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  Nurtured by the family reunion-like atmosphere at the Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival, we invited elders to share their life stories. Inside the Bertram Bobb Chapel on the Choctaw Nation [...]

  Halito and welcome to the blog! Let us introduce you to our new website where you can explore happenings at the Chahta Foundation. With easy to navigate pages, you can learn how to apply [...]

  Stepping inside for the first time, the open space and the feel of history draw you in. You sense a connection with generations gone by in the historic schoolhouse building that now houses [...]

Paula Carney shares stories with Stacy Shepherd about her time at Wheelock including memories of friends and family. How did you end up there? Memories of Wheelock Memories of Classmates Life [...]

Norma Howard, a Choctaw artist, spoke with Stacy Shepherd about her family and life as an artist. Family Future Goals Family Abilities Discrimination Family Traditions Parents and Being Raised [...]

Mary Jacob Watson attended the Wheelock Alumni Reunion hosted by the Chahta Foundation. Mary was a student at Wheelock Academy from 1943-1949. Mary’s two daughters, Pam and Pat, asked her [...]

Juanita Sullivan, a Wheelock Academy student during 1944-1952 and with her was her daughter, Susi for a time of storytelling. These ladies came together to honor and share Juanita’s [...]

Carole and Don Ayers along side their son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren joined Stacy Shepherd in a time of storytelling. They tell stories of their history, mammaw, and Carole tells [...]

Jane Semple Umsted sat down with Stacy Shepherd for a session of storytelling. She spoke about her family, including being related to a past Choctaw Chief, her family traditions, about being a [...]