tuscarora, Ottawa, Quapaw, Peoria, Shawnee, Seminole, [1] Natchez, [2] and Seneca-Cayuga tribes.
Choctaw and Chickasaw people use the ground for cultural celebrations, such as stomp dances, stickball tournaments, and the annual Chikasha Ittafama, or Chickasaw Reunion. [3] [a] The game of chunkey, which had been played by Eastern Woodlands tribes and Plains tribes long before European and African contract, was reintroduced at the Chickasaw ...
Stomp dance demonstrations in the Chikasha Inchokka' Traditional Village at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saline Courthouse Museum, Rose. Where: 55870 S 490 Road, Rose. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays ...
Besides openly opposing allotment, the Four Mothers Societies maintain ceremonial groups for stomp dances, stickball games, feasts, meetings, and ceremonies. In the late 1980s the Chickasaw had at least one dance ground and the Cherokee another. [6] In the early 21st century, several Four Mothers Society grounds are active in eastern Oklahoma. [1]
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There are often stomp dances or stickball demonstrations, and cultural performers often display traditional Chickasaw culture, including art, cooking, language and storytelling. [55] To the Chickasaw, the Mississippi River helped "define their geographic homeland and history", and was important for trade, transportation, and irrigation. [13]
From Chickasaw mythology, Aba' Bínni'li', translating to "The One That Sits Above," is the creator deity of the Chickasaw. [1] He is often associated with the sun and the ceremonial fire of the stomp dance, where he is said to be present.