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TAGS | Elders Speak
1 Series
12 Episodes
12 Videos
Series
1 Series
Elders Speak
3 Seasons • 11 Episodes
"Elders Speak" explores the sharing of stories across generations in an intimate fireside setting.
Episodes
12 Episodes
19m 30s
A Foundation of Family
S3 • E4
Chickasaw elders sit around a crackling fire at Kullihoma to discuss the role that family plays in their lives.
18m 30s
Our Culture Survives
S3 • E3
Host Lisa Billy sits around the fire with Chickasaw elders, as they share the history of their childhood education.
17m
First Social Network
S3 • E2
Chickasaw elders have a special and sacred relationship with the church and many of their earliest memories centered around church life.
15m 30s
Kullihoma
S3 • E1
Chickasaw elders sit around the fire and share stories of their childhood and past with the next generation of Chickasaw citizens.
7m 30s
Remember
S2 • E4
Chickasaw elders share their memories of childhood and young adulthood with curious Chickasaw youth.
10m 30s
Ghost Stories
S2 • E3
Gathered around a glowing fire, Chickasaw elders share their memories of spooky tales, ghost stories and things that go bump in the night.
11m 30s
Memories
S2 • E2
Chickasaw elders share memories with their grandchildren, recount their childhoods and pass down lessons they learned from their own grandparents.
10m
Back in the Day
S2 • E1
On the grounds of Kullihoma around a crackling fire, Chickasaw grandparents share stories from their lives with their grandchildren.
17m
Veterans
S1 • E4
Chickasaw elders recount their experiences serving their country during wartime.
14m 30s
Matriarchs
S1 • E3
Six elders talk about the Chickasaw past and the women who served as their role models.
12m 30s
Mike Larsen Portraits
S1 • E2
Four elders discuss their life experiences and their depiction in a series of elder portraits by acclaimed Chickasaw artist Mike Larsen.
14m
Elders Speak Premiere
S1 • E1
We honor our elders for their knowledge, wisdom, history and experience. In an intimate fireside setting, hear their priceless stories.
Videos
12 Videos
1m
First Look: A Foundation of Family – Happyland
1m
One Chickasaw elder reminisces about visits to Happyland, Oklahoma, during his youth for rough and tumble games of stickball.
1m
First Look: A Foundation of Family – Extended Family
1m
Within the Chickasaw community, stories of close-knit, extended families are a shared experience among many elders.
1m
First Look: A Foundation of Family – Hide and Seek
1m
A Chickasaw elder recalls many fond memories playing hide and seek in the forest and inside, but one instance was particularly harrowing.
1m 30s
First Look: Our Culture Survives – A Childhood Move
1m 30s
Chickasaw elder Sherry Nail shares her childhood experience of moving to Dallas as part of the federal government relocation program.
1m
First Look: Our Culture Survives – Childhood Sports
1m
In this upcoming episode of Elders Speak, Chickasaw elders share childhood stories of playing football. The full episode debuts September 2.
1m
First Look: Our Culture Survives
1m
Watch this First Look of the new Elders Speak episode, "Our Culture Survives," debuting September 2.
30s
First Look: First Social Network - Church Traditions
30s
Elders from the Chickasaw Nation discuss some traditional church practices in this trailer for the upcoming Elders Speak episode.
30s
First Look: First Social Network - Schools
30s
These Chickasaw Nation elders share stories about the important institutions that supported their tribe, like church and school.
30s
First Look: First Social Network
30s
Chickasaw elders share their memories about church and community in this First Look at an all-new episode of Elders Speak.
30s
First Look: Kullihoma - Technology
30s
For Chickasaw elders, Kullihoma evokes memories of a time before the internet and mobile phones.
1m
First Look: Kullihoma
1m
See a First Look of the new Elders Speak episode, "Kullihoma."
1m
First Look: Elders Speak
1m
Experience a first look at the brand-new series "Elders Speak."