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A man in a ballcap holds up Choctaw elder blanket.

90 years for Smith

Harmon Smith recently celebrated his 90th birthday.

A young man with blond, flowy hair and red cheeks smiles.

Ingram turns 13

Jett Ingram celebrates his 13th birthday.

Elder dressed in Choctaw traditional shirt hold up OKC Thunder jersey.

Charleston turns 101

Choc Charleston has a lot to celebrate this year as he turns 101.

Joyce Tallant, a woman smiles at the camera.

Tallant turns 70

Joyce Tallant celebrates 70 years.

Toddler in blue dress and turquoise Mickey Mouse ears sets on the bricked ground.

Riopelle turns 1

Sophie Ann Margaux Riopelle celebrates her first birthday.

Eugenia Miller, an older woman sits on an orange chair and smiles for the camera.

Miller turns 95

Eugenia Miller will celebrate her 95th birthday in September of 2024.

Tinsley Roberts, little girl dressed in a purple Choctaw Dress

Roberts turns 1

Tinsley Roberts celebrates her first birthday.

Stella Heemer, older woman with short gray hair and glasses, dressed in red and white floral shirt smiles.

Heemer turns 100

Stella Plant Heemer of Houston, Texas, celebrated her centennial birthday on July 18, 2024.

Older woman with short brown hair, wearing glasses, a grey cardigan and a shirt with pink and green flowers on it, smiles.

Matthews turns 92

Dovie Howard Matthews celebrates 92nd birthday.

Older man with grey hair, wearing a red t-shirt with a blue flannel over it smiles.

McMannis turns 80

Earl McMannis, Jr. was born July 14, 1944, in Vallejo, California.

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