Spirit Of The Dance
Native Americans Today

The US Government forced many Native Indian nations from their fertile lands in the Mississippi Delta back in the mid 1800’s.  The Native Indians had to travel on foot though the harsh winter, with women, children & elders, as they made their way to the new “Promised Lands” of the West. Sadly, many died along the way. This became known as “The Trail of Tears”. 

A group of Choctaw Native Indians, arrived in Oklahoma, alongside many European & Irish immigrants, fleeing the Famine in Ireland. On hearing the Irish story, the impoverished Choctaws, from their meagre resources, raised $170 to help with the famine relief in Ireland. The Irish regained their strength, culture and dignity across the US, while the Indian Nations continued to suffer one deception after another, by consecutive US governments, to the point of almost extinction.   

Today, little remains of their way of life.  Sadly, one of the most cultured nations on earth, once so independent and powerful, have been forced into a different life, one very far removed from the life that they had lived for generations. However, one aspect of that life still survives today - the flame of Native American culture continues to burn brightly,  with storytelling, Pow Wows  and memories.