Mason Spence with his Native American project.

Mason Spence recently constructed a traditional Chickasaw Summer House out of popsicle sticks for a class project in recognition of November being Native American month. Mason also recited a poem in Chickasaw about a pony and explained to his classmates about the crops Chickasaws farmed. He is a first grade student of Mary Harney’s class at Baranoff Elementary School, Austin, Texas.

He is the son of Logan and Cynthia Spence, of Austin.

He is the grandson of Ron and Jamie Spence, of Kingston, Okla. Mason is 1/16 Chickasaw.