Renewal of the Spiritual Fire
Jeannie BarbourJeannie Barbour, Creative Development Director of the Department of Chickasaw Nation Communications & Community Development, discusses the traditional annual renewal of fires in Chickasaw households. The practice involved end-of-year cleaning; considered a spiritual essential, it was carried out for hundreds of years.
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