Chucalissa festival is a reminder ‘this culture, this heritage, is important’
Eduardo Tellez with Danza Quetzalcoatl visits with youngsters at the Chucalissa Homecoming Festival 2026 held at T.O. Fuller State Park April 11, 2026. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Hundreds of Native Americans and others gathered at Chucalissa Saturday for the first homecoming festival at the Choctaw site in more than a decade.
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Chucalissa C.H. Nash Museum Choctaw Native Americans Chucalissa homecoming festivalJody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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