KULLIHOMA -Chickasaw Nation elders from were treated as guests of honor on Elders’ Culture Day September 19 at Kullihoma Reservation.

The tribal Cultural Resources Department, Division of History and Culture, sponsored the event to honor elders. It also presented an opportunity to share information about Chickasaw history and culture.

“This is a time when the elders can get together and talk about the past and tradition,” said Eddie Postoak, Cultural Resources director.

Opening ceremonies featured the posting of colors by the Chickasaw Honor Guard and an invocation in Chickasaw delivered by Leerene Frazier.

Tribal legislators Mary Jo Green, Wanda Blackwood Scott and Dean McManus officially welcomed the elders.

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