By Nicole C Walls, Communications Officer
Public Affairs Office

The 15th annual Chikasha Ittifama (Chickasaw Reunion) is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 18-19, at Kullihoma. The gathering is free and welcomes Chickasaw and guests from across the country.
 
The reunion will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, followed by a hamburger fry, youth and co-ed stickball, cultural demonstrations and a social dance lasting until 10 p.m. 
 
The cultural demonstrations will include corn husk dolls, beadwork, moccasin making, Chickasaw games, language, basket weaving and traditional clothing.
 
Saturday’s events will kick off at 9 a.m. The activities will include a youth fishing derby, cornstalk shooting contest, youth and adult archery competitions, blow-gun competition, squirrel-stick throw, loksi (turtle) races, storytelling and stickball games.
 
A traditional meal of pashofa, fry bread, salt meat and grape dumplings will be served Saturday for lunch.
 
For guests wishing to stay the night, overnight camping spaces are available including tent spaces and a limited number of RV hook ups.
 
To reach the site, travel to the Kullihoma sign seven miles northeast of Ada on State Highway 1, then travel three miles east and one mile south.
 
For information, contact the cultural resources department at (580) 332-8685.