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	Choctaw mythology: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		...Choctaw mythology Choctaw mythology The Choctaw are a tribe of Native Americans...River.
		The Choctaw are a tribe of Native Americans from southeastern United States, mostly near the Mississippi River.
		The Choctaw venerated Sint Holo, a horned serpent which visited unusually wise young men.
	www.encyclopedian.com /ch/Choctaw-mythology.html (208 words)

	CHOCTAW LEGENDS AND STORIES 2
		It is said among the Choctaws that few children wait to accept the offering of the good herbs from the third spirit, and that is why there are so few great doctors and other men of influence among the Choctaws.
		In Choctaw history, solar eclipses were attributed to fl squirrels, or a fl squirrel, supposed to be eating the luminary, and they must be driven off if mankind were still to enjoy the heat and light.
		One Choctaw named Simpson Tubby claimed that the jack-o'-lantern was called "nightmare" by the Indians (and) was believed to plait up the tails of horses during the night and to ride them about until they could hardly be used next day and many died from the effects.
	www.tc.umn.edu /~mboucher/mikebouchweb/choctaw/legends2.htm (3685 words)

	Choctaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the nineteenth century, they were known as one of the "Five Civilized Tribes," so-called because they had integrated a number of cultural and technological "practices" of Europeans.
		If they reside upon said lands intending to become citizens of the States for five years after the ratification of this Treaty, in that case a grant in fee simple shall issue; said reservation shall include the present improvement of the head of the family, or a portion of it.
		Famous Americans who supposedly claim Choctaw heritage include Roy Rogers (Western film actor), Brett Favre (NFL quarterback), James Meredith (the first person of African American heritage to attend the University of Mississippi), and Jessica Biel (actress).
	choctaw.mindbit.com (952 words)

	Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
		The name of the hat in Choctaw, shapo, derives from the French chapeau and indicated the European group from which the Choctaws secured their headgear.
		The traditional Choctaw woman's dress (Chahta hoyo ilifoka) is the Choctaw version of a common style worn by white women in the early nineteenth century.
		The Choctaw dress of today is usually of solid color of yellow, red, blue or green with contrasting color.
	www.choctawnation.com /Culture/dsp_TradDress.cfm (2875 words)

	mythology resource page - mythology
		The modern definition of mythology primarily the body of myths from a particular culture or religion, as in Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology or Norse mythology.
		Mythology is also the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of myths.
		One can speak of a Jewish mythology, a Christian mythology, or an Islamic mythology, in which one describes the mythic elements within these faiths without speaking to the veracity of the faith's tenets or claims about its history.
	www.bizhisto.com /Lo-to-Po/mythology.php (2706 words)

	Choctaw. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Choctaw culture was similar to that of the Creek and Chickasaw, who were their enemies in repeated wars.
		The Choctaw economy was based on agriculture, and the Choctaw were perhaps the most competent farmers in the Southeast.
		Friendly toward the French colonists, the Choctaw were their allies in wars against other tribes.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ch/Choctaw.html (228 words)

	Choctaw creation myth
		The Choctaw who remain in Mississippi tell this story as an explanation of how they came to the land where they live now and of how Naniah Waiya Mound came to be.
		Chatah and the others remained near the mound and are now known as the Choctaw.
		The elders of the tribe claim to this day that the ground near the mound and the cave are sacred and that they will fall ill and die if they are away from the land too long.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/c/choctaw_creation_myth.html (248 words)

	- Historical records where you might find genealogical records of your Choctaw anc -Native American Indian Tribes - ...
		It should be noted that a significant number of Choctaw descendants remain in Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama, as well as in Oklahoma, and that parties of Choctaws continued to remove to Oklahoma throughout much of the nineteenth century.
		Under the terms of the treaty, Those Choctaws in Indian Territory were eligible to participate in an annuity, which was supposed to be paid them by the United States government to cover the land lost in Mississippi and the costs of removal for those who went to Indian Territory unassisted.
		Choctaw involvement during the Civil War was largely on the side of the Confederacy, although Choctaw units participated in comparatively few active engagements.
	www.aaanativearts.com /article1040.html (1894 words)

	Return to Gods
		Mythology is a topic that is interesting to most adults, but children in particular seem to love it.
		Using mythology as a base from which to teach the skills spelled out in the district core curriculum should be very easy.
		Harris and Platzner state "…the implicit function of the hero is to redeem humanity, a process begun by Prometheus’s defiance of Zeus … by his half-divine nature, his glorious deeds, and his relentless pursuit of immortality, the hero uplifts humanity from its dismal condition and reminds us of our own godlike potential."(230).
	www.unm.edu /~abqteach/gods_cus/01-02-11.htm (6877 words)

	UNM Press Books
		Evidence of Choctaw women's participation in religious and political concerns, however, declined drastically early in the eighteenth century.
		She focuses on the increased violence in the Southeast, the demise of the Green Corn ceremony, and the declining importance of the symbol of Corn Woman to explain changes in women's roles.
		By offering new ways to view this facet of Choctaw society, she provides insight into the dynamics of simultaneous change and continuity in a relatively short period of time.
	www.unmpress.com /Book.php?id=10328956701258 (395 words)

	Choctaw Indian
		The Choctaw Indians' origin Myth is a fascinating one: The tribe had been travelling through rough terrain and dense forest for months, carrying the numerous bones of their dead; this task had taken its toll on the living, who grew more fatigued with each passing day of their seemingly unending journey.
		The Choctaw were a Matriarchal society, which explains why they liken abundance from nature to a mother's care.
		Many Choctaw died from disease, famine and attacks from white men and hostile Indians including the Comanche, during this transition, which came to be known as the "Trail of Tears".
	www.choctawindian.com (345 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Myths are generally narratives passed down traditionally intended to explain the universal and local beginnings ("creation myths" and "founding myths"), natural phenomena, inexplicable cultural conventions, and anything else for which no simple explanation presents itself.
		This broader truth runs deeper than the advent of critical history which may, or may not, exist as in an authoritative written form which becomes "the story" (Preliterate oral traditions may vanish as the written word becomes "the story" and the literate become "the authority").
		Mythology is alive and well in the modern age through urban legends, New Age beliefs, certain aspects of religion and so forth.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/mythology (2767 words)

	Choctaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Choctaws, or Chahtas, are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States (Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana) of the Muskogean linguistic group.
		Patricia Galloway argues from fragmentary archaeological and cartographic evidence that the Choctaw did not exist as a unified people before the 17th century, and only at that time did various southeastern peoples (remnants of Moundville, Plaquemine, and other Mississippian cultures) coalesce to form a self-consciously Choctaw people.
		These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state, although the largest concentration of land is in Neshoba County, which comprises more than two-thirds of the reservation's land area and over 62 percent of its population as of the 2000 census.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Choctaw (4561 words)

	Mississippians - Waterman and Hill Traveller's Companion
		Certain modern tribes - principally the Creek, Alibamu Choctaw, Cherokee, Seminole and Chickasaw tribes - retain some elements of the Mississippian culture in their sacred rites, myths and symbols and are presumed to descend from them.
		The mythology of the Mississippians was based on their view of the earth as a visible sacred landscape that reflected the unseen spiritual one.
		While it's impossible to know the mythologies of non-literate and prehistoric cultures, archaeologists and anthropologists believe they can approach the reconstruction of some myths based on traditions preserved by historic tribes in the region formerly occupied by the Mississippians.
	www.naturealmanac.com /fixtures/sidebars/mississippians.html (1958 words)

	Amazon.com: Walking the Choctaw Road : Stories from Red People Memory: Books: Tim Tingle,Norma Howard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Choctaw storyteller Tim Tingle tells stories that range from legends of the early Choctaw to the horrors of the Trail of Tears and more recent tales involving his own family.
		Written by acclaimed Choctaw storyteller Tim Tingle, Walking The Choctaw Road is a delightfully presented, inherently entertaining, and thoughtfully informative collection of original tales drawn from personal, mythical, and oral accounts.
		Written in a down-to-earth, highly accessible style, Walking The Choctaw Road is a joy to read, embracing tribal traditions with wry humor, enhanced with liberal highlights of both energy and excitement.
	www.amazon.com /Walking-Choctaw-Road-Stories-People/dp/0938317741 (1242 words)

	Amazon.com: Choctaw Tales: Books: Phillip Martin,Tom Mould (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Including stories from the 1700s to today, "Choctaw Tales" showcases the mythic, the legendary and the supernatural, the prophecies and histories, the animal fables and the jokes that make up the rich and lively Choctaw storytelling tradition.
		Choctaw Tales by Tom Mould, Phillip (University Press of Mississippi) Including stories from the 1700s to today, Choctaw Tales showcases the myths, legends, supernatural tales, prophecies, histories, animal tales and jokes that make up the rich and lively Choctaw storytelling tradition.
		Choctaw Tales, the first book to collect these stories, creates a comprehensive gathering of oral traditions from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
	www.amazon.com /Choctaw-Tales-Phillip-Martin/dp/1578066832 (1518 words)

	WowEssays.com - Trail Of Tears
		They wanted the Choctaw moved on their own, or by military force.
		The Choctaw were the first to be removed, the government's power and in fit for land, had removed nearly all of the Indians.
		The Mississippi Band of the Choctaw had escaped being removed, but had their land stripped down to 500 acres, and in five years none of that land was in Indian hands.
	www.wowessays.com /dbase/aa2/lpf378.shtml (2688 words)

	North American Indian Bibliography: Southeast
		Because of the strong cultural similarity with the Choctaw, they probably once were one people, who later divided into two tribes as their population grew.
		This monograph was written as "...an effort by the Choctaw tribal council to acquaint the general public with an age-old Indian culture and centuries of Choctaw history, while creating an awareness of the vast progress made in recent years." It consists of short descriptions of traditional Choctaw culture, history, and contemporary life.
		Rising Fawn, a seven-year-old Choctaw girl, is kidnaped by an army soldier whose company is burning Choctaw cabins during the Indian removal from Mississippi to a reservation in the West.
	www.nmnh.si.edu /anthro/outreach/Indbibl/bibSE.html (6419 words)

	Resources on the Choctaw
		Choctaw Choctaw By Blood 1 ~ 90 Choctaw New Born 91 ~ 100 Choctaw Minor By...
		The first direct contact recorded between the Choctaw and a European was with Moyne d’Iberville in 1699; however, indirect contact no doubt occurred between the Choctaw and English settlers through other tribes, including the Creek and Chickasaw.
		Choctaw code talkers in World War IIn World War I, a group of Choctaws serving in the U.S. Army used their native language as a code.
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/north_american/Choctaw.html (2330 words)

	Transformations in Mississippian Native American Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		But much of the result can be explained by the term "deculturation"-a loss of cultural elements, including, it is assumed much of the Mississippian mythology, beliefs, and ceremonialism.
		One of the cultural elements long assumed to have been lost during this transformation was the platform mound, which is a sort of identifying feature of the Mississippian era.
		It is true that Euro-American influences effected social and economic changes among the Choctaw (and the other tribes), but archaeological evidence also shows that cultural and social changes were beginning before the advent of the white man in the Southeast.
	www.history1700s.com /articles/article1017.shtml (479 words)

	Wendilyn Emrys Artist Statement - Free Artist Portfolio at absolutearts.com
		Wendilyn Emrys, holds a degree in History from UCLA with a special focus on Ancient History, Archæology, Mythology and the History of Religions, with an emphasis on Pre-Indo-European Cultures, Goddess Cultures, and Minoan Crete.
		She was fortunate to have studied Pre-Indo-European Archaeology and Archæomythology with the late Marija Gimbutas, Ph.D. and Goddess Mythology with Miriam Dexter, Ph.D. while at UCLA.
		From an extremely early age Wendilyn was fascinated with Mythology and Ancient Religions.
	www.absolutearts.com /portfolios/w/wendilynemrys/artist_statement.html (238 words)

	Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians: Alabama Stories: 45. A Fight Between the Alabama and the Choctaw (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Choctaw captured an Alabama Indian who remained with them and fought for them against the Alabama.
		Once the Choctaw and Alabama fought each other all day and at night the Alabama got into a creek bottom surrounded by bluffs.
		When they got back the Choctaw said, "When day comes, shoot the Alabama in their big bellies," and the Alabama in the hollow tree shouted, "That is good," so that all heard him.
	www.sacred-texts.com /nam/se/mtsi/mtsi181.htm (315 words)

	Links: Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This is an encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, legends, and more.
		Ancient Egypt: the Mythology is dedicated to providing the most detailed and accurate information about the gods, goddesses and religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptian people.
		Select Mythology and Religion from the menu on the left.
	www.lhs.liverpool.k12.ny.us /lhslib/libres/subjectguides/mythology.html (1769 words)

	Joseph_Campbell_Mythology_Group
		Myths never arise in a vacuum; they are the connective tissue of the social body which enjoys synergistic relations with dreams (private myths) and rituals (the enactment of myth).
		Any mythology worth remembering will be global in scope.
		Mystical watercolor paintings & dreamlike fiction rooted in mythology, archetypes & the divine feminine.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Sparta/9277 (569 words)

	Des'Tyn'Nee - Mythology
		In common usage, myth means a falsehood — a story which many believe but which is not true.
		Robert Graves said of Greek myth: "True myth may be defined as the reduction to narrative shorthand of ritual mime performed on public festivals, and in many cases recorded pictorially." (The Greek Myths, Introduction).
		Aboriginal mythology (natives of Australia) - Maori mythology - Melanesian mythology - Micronesian mythology - Polynesian mythology
	destynnee.livejournal.com /731204.html (2606 words)

	New Page 1
		The dress style changed among the women of the white settlers, but the Choctaw women continue to war the loosely fitted dress with the hemline just above the ankle.
		These ribbons are worn for the people and are either colored to coordinate with the color of your dress or in the 6 sacred colors.
		There is no "clasps" you attach necklace either with thin strip of rawhide or in Mississippi they use safety pins or ribbons.
	www.oklachahta.org /new03_womens_wear.htm (2152 words)

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