Vssvnochi Anumpuli (Elders Speak): The Past, Present and Future in Choctaw

FAIN: PN-292999-23

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (Durant, OK 74701-7117)
Phillip Lewis (Project Director: January 2023 to May 2024)
Anjanette Williston (Project Director: May 2024 to present)

Conducting 15 oral histories by engaging 30 first-language speakers of the endangered Oklahoma variety of Choctaw. The oral histories, their transcriptions, and English translations would be made available online and would describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community resilience and cultural heritage loss. 

Project to collect, transcribe, translate, and publish conversations in the Choctaw Language from Choctaw elders who have lived through the COVID-19 pandemic.