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Chahta Nowvt Anya: The Choctaw Journey
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma recently opened its cultural center in Durant. Through it, the Choctaw people completed a dream that...
Ian Thompson
Aug 4, 20213 min read


Taking Out the Trash - A Life-Affirming Experience?
From my earliest memory and again today, Sunday evening is the night to take out the trash. I've gotten to take out the trash while...
Ian Thompson
Jun 14, 20213 min read


It's Not Too Late
One of the joys of fall when I was growing up was getting to experience the monarch migration. With the first hint of cool in the air,...
Ian Thompson
May 21, 20214 min read


Electrify Us
Tomorrow is Earth Day! We'd like to honor the day by sharing our household's experience of trying something new in '21 that was a little...
Ian Thompson
Apr 21, 20214 min read


The Attack of the Killer Foots
Those of you who have been following our blog for a while know that Nan Awaya Farm is about more than raising buffalo. One of our goals...
Ian Thompson
Apr 2, 20215 min read


A Little Above Texas; a Little Below Zero
Almost every year as I was growing up, my family watched Holiday Inn. This 1942 film features Bing Crosby as a nightclub performer who...
Ian Thompson
Feb 15, 20214 min read


Prairie Connection Experiments
We've been silent for a little bit. This blog was temporarily interrupted by life at Nan Awaya Farmstead. In November, we helped run...
Ian Thompson
Jan 30, 20217 min read


Owvtta: The Fall Hunt
An ancient Choctaw story tells of a hunter who, one evening after killing a doe far from his village, made his camp for the night near...
Ian Thompson
Nov 28, 20205 min read


Rebuilding Prairie in Pastures: What We're Learning
America's native grasslands are amazing places. They provide nutrition for grazing animals that is perfectly synced to the animals'...
Ian Thompson
Oct 31, 202013 min read


An Unforgettable Year in Native Plants
The other day, I was listening to a recording of a talk that John Trudell had given in the year before I was born. One of his statements...
Ian Thompson
Oct 17, 20206 min read


Beating the Heat During the Hottest Summer on Record
The northern hemisphere is just finishing up the hottest summer in recorded history...again. California is on fire. Oregon is on fire. ...
Ian Thompson
Sep 18, 20205 min read


Making Uksak Ulhkomo: Choctaw Hickory Milk
Sometimes something happens unexpectedly and it's like the years that separate the present day from an ancient time just melt away. It...
Ian Thompson
Sep 4, 20205 min read


Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome
Adapt, improvise, and overcome. These are words that Amy's father, a 30-year Armed Service veteran and a full-blood Choctaw, has showed...
Ian Thompson
Jul 24, 20203 min read


We've Got a New Face!
We've given our website a new look and rebuilt the blog. Come leave a comment!
Ian Thompson
Jul 22, 20201 min read


Confession of a Man Who Appreciates NATIVE Flowers
Like most men, I had absolutely zero interest in flowers - that is until one day when I began to realize that out there beyond the flower...
Ian Thompson
May 24, 20203 min read


Buffalo Ice Cream
As intriguing as the name sounds, this post is not about a new flavor offering at Braums. It’s about an amazing native plant, which is...
Ian Thompson
May 15, 20205 min read


Turning Dry Bones into Choctaw Bowls
A couple of months back, while planting some seed bombs on the farm, we came across something unusual. Out in the tall grass, the...
Ian Thompson
May 9, 20202 min read


A Mile of New Fence: Making an Investment in Healthy Land
Yesterday was Earth Day. When Earth Day came around this year, it found the skies in many parts of the world cleaner of pollution than...
Ian Thompson
Apr 23, 20205 min read


Native Thistle: an Underappreciated Cultural Plant
Over the past couple of weeks, an otherworldy-looking species of thistle has been popping up along the wet areas of the Farmstead. ...
Ian Thompson
Apr 5, 20203 min read


Taking Prairie Restoration Experiments Up a Notch
Today, we tried out a more intensive approach to restore native grassland on the farm. As we mentioned in earlier posts, quite a bit of...
Ian Thompson
Mar 29, 20204 min read
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