District 9 Choctaw Seniors

“Description AmountLONG TRIP CRUISE CONVENTION 36,304BRANSON MO CONVENTION 17,212OVERNIGHT CULTURAL CONVENTION 2 11,656QUARTERLY CONVENTION 5,034DAY TRIPS 3,901CHICKASAW CULTURAL CENTER 3,936FRY BREAD 3,295OSAGE NATION CULTURAL EXCHANGE 6,182LINE 16 AND 28. PLANNED TRIP FOCUSED ON SHARING CNO CULTURE AND SONGS WITH OTHER INDIAN NATION TRIBAL MEMBERS AND NON-TRIBAL PEOPLE. LEARNING FROM OTHER SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS, HOW THEIR CULTURE COMPARES TO CNO. THESE TRAVELING EDUCATON MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED FOR 7 DAYS AND UP TO 2550 MILES, STOPING IN GALVESTON,TX; KEY WEST, FL; CELEBRATION KEY, HALF MOON CAY, NASSAU, AND RETURNING TO GALVESTON, TX. IN NOVEMBER OF 2025, OUR FOCUS WAS TO VISIT AND INTERACT WITH THE NATIVE CITIZENS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE VENUES LISTED ABOVE, WHERE WE ENGAGES WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. LINE 16 AND 29. WE CONVEINED IN BRANSON, MO TO SHARE EXPERIENCES FROM THE LAST SIZX MONTHS IN COOKING TRADITIONAL CHOCTAW FOODS, MAKING AND DECORATING CHOCTAW CRAFT ITEMS SUCH AS CORNHUSK DOLLS, DREAM CATCHERS, AND BASKETS. WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE METHODS OF FOOD STORAGE. WE COMPARE METHODS DEVELOPED BY NON-TRIBAL SOCIETIES WITH THE CHOCTAW METHODS. WE PARTICIPATED IN SINGING SONGS OF JOY, SORROW, AND GRIEF WITH THE PUBLIC. LINE 16 AND 30. WE CONDUCTED 2 CULTURAL DAY TRIPS WHICH OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. WE TRANSPORTED TWO GROUPS OF MEMEBERS TO HOCHATOWN, OK, A CULTURAL AREA. WHILE AT HOCHATOWN, OK WE VISITED A LOCAL ANIMAL RESCUE SANCTUARY WHERE WE LEARNED ABOUT MANY EXOTIC SPECIES, SOME OF WHICH ARE NATIVE TO THE CHOCTAW AREA. WE PARTICIPATED IN A TRADITIONAL COOKING DEMO, SAMPLING TRADITIONAL FOODS PREPARED BY PROFESSIONAL CHEFS. WE VIEWED A CULTURAL MOVIE ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOCHATOWN AREA AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ORIGINAL HOCHATOWN, WHICH IS SUBMERGED BENEATH THE BROKEN BOW RESERVOIR. ON THE RETURN TRIP, WE ATTENDED A TRAINING SESSION ABOUT SUSTAINABLE GARDENING AND FOOD SOURCING CONDUCTED BY THE CHOCTAW NATION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH DEPARTMENT.”

“Narrative for FY 2023-24 IRS 990EZ form Schedule OPart III Statements of Program Service Accomplishments.The goal is the well-being of Choctaw Elders by preserving the cultures, traditions, and history of the CNO, (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma). Our activities include learning and teaching about our history, language, culture, and traditions through food, songs, dancing, crafts, and regalia. We sell craftwork items made by volunteer members to fund our activities. We also conduct monthly traditional Choctaw meals, hold auctions and provide meetings for education of culture. We apply for and receive a grant from CNO each year.”