Michael Rose, a Choctaw Nation tribal member, registered artist and member of the Multi-Cultured Native Council of The Indigenous Institute of the Americas, recently helped host the organization’s annual educational powwow at the Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum in Cleburne, Texas.
Rose serves as the museum’s Native American cultural representative and helps coordinate the event, which promotes education and cultural awareness. This year’s powwow featured guests from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, including Cheyhoma Dugger, director of development and membership for the Choctaw Cultural Center, and District 5 Tribal Council Member Jennifer Turner. Organizers said they were honored to share Choctaw culture and traditions with attendees.