EPISODE · Aug 10, 2026 · 17 MIN
S10, E2, Pt 4 Choctaw Labor Day Festival 2025 | Voices of the Festival
from Native ChocTalk · host Rachael Youngman
What if you could experience the Choctaw Labor Day Festival without ever leaving your couch? Come walk the grounds with me! Welcome to Part 4 of Native ChocTalk’s Choctaw Labor Day Festival 2025 series! Imagine this… - Drums echoing across the grounds. - Hymns filling the air. - Stickball warriors battling it out. - Buffalo grazing nearby. - Choctaw dancing and beautiful prairie dresses. - Handmade art and crafts everywhere you look. - And enough frybread to make you forget you just ate. In this episode, we’re experiencing the music, food, culture and traditions that make Labor Day so special - including a conversation with Lori Rowton of The Close, the 50th-anniversary celebration of the Tvshka Homma Capitol Museum with the unveiling of three new bronze busts honoring Choctaw leaders, ribbon skirts, kids’ activities, trivia and much more. Yakoke to Weylin Thompson, for sharing his gift of drumming in this episode! Next up: Part 5 - Stories Around the Campfire. Text LABORDAY to 888777 for festival updates. Want to bring The Close to your area? Email: [email protected]. For more info, visit: WWW.THECLOSEMUSIC.COM. Yakoke to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma for partnering with me on this series!
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