The Importance of Chickasaw Elders

Jeannie Barbour

Jeannie Barbour, Creative Development Director of the Department of Chickasaw Nation Communications & Community Development, describes the importance of drawing on the experience and wisdom of Chickasaw elders. Becoming an elder is an esteemed status Chickasaws can look forward to throughout their lives.

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