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Members of the Chickasaw Dance Troupe perform a "friendship dance" at a wreath-laying ceremony for Chief Piominko at Fairpark in Tupelo in 2023.

 THOMAS WELLS I DAILY JOURNAL

TUPELO – The annual Piominko Day celebration returns Oct. 12 to honor and remember the Chickasaw people and their culture.

The 6th annual Piominko Day honors a historic Chickasaw leader who was instrumental in relations between the Chickasaw Nation and the emerging United States of America. The event will be held at Fairpark starting at 10 a.m. with a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of Piominko at noon.

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