14m

Elders Speak Premiere

S1 • E1

• Elders Speak

We honor our elders for their knowledge, wisdom, history and experience. In an intimate fireside setting, hear their priceless stories.

10m

Back in the Day

S2 • E1

• Elders Speak

On the grounds of Kullihoma around a crackling fire, Chickasaw grandparents share stories from their lives with their grandchildren.

17m

Veterans

S1 • E4

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders recount their experiences serving their country during wartime.

7m

Memories of Kullihoma

S4 • E1

• Elders Speak

Fluent elders share early memories of speaking Chickasaw and the challenges they faced teaching the language to their own children.

10m

Ghost Stories

S2 • E3

• Elders Speak

Gathered around a glowing fire, Chickasaw elders share their memories of spooky tales, ghost stories and things that go bump in the night.

17m

First Social Network

S3 • E2

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders have a special and sacred relationship with the church and many of their earliest memories centered around church life.

4m

Rose Shields-Jefferson Shares Childhood Memories

S4 • E4

• Elders Speak

Fluent Chickasaw speaker Rose Shields-Jefferson shares childhood memories about going to school and speaking only Chickasaw.

5m

Church at Christmastime

S4 • E2

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders share joyous stories of Christmas memories speaking in their native language.

20m

A Foundation of Family

S3 • E4

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders sit around a crackling fire at Kullihoma to discuss the role that family plays in their lives.

19m

Our Culture Survives

S3 • E3

• Elders Speak

Host Lisa Billy sits around the fire with Chickasaw elders, as they share the history of their childhood education.

4m

Don't Speak Chickasaw

S4 • E5

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders remember times when they were not allowed to speak their native language.

13m

Mike Larsen Portraits

S1 • E2

• Elders Speak

Four elders discuss their life experiences and their depiction in a series of elder portraits by acclaimed Chickasaw artist Mike Larsen.

12m

Memories

S2 • E2

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders share memories with their grandchildren, recount their childhoods and pass down lessons they learned from their own grandparents.

15m

Matriarchs

S1 • E3

• Elders Speak

Six elders talk about the Chickasaw past and the women who served as their role models.

16m

Kullihoma

S3 • E1

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders sit around the fire and share stories of their childhood and past with the next generation of Chickasaw citizens.

7m

Remember

S2 • E4

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders share their memories of childhood and young adulthood with curious Chickasaw youth.

4m 30s

Church Family

S4 • E3

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw speakers gather together to share meaningful memories of family.

Elders Speak

Sharing Oral Histories

• Elders Speak

"Elders Speak" explores the sharing of stories across generations in an intimate fireside setting.

1m

First Look: Our Culture Survives – Childhood Sports

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

In this upcoming episode of Elders Speak, Chickasaw elders share childhood stories of playing football. The full episode debuts September 2.

30s

First Look: First Social Network - Church Traditions

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

Elders from the Chickasaw Nation discuss some traditional church practices in this trailer for the upcoming Elders Speak episode.

30s

First Look: First Social Network - Schools

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

These Chickasaw Nation elders share stories about the important institutions that supported their tribe, like church and school.

1m

First Look: Our Culture Survives

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

Watch this First Look of the new Elders Speak episode, "Our Culture Survives," debuting September 2.

1m

First Look: A Foundation of Family – Extended Family

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

Within the Chickasaw community, stories of close-knit, extended families are a shared experience among many elders.

30s

First Look: First Social Network

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elders share their memories about church and community in this First Look at an all-new episode of Elders Speak.

1m

First Look: Kullihoma

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

See a First Look of the new Elders Speak episode, "Kullihoma."

30s

First Look: Kullihoma - Technology

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

For Chickasaw elders, Kullihoma evokes memories of a time before the internet and mobile phones.

1m

First Look: A Foundation of Family – Happyland

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

One Chickasaw elder reminisces about visits to Happyland, Oklahoma, during his youth for rough and tumble games of stickball.

1m 30s

First Look: Our Culture Survives – A Childhood Move

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

Chickasaw elder Sherry Nail shares her childhood experience of moving to Dallas as part of the federal government relocation program.

1m

First Look: A Foundation of Family – Hide and Seek

Sharing Oral Stories

• Elders Speak

A Chickasaw elder recalls many fond memories playing hide and seek in the forest and inside, but one instance was particularly harrowing.

1m

First Look: Elders Speak

Sharing Oral Histories

• Elders Speak

Experience a first look at the brand-new series "Elders Speak."