Native ChocTalk

Native Americans share ancestral stories, history, & culture. www.nativechoctalk.com

Native ChocTalk is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Native ChocTalk, a society show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #185

  S10, E2, Pt 8: Choctaw Labor Day Festival 2025 | Why We Gather

  Aug 19, 202613 min

  What does the Choctaw Labor Day Festival mean to YOU? In the final episode of this series where I visited the 2025 Choctaw Labor Day Festival, I’m sharing stories from festival goers about what makes this annual gathering so special. One of my favorite conversations was with my cousin, Cheryl, a descendant of Chief Mushulatubbee and part of our Coley family lineage. Cheryl shares stories about our ancestors, the close-knit Choctaw community they built, and even how family members would move the furniture out of the house so everyone could dance! For Cheryl and me, the Labor Day Festival is a place to “come home”, reconnect with family, celebrate our culture, and remember where we came from. Stick around until the very end for the bloopers. Because apparently, telling history doesn’t always go according to plan. Yakoke to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for partnering with me on this series! Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival 2026: September 4–6 in Tvshkahomma, Oklahoma Text LABORDAY to 888777 for festival updates

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  Episode #184

  S10, E2, Pt 7: Choctaw Labor Day Festival 2025 | Stickball: “Little Brother of War”

  Aug 18, 202611 min

  Deep drumbeats. Sticks striking together. The roar of the crowd. The energy builds… This is Choctaw stickball and it’s more than a game. It’s tradition, pride, community, and a living connection to our ancestors. In this episode of Native ChocTalk, we’re heading to the 2025 Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival to experience the stickball tournament, hear from players and announcers, and learn why this powerful tradition continues to bring our communities together. Congratulations to the 2025 winners: Women: Team Rouge Men: Team Koni-Shine If you’d like to dive deeper into the history and meaning of stickball, check out Native ChocTalk’s Season 2, Episode 5 on YouTube! Yakoke to Steve Aicinena, Owner of Iceman Photo who provided many of the fantastic stickball photos in this episode! Check him out www.icemanphoto.com . Next up: Part 8 - Choctaw Labor Day Festival 2025 | Why We Gather Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival 2026: September 4–6 in Tvshkahomma, Oklahoma Text LABORDAY to 888777 for festival updates Yakoke to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for partnering with me on this series!

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  Episode #182

  S10, E2, Pt 5: Choctaw Labor Day Festival 2025 | Stories Around the Campfire

  Aug 11, 202619 min

  Would you like to hear stories of stickball that you won’t find in the history books? As we continue this series on the 2025 Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival, you’ll find in this episode that as the sun goes down… the celebration isn’t over. Did you know you can camp at the Labor Day Festival? What stories do YOU have of camping at Tvshkahomma? After a full day of festivities, I headed over to the campground, where a whole different side of the festival comes to life. Families gather around campfires, share meals, swap stories, laugh, and make memories that last long after the weekend is over. My friend, Solomon Tonihka tells the story of an ancient stickball field near his land - and why trees will never grow there again. He also shares of a particular stickball game and the role of the Choctaw alikchi - our traditional spiritual healers (some term as “witch doctors”). Shauna Williams, Executive Director of Communications for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, also visits with campers to hear about their fun camping experiences. So grab a seat, settle in, and let’s listen in around the campfire. Yakoke to the Tonihka family for your incredible hospitality! Next up: Part 6 - our Choctaw Princess Pageants! Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival 2026: September 4–6 in Tvshkahomma, Oklahoma Text LABORDAY to 888777 for festival updates & visit https://laborday.choctawnation.com/ Yakoke to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for partnering with me on this series!

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  Episode #181

  S10, E2, Pt 4 Choctaw Labor Day Festival 2025 | Voices of the Festival

  Aug 9, 202618 min

  What if you could experience the Choctaw Labor Day Festival without ever leaving your couch? Come walk the grounds with me! Welcome to Part 4 of Native ChocTalk’s Choctaw Labor Day Festival 2025 series! Imagine this… - Drums echoing across the grounds. - Hymns filling the air. - Stickball warriors battling it out. - Buffalo grazing nearby. - Choctaw dancing and beautiful prairie dresses. - Handmade art and crafts everywhere you look. - And enough frybread to make you forget you just ate. In this episode, we’re experiencing the music, food, culture and traditions that make Labor Day so special - including a conversation with Lori Rowton of The Close, the 50th-anniversary celebration of the Tvshka Homma Capitol Museum with the unveiling of three new bronze busts honoring Choctaw leaders, ribbon skirts, kids’ activities, trivia and much more. Yakoke to Weylin Thompson, for sharing his gift of drumming in this episode! Next up: Part 5 - Stories Around the Campfire. Text LABORDAY to 888777 for festival updates. Want to bring The Close to your area? Email: BOOKING@THECLOSEMUSIC.COM . For more info, visit: WWW.THECLOSEMUSIC.COM . Yakoke to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for partnering with me on this series!

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  Episode #180

  S10, E2, Pt 3: Choctaw Labor Day Festival 2025 | 3 Generations, 90 Years of Choctaw History

  Aug 6, 202634 min

  What if one birthday celebration became a reunion of three generations of a Choctaw family... with loved ones traveling from across the United States - and even across the world - to honor their matriarch's 90th birthday? In Part 3 of this series, we're coming to you from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma's 2025 Labor Day Festival, where thousands of Choctaws gather each year to celebrate our culture, heritage, language, and family. But this episode is about so much more than the festival. Meet Doris Thompson, who shares the remarkable story of her Choctaw family, including her grandfather, Captain Crawford John Anderson (who was born IN the Choctaw Council House!), and her beloved father, John Gilbert Anderson – a story you don’t want to miss! Through her memories, we'll step back in time to hear what life was like growing up in Talihina, Oklahoma, and discover the stories she hopes to pass down through the generations. To stay up to date with Labor Day Festival events, simply text "LaborDay" to 888777 and visit https://laborday.choctawnation.com/ .

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