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...
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Ian Thompson
Oct 31, 202013 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'...
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Ian Thompson
Oct 17, 20206 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...
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Ian Thompson
Sep 19, 20205 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. ...
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Ian Thompson
Sep 5, 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...
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Ian Thompson
Jul 24, 20203 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...
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Ian Thompson
Jul 23, 20201 min read
We've Got a New Face!
We've given our website a new look and rebuilt the blog. Come leave a comment!
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Ian Thompson
May 24, 20203 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...
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Ian Thompson
May 16, 20205 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...
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Ian Thompson
May 10, 20202 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...
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Ian Thompson
Apr 23, 20205 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...
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Ian Thompson
Apr 5, 20203 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. ...
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Ian Thompson
Mar 30, 20204 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...
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Ian Thompson
Mar 22, 20201 min read
Spring and the Resilience of Life
With the sadness and craziness going on in the human world right now, a walk through a natural area can give an important perspective on...
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Ian Thompson
Feb 5, 20204 min read
Update on Prairie Restoration Experiment
The tallgrass prairie is a fascinating and truly beautiful native place. It is a home to over 500 species of plants that build soil and...
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Ian Thompson
Dec 29, 20194 min read
Dreams to Reality
2019 is a year that we will remember the rest of our lives. It has been a time of accomplishing same major goals at the Nan Awaya...
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Ian Thompson
Dec 24, 20191 min read
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and best wishes in the New Year from the Nan Awaya Farmstead.
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Ian Thompson
Oct 16, 20193 min read
Into Thin Air
It was a dark and stormy night. Two rain-soaked sleuths urgently combed the woods along the roadside looking for signs of the young male...
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Ian Thompson
Oct 4, 20194 min read
Choctaw Food: Remembering the Land, Rekindling Ancient Knowledge
We are thrilled to announce that the Choctaw Food book is finally available available on shelves! Part cookbook, part history book, and...
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Ian Thompson
Oct 2, 20194 min read
Powered by the Eye of God
In the Choctaw language, the sun is called "hvshi". The Choctaw ancestors understood the sun as being God's eye watching the earth. ...
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