Naming the KOCHCHA' AABINIILI' Amphitheater
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureThe large outdoor amphitheater is used for concerts, dramatic performances, gospel and Choctaw hymn singings, stomp dance demonstrations and more. KOCHCHA’ is a Chickasaw word meaning “outside,” and AABINILI’ means “to sit down in a place.”
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