![]() ![]() “We’re not people of the past,” Coser said. They embrace being Indigenous while also being lacrosse players, musicians, educators, historians, psychologists and accountants. “They have a place on this Earth that they can point to and say: ‘That’s where I’m originally from.’ ”Ĭoser’s family takes pride in being Native American, not just on Thanksgiving, but throughout their everyday lives. You come from powerful people,’ ” he said. “What I tell my kids is that: ‘You come from royalty. And although the Spaniards who colonized the area saw the tribal leaders, called mekko, as chiefs, they’re actually kings, Coser said. His last name hails from the Coosa region, which was one of the biggest chiefdoms in the Southeast, straddling what is now Georgia and Alabama. Although Thanksgiving harks back to a tumultuous history for Indigenous people, Coser doesn’t let tragedy define his Muscogee (Creek), Choctaw and Chickasaw lineage, or the Mashpee Wampanoag ancestry his three sons and daughter also have from their mother’s side. Charley Crockett and the Greyhounds officially start the countdown to 2023 at The Grand Theater at Choctaw Casino & Resort Durant on Friday. ![]()
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