Inductees 2006

Mr. Amerson serves as director of Oklahoma Boy’s State, a program designed to teach citizenship. He served as assistant director of that organization for seven years prior to his appointment as director.

Mr. Carter was one of the first elected to represent Oklahoma in the U.S. Congress. He represented southern Oklahoma in that body from 1906 to 1927.

Ataloa , a cousin of TeAta Thompson Fisher, was a nationally renowned concert vocalist, educator, and advocate for Native American education and fine arts.

Mrs. Willmond is co-author of Chickasaw: An Analytical Dictionary, published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 1994. This analytical dictionary is one of the resources used in language classes taught by the Chickasaw Nation.