source: Native news network staff-nativenewsnetwork.com 05-29-13
The Chickasaw Nation Dance Troupe demonstrates a traditional Stomp Dance in the Kochcha' Aabiniili' Amphitheater.photo credit Mike McKee
SULPHUR, OKLAHOMA – More than 172,000 people from around the world have experienced the Chickasaw Cultural Center since it opened in 2010 making it a true international destination.
Visitors from all around the United States and from countries including Nepal, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Russia and Bangladesh have journeyed to the 109 acre campus in Sulphur and been immersed in Chickasaw culture and experienced the unique Chickasaw story.
Some of the latest international visitors were 51 members of Friendship Force Oklahoma and Friendship Force Exchange Program. Exchange members from Australia, Japan, Canada, Kentucky, California, Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Maine, Iowa, Arizona and Tennessee toured the facility.
Friendship Force International is an cultural exchange program which seeks to foster peace and a greater understanding across cultural boundaries through international and domestic travel exchanges based upon home hosting.http://www.nativenewsnetwork.com/friendship-force-visits-chickasaw-cultural-center.html
