2m 30s

The Witch and the Wagon

S5 • E2

• Elders Speak

See Vera Tims tell the story of when a local witch stopped a wagon full of groceries.

17m

First Social Network

S3 • E2

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders have a special and sacred relationship with the church and many of their earliest memories centered around church life.

5m

Childhood Games

S5 • E5

• Elders Speak

Growing up, Chickasaw elders found creative ways to have fun with what they had available. Watch as they share how they played during childhood.

19m

Our Culture Survives

S3 • E3

• Elders Speak

Host Lisa Billy sits around the fire with Chickasaw elders, as they share the history of their childhood education.

13m

Mike Larsen Portraits

S1 • E2

• Elders Speak

Four elders discuss their life experiences and their depiction in a series of elder portraits by acclaimed Chickasaw artist Mike Larsen.

15m

Matriarchs

S1 • E3

• Elders Speak

Six elders talk about the Chickasaw past and the women who served as their role models.

7m

Remember

S2 • E4

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders share their memories of childhood and young adulthood with curious Chickasaw youth.

8m

Family Connections

S5 • E6

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders share their families' connection to Chikashshanompaˈ.

4m 30s

Church Family

S4 • E3

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw speakers gather together to share meaningful memories of family.

17m

Veterans

S1 • E4

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders recount their experiences serving their country during wartime.

10m

Ghost Stories

S2 • E3

• Elders Speak

Gathered around a glowing fire, Chickasaw elders share their memories of spooky tales, ghost stories and things that go bump in the night.

3m 30s

Hamburgers From Childhood

S5 • E3

• Elders Speak

Hear Vera Tims share a childhood story of picking pecans from a neighbor's land and selling them to buy hamburgers.

4m

Rose Shields-Jefferson Shares Childhood Memories

S4 • E4

• Elders Speak

Fluent Chickasaw speaker Rose Shields-Jefferson shares childhood memories about going to school and speaking only Chickasaw.

5m

Church at Christmastime

S4 • E2

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders share joyous stories of Christmas memories speaking in their native language.

20m

A Foundation of Family

S3 • E4

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders sit around a crackling fire at Kullihoma to discuss the role that family plays in their lives.

5m

Culture of Hospitality

S5 • E4

• Elders Speak

Rose Jefferson describes what it was like growing up with little food and resources and how that never stopped them from taking care of one another.

4m

Don't Speak Chickasaw

S4 • E5

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders remember times when they were not allowed to speak their native language.

12m

Memories

S2 • E2

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders share memories with their grandchildren, recount their childhoods and pass down lessons they learned from their own grandparents.

2m 30s

Memories of Wild Onions

S5 • E1

• Elders Speak

Join Chickasaw elders around the Kullihoma fire as they share their family's traditions of wild onions.

16m

Kullihoma

S3 • E1

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders sit around the fire and share stories of their childhood and past with the next generation of Chickasaw citizens.

Elders Speak

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

"Elders Speak" explores the sharing of stories across generations in an intimate fireside setting.

1m

First Look: Our Culture Survives

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

Watch this First Look of the new Elders Speak episode, "Our Culture Survives," debuting September 2.

30s

First Look: First Social Network

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders share their memories about church and community in this First Look at an all-new episode of Elders Speak.

1m

First Look: A Foundation of Family – Happyland

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

One Chickasaw elder reminisces about visits to Happyland, Oklahoma, during his youth for rough and tumble games of stickball.

1m 30s

First Look: Our Culture Survives – A Childhood Move

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elder Sherry Nail shares her childhood experience of moving to Dallas as part of the federal government relocation program.

1m

First Look: Elders Speak

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

Experience a first look at the brand-new series "Elders Speak."

1m

First Look: Our Culture Survives – Childhood Sports

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

In this upcoming episode of Elders Speak, Chickasaw elders share childhood stories of playing football. The full episode debuts September 2.

30s

First Look: First Social Network - Church Traditions

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

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

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

These Chickasaw Nation elders share stories about the important institutions that supported their tribe, like church and school.

1m

First Look: A Foundation of Family – Extended Family

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

Within the Chickasaw community, stories of close-knit, extended families are a shared experience among many elders.

1m

First Look: Kullihoma

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

See a First Look of the new Elders Speak episode, "Kullihoma."

30s

First Look: Kullihoma - Technology

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

For Chickasaw elders, Kullihoma evokes memories of a time before the internet and mobile phones.

1m

First Look: A Foundation of Family – Hide and Seek

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

A Chickasaw elder recalls many fond memories playing hide and seek in the forest and inside, but one instance was particularly harrowing.