Bearer of the Morning DVD Earrings now present-day Oklahoma from 1843

now present-day Oklahoma from 1843 – 1896

The result is a broad sweep of Chickasaw history and experience

and perseverance throughout unforgettable battles on the infamous Western Front

Those stories are presented in Shikonno'pa' Anoli' (Stories to Tell)

the Chickasaw Nation’s cultural site in south central Oklahoma

Bearer of the Morning DVD Earrings now present-day Oklahoma from 1843Mary Frances Te Ata Thompson was born and raised in the Chickasaw Nation, where her family settled following the removal of Chickasaw People from their original tribal homelands of Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky. Thompsons birth coincided with the United States efforts to dismantle tribal governments, discouraging tribal traditions and allotting collective tribal lands to individual tribal citizens. During this time of government