Choctaw Festival Day 1 - Social Dances 1

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma celebrates its tribal history and heritage with two days of dance, song, storytelling, and artist demonstrations. In this segment, Choctaw dancers perform several social dances, including the Jump Dance, the 4-step War Dance, the Mosquito Dance, the Stealing Partners Dance, the Snake Dance, and the Racoon Dance. Members of the audience join in on the Stealing Partners Dance and the Snake Dance. Assistant Chief Jack Austin, Jr. introduces each dance and Joe Brad performs the role of chanter. This the first of two performances of Choctaw dances for the first day of the festival.

This program was webcast and recorded in the Potomac Atrium of the National Museum of the American Indian on June 24, 2014.