Chokma Spring 2024 v2

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  1. 2. Name of Air Force Base located in Rapid City, South Dakota.
  2. 6. Meaning of ‘W’ in the acronym NWS.
  3. 7. Type of plane landing at sea that is both dangerous and used in emergencies.
  4. 9. These Chickasaw citizens possess immense wisdom and are deserving of reverence and respect.
  5. 13. Usually associated with a circumstance, and often social, this discrimination can be detrimental, like discouraging someone from seeking help.
  6. 16. Catastrophic event of Oklahoma history in the mid-twentieth century named “__ Bowl.”
  7. 17. Family of First American languages originating from the Southeastern United States.
  8. 18. Name for a rugby playing field.
  9. 20. Location of collaborating University of Texas linguistics department with the Chickasaw Nation’s Division of Language Preservation.
  10. 23. Last word in the name of a WWII Naval ship being refit for Task Force 77, “USS Bon Homme __.”
  11. 24. Number of holes at the Lake Murray State Park Golf Course.
  12. 25. The long, often thin, interior pieces that join different parts of a quilt together.
  13. 26. Meaning of ‘S’ in the acronym NSF.
  14. 27. Make a paper one of these, named “Nachi” in Chickasaw, in this issue’s Chokoshkomo activity.
  15. 28. Type of blade used to easily cut fabric.
  16. 31. Name of the newly developed Chickasaw Nation hotel & casino in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
  17. 32. A professional fluent and well-studied in foreign languages.
  18. 34. Name of a technologically advanced and incredibly large sewing machine.
  19. 35. New chain of restaurants in OK State Parks named “__ Kitchen.”
  20. 36. Classification of the Great Lake Murray Meteorite.
  21. 39. A group of machines/drones is called a __.
  22. 40. A lack of this stop in gameplay is one distinction between rugby and football.
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  1. 1. Meaning of the Chickasaw word “pishokchi' palaska'.”
  2. 3. Globally known sports club from Dallas, Texas.
  3. 4. Acronym for the regulatory agency in charge of flight safety.
  4. 5. A sewing style requiring concentration and coordination using feet and hands to direct the project.
  5. 6. The three cameras on the largest of emergency management’s drone record in thermal, standard, and __.
  6. 8. Elite group of U.S. Army service members that use parachutes.
  7. 10. The second word in the position title Victim __ Coordinator.
  8. 11. Type of architecture found in National Parks and some Oklahoma State Parks.
  9. 12. Meaning of ‘M’ in the acronym EMDR.
  10. 14. Number of mental health first responder therapists working with a program to help Lighthorse employees and families.
  11. 15. Type of cheese that is white, sometimes part skim, and often sold as string, a ball, or shredded.
  12. 19. A specialist who records oral narratives and data for preservation and translation purposes.
  13. 21. The name for photographic images on film before its development to positive prints.
  14. 22. Name of this speckled king snake animal ambassador.
  15. 29. Meaning of the Chickasaw word “Naafokha tobaꞌ”
  16. 30. Name of the groundbreaking economic initiative by former President Theodore Roosevelt called “The New __.”
  17. 33. The height limit for drone flights.
  18. 37. The special attire for Repair Crew 8 to aid in firefighting.
  19. 38. Type of sewing method called “stitch in the __.”