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As we go forward, it’s important we reflect back. In this episode, we’ll be revisiting the extended interview done with Choctaw scholar Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings. Her work on the Yappali Project - along with Dr. Karina Walters and Sandy Stroud - has been a core inspiration and foundation for the Inchunwa Project. Given the shift in the national politics, the Southeastern ancestral markings revivalization movement moving forward on the ground level in our communities, and the launching of our research club, we wanted to take the time to ground ourselves in the words share with us by Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings.

As always (bilia ), yakoke hoke to all our Patrons! Ya'lls financial contributions help allows us to continue this podcast, research, and do community outreach - in person and online. If you'd like to join our Research Club or Book Club, go to Patreon.com/inchunwa. Basic access to the discord and to Book Club is available to our iskvlli achvffa tier ($1). If you'd like additional access to the Research Club, early access to episodes, and more, join at the iskvlli tahlapi tier ($5) or above.

Keep an eye out on the launch of our merch campaign in September. We'll announce it on our instagram and Facebook accounts! Additionally, you can find supplementary material posted on our social media - as well as more resources in our linktree.

Finally Happy Labor Day Festival weekend to all Choctaw folks! And Happy Cherokee National Holiday weekend to all Cherokee folks in OK! Hope folks are having an amazing time, staying hydrated, and catching up with friends and relatives. As always - best of luck Tvshkahoma Ohoyo! And good luck to everyone competing in the Labor Day Stickball/Kabutcha Toli tournament out at Tushkahoma Oklahoma!

Resources mentioned in the episode:

-Chahta Chatter Podcast: https://chahtachatter.buzzsprout.com/2429871

-Icho'wa Photographic Project Google Forum: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVP0rlyM61ZwrAj89Y_iWNPsY-TZlEpdOZBf1uN95Zu0tpsA/viewform

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Halito! If you've not yet listened to part 1 - which was released in the previous episode, please take the time to listen to it prior to starting this episode. In this episode, we reflection on Faithlyn's interview that we heard last week. Additionally, we'll explore what the revivalization movement looks like on the ground in Chickasaw Nation in particular, as well as where we hope the revitalization movement will be going.

Chickasaw photographer Destiny Green is continuing her project where she is taking portraits of folks who have received their southeastern ancestral markings. This is an important project as it’s documenting representations of ancestral markings in this early stage of the revivalization. If you’re interested in being a part of the at project, check out the linktree in our bio for the google form. Fill out that forum and Destiny will contact you if you’re eligible to be a part of the project: Google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVP0rlyM61ZwrAj89Y_iWNPsY-TZlEpdOZBf1uN95Zu0tpsA/viewform

Supplementary material and resources can be found on our social media: instagram.com/inchunwa and Facebook.com/inchuwa. Further resources can be found in the linktree links located on our instagram and Facebook.

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In this episode, we'll give a listen to the episode recorded back in 2022 of Faithlyn Seawright being interviewed by Olivia. Originally, this interview was meant to be shared during the second series. However, because Faithlyn had already received their ancestral markings on their hands, we decided to hold off to share it at a later date. Three years have passed since the initial interview, and it's been about a year since we last put out an episode. In that time, so much has changed not only for Faithlyn (who now famously received her facial markings during our May 2024 retreat in Broken Bow, OK), but also for the moment on the ground in general. In part 1 and 2 (to be released next week) we'll be taking a look back on Faithlyn's journey, but also where the Southeastern Revivalization Movement is on the ground currently, and our hopes for the future.

If you'd like to support Inchunwa, you can do so by becoming a Patron at patron.com/inchunwa. Have you been researching the ancestral markings and/or visual language ? In August, or our patrons in tiers tahlapi and above, we'll be starting up a monthly video chat in our Patreon Discord Video/Voice channel. It'll kick off the monthly gatherings to discuss research that folks have come across together. In September, for our patrons in tiers achvffa and above, we'll be hosting a book club. For this first book, we'll be reading Drawing With Great Needles. This is a great book that covers Southeastern tattooing practices. You can join for as little as $1. Your financial support allows us to have this podcast, research, do community outreach, and more! Yakoke to all our patrons!

If you've received your ancestral marks, belong to a Southeastern tribal nation, and are interested in taking part in Chickasaw photographer Destiny Green's Icho'wa Portrait Project, please fill out the google form. Destiny will contact you afterwards to have your portrait taken if you're eligible to be a part of the project: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVP0rlyM61ZwrAj89Y_iWNPsY-TZlEpdOZBf1uN95Zu0tpsA/viewform

For supplementary material, please follow us on our instagram: instagram.com/inchunwa and Facebook.com/inchunwa. Additionally in the linktree in our IG bio, we have many resources available for further information on history and ancestral markings.