Our celebration of Chickasaw Annual Meeting and Festival continues with a closer look at an important aspect of Chickasaw culture. Chickasaw Nation Cultural Resources Manager Jason Eyachabbe and Chickasaw Nation Cultural Activities Manager Dixie Brewer are here to explore the history, traditions and cultural significance of stomp dancing. #ChickasawFestival #ChickasawAnnualMeeting | The Chickasaw Nation

In honor of #NationalDanceDay, the Cherokee Word of the Week is “dance.” From the Stomp Dance to the Bear, Friendship and Eagle, the expression of dance is an important part of Cherokee culture with great social and ceremonial meaning. | Visit Cherokee Nation

Members of the Seneca Nation of New York lead a song they call the “Cherokee Stomp Dance” in reference to the contact and sharing of cultures the two nations have had for several hundred years. This dance was part of the Cherokee Winter Social held at the Peaches Squirrell Sports & Recreation Complex in Cherokee, N.C., on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 25. (Videography by Sheena Brings Plenty) | Cherokee One Feather