The Three Sisters Celebration was Sunday at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur. The event observes the changing of the seasons when many food crops begin to take root. An ancient method of gardening, “Three Sisters,” uses an intercropping system to simultaneously grow corn, beans and squash. Spring officially begins at 5:29 a.m. today and continues until June 20.
[PHOTOS BY SARAH PHIPPS, THE OKLAHOMAN]
ABOVE: The Three Sisters Celebration Sunday at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur celebrates the changing of the seasons from winter to summer. ABOVE LEFT: Daniel Walker plays a game of social stickball.
LEFT: Brad Deramus leads a four-corner dance Sunday during the Three Sisters Celebration.
RIGHT: T.J. Gaines plays in a round of social stickball.