He left Wayne, Oklahoma a Choctaw farm boy and returned a fighter pilot hero. There was an air of strength and confidence about him, and he was highly respected by his community. Even generations later, people still remember “Shof” and his good reputation. (They also know him as the man who flew a plane down Main Street in Wayne, Oklahoma.)

 

This episode of Native ChocTalk is very personal to me and I'm proud to share it with you. I sat down with my aunties and uncles (Annette, Sandra, Bill and Mark) to talk about my grandpa – my Papa Shof – the man who set a precedence for the family, teaching us by example how to work hard and to act with good character, dignity and strength.

I hope you will enjoy this rather “raw” discussion among us (there was no editing done) and please bear with us as certain moments were a little tough to get through.

I miss my imafo (grandpa), but my family and I are determined to honor him with this podcast and to carry on the legacy he worked so hard to build.

From our family to yours, we hope you will enjoy Season 1, Episode 6, “WC Shofner: Choctaw Fighter Pilot, Family Man”.

Yakoke and enjoy!

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You’ll be moved by Native ChocTalk’s newest episode, Part 2 of “Monroe Tsatoke, Descendent of a Code Talker & The Kiowa 5”: Monroe Tsatoke, Kiowa.

 

 

• The Kiowa 5 (also known as The Kiowa 6) and how they set the standard for Native American Art
• A set of stamps you must own!
• The story of the Tin Lizzie
• The Susan Peters Gallery
• The Kiowa tribe: pow wows, Gourd Dance, War Dance
• The Tia-piah Society of Oklahoma
• A Kiowa Prayer to bring peace to your day

Enjoy and yakoke!
  

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You’ll be moved by Native ChocTalk’s newest episode, Part 1 of “Monroe Tsatoke, Descendent of a Code Talker & The Kiowa 5”: Monroe Tsatoke, Kiowa.

 

 

·        Hear about the ever-elusive “Window Breaking Bandit” Enjoy and yakoke!
  

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This week’s episode of Native ChocTalk is a MUST LISTEN, y’all. Rance Weryackwe and I spent part of our time recording at the University of Oklahoma campus… take a listen for the following topics:
• How Comanche hunting grounds and buffalo wallows were a significant consideration when building the University of Oklahoma campus
• Hear Rance sing a cheerful Comanche Hymn (about a 3rd of the way through the episode)
• Hear Rance’s decision when faced with the choice of hunting the snake or holding the snake bucket at the Apache Rattlesnake Festival Hunt
• Learn about Oklahoma City’s new First Americans Museum and Rance’s contribution to the museum’s exhibits
• What McGirt vs Oklahoma actually means for our tribes
• What peyote means to the Comanche

"I have a strong, long connection to this land being that we’ve traveled over for centuries."
- Rance Weryackwe, Comanche   

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