Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma project will support the digital documentation of and increased access to fragile Choctaw cultural collections. The project will bring together three separate collections totaling approximately 1,500 items including printed material, electronic media, paintings, textiles, sculptures, and pottery. The new database will enable the Nation to preserve its endangered collection and to share the materials with tribal members and the general public. The project is entitled "Chahta Impona" and translates into "Skilled Choctaw" because the project will display the ingenuity and creativeness found in Choctaw objects.