Kullihoma Grounds

Kullihoma Grounds
Location within Oklahoma
Location 13078 CR 3680, Allen, OK, 74825
Coordinates 34°42′39.983″N 96°24′21.461″W / 34.71110639°N 96.40596139°W / 34.71110639; -96.40596139Coordinates: 34°42′39.983″N 96°24′21.461″W / 34.71110639°N 96.40596139°W / 34.71110639; -96.40596139
Established 1936

Kullihoma Grounds consists of 1,500 acres (6,100,000 m2) owned by the Chickasaw Nation, located 10 miles (16 km) east of Ada, Oklahoma. The land was purchased in 1936, and the Chickasaw built traditional tribal dwellings on the site, and used it as a stomp ground. Traditional Chickasaw households consisted of summer and winter houses and a corn crib. A circular council house also exists on site. Prior to 1936, the Green Corn Ceremony was practiced on this land.[1][2]

The Choctaw and Chickasaw people use the reserve for traditional celebrations, such as stomp dances, stick ball tournaments and the Chickasaw Reunion (Chikasha Ittafama).[3] [lower-alpha 1] The game of chunkey, which had been played by Native Americans in the Southeast long before the coming of Europeans, was reintroduced at the Kullihoma reunion.[4]

Stickball tournament at Kullihoma Grounds

Notes

  1. ↑ The Reunion is also open to the public and features cornstalk shoot competitions, horseshoes, chunkey, art and cultura demonstrations. The most recent Reunion was on May 4-5, 2018.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fogelson, Raymond, Handbook of North American Indians: Southeast 2004, p. 490
  2. ↑ http://www.chickasaw.net/destinations/index_3766.htm
  3. 1 2 "Chikasha Ittafama (Chickasaw Reunion)." Facebook. Accessed June 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ Lehman, Gene. "Chikasha Ittifama (Chickasaw Reunion) May 16 at Kullihoma." Accessed June 13, 2018.
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