Traditional Food Videos
A variety of foods are considered traditional Chickasaw fare, the most notable of which are grape dumplings, Indian fry bread and pashofa. In the videos below, explore traditional recipes that will excite the taste buds, and learn about cultural practices that ensure the importance of food, family and Chickasaw heritage are never forgotten.
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The Timeless Dish of Pashofa
A Chickasaw Culinary TraditionPashofa is a traditional Chickasaw & Choctaw dish made from cracked corn, or hominy, and stewed pork.
Three Sisters: Working with Nature
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureTo understand nature is to be patient with its process. The Chickasaw have come to know how everything is intertwined in the natural world.
Picking Wild Onions
A Chickasaw Culinary TraditionNative Americans, and Chickasaws in particular, have a rich history of using wild onions in their cooking.
Traditional Chickasaw Cooking
Lisa BillyLisa loves to prepare frybread biscuits, pashofa, hogmeat in the big black kettle.
Chickasaw Community Gardens
Rhonda Sellers, Ecological Resource CoordinatorThe Chickasaws' deep relationship with nature continues to thrive today and still affects traditional food practices.
Get Fresh: Three Sisters Stew
Healthy RecipesThis three sisters stew is full of protein from lean ground beef, red kidney beans and black-eyed peas.
The Chickasaw Cultural Center: Aaimpa' Café
Experience Chickasaw History and CultureThe Aaimpa' ("a place to eat") Café serves traditional Chickasaw dishes.
November 2011 - Chickasaw Cookbook
Chickasaw Nation NewsFriends Vicki Penner and JoAnn Ellis have gathered more than 50 traditional Chickasaw recipes in the latest publication by the Chickasaw Press.
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"Our mission to enhance the overall quality of life of the Chickasaw people will continue to serve as our guidepost as we work together to build an even brighter future"
Bill Anoatubby, Governor
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