Kullihoma Grounds consists of owned by the Chickasaw Nation, located east of Ada, Oklahoma. The land was purchased in 1936, and the Chickasaw built replicas of historic tribal dwellings on the site and uses it as a stomp ground. Historically, Chickasaw housing consisted of summer and winter houses and corn cribs. The tribe also built a council house on the site.
From Indian Removal to 1936, Chickasaw people held an annual Green Corn Ceremony on this land.Raymond Fogelson, Handbook of North American Indians: Southeast 2004, p. 490.
Choctaw and Chickasaw people use the ground for cultural celebrations, such as stomp dances, stickball tournaments, and the annual Chikasha Ittafama, or Chickasaw Reunion."Chikasha Ittafama (Chickasaw Reunion)." Facebook. Accessed June 12, 2018. The game of chunkey, which had been played by Eastern Woodlands tribes and Plains tribes long before European and African contract, was reintroduced at the Chickasaw Reunion.Lehman, Gene. "Chikasha Ittifama (Chickasaw Reunion) May 16 at Kullihoma." Accessed June 13, 2018.
See also Chunkey Indigenous North American stickball Stomp dance
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External links Kullihoma Information & Video, Chickasaw.TV