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Choctaw Life – Miscellaneous Articles<\/a><\/h3>\n

1. Tribal Rainmakers … fact or fiction?<\/strong>
\nH.B. Cushman, “History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians”
\n2. Little Choctaw ponies – dependable and strong<\/strong>
\n3. Choctaw basketry one of traditional talents<\/strong>
\n4. Choctaw Tradition: Raising Children<\/strong>
\nFrom: “The Rise And Fall Of The Choctaw Republic,” by Angie Debo
\n5. The Choctaw Flatheads<\/strong> By Rita Laws
\n6. Tell me about my heritage: NAMES, MORALITY, WOMEN, PEACE AND WAR<\/strong>
\nFrom: “The Rise And Fall Of The Choctaw Republic,” by Angie Debo
\n7. Choctaw Life Before Removal<\/strong>
\nFrom: “The Rise And Fall Of The Choctaw Republic,” by Angie Debo
\n8. Pre-Statehood town life in the Choctaw Nation<\/strong>
\nFrom: “The Social History of the Choctaw Nation: 1865-1907” by James D. Morrison, edited by James C. Milligan and L. David Norris.<\/span>
\n9. Material conditions of our ancestors – what were their homes of long-ago like?<\/strong>
\nFrom: “Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians” by John R. Swanton
\n10. Law and Disorder in the Choctaw Nation in the 1800’s<\/strong>
\nFrom: “The Social History of the Choctaw Nation: 1865-1907” by James D. Morrison, edited by James C. Milligan and L. David Norris.<\/span><\/p>\n

Choctaw Clothing<\/a><\/h3>\n

1. Choctaws quick to accept progressive clothing<\/strong> by Lucas Graywolf
\n2. Clothing styles of the Primitive Choctaw<\/strong> by Lucas Graywolf
\n3. Choctaw traditional dresswear<\/strong><\/p>\n

Choctaw Names<\/a><\/h3>\n

1. Choosing your Indian name<\/strong> by Rita Laws
\n2. Choctaw Names For Choctaw Babies<\/strong> by Rita Laws<\/p>\n

Choctaw Medicine<\/a><\/h3>\n

1. Medicine made from plants and roots by Choctaws of long ago<\/strong>
\nFrom: “Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians” by John R. Swanton<\/span>
\n2. Plants used as medicine<\/strong>
\n3. Traditional Choctaw Medicine<\/strong>
\nInformation compiled from: The Chronicles of Oklahoma
\n4. Medicine of the Choctaw Nation centuries ago<\/strong>
\nIn the book “Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians<\/span>,” an interview with Simpson Tubby and notes from Cushman tell of the medicinal practices of the Choctaw tribe more than a century ago.. . .
\n5. In 1700’s, Choctaw doctors’ opinion could mean life or death<\/strong>
\nFrom: “Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians,” by John R. Swanton
\n6. Chahta Pashofa Dance<\/strong>
\nBy Sidney J. White of Tuskahoma
\nPashofa is a dish prepared by the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes by boiling hominy corn (tafaula) with cured meat; for instance, the shoulder and ham bones. Pashofa was always prepared at the dance which was held as a sacred ritual ceremony in recognition and respect of the sick.<\/p>\n

Choctaw Food<\/a><\/h3>\n

1. What food did we eat in centuries past?<\/strong>
\nH.B. Cushman, in “The History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians”
\n2. RECIPES for PASHOFA, BANAHA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Choctaw Religion<\/a><\/h3>\n

That Old Time Choctaw Religion Was Quite Different From Today<\/strong>
\nBy Len Green<\/p>\n

Choctaws at War<\/a><\/h3>\n

War customs of the ancient Choctaw<\/strong>
\nan excerpt from “Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians” from the writings of H.B. Cushman . . .(“The History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians”)<\/p>\n

Choctaw History Notes<\/a><\/h3>\n

Learn your tribal history:
\nTolls, Roadwork, Farming, Military Post, Written Constitution, Indian Brigade<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stickball Descriptions<\/a><\/h3>\n

1. Stickball games taken seriously<\/strong>
\n2. Stickball was (and is) important social gathering<\/strong>
\nFrom: “The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic,” by Angie Debo<\/p>\n

Choctaw Language<\/a><\/h3>\n

Choctaw Language<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Choctaw Life – Miscellaneous Articles 1. Tribal Rainmakers … fact or fiction? H.B. Cushman, “History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Natchez Indians” 2. Little Choctaw ponies – dependable and strong 3. Choctaw basketry one of traditional talents 4. Choctaw Tradition: Raising Children From: “The Rise And Fall Of The Choctaw Republic,” by Angie Debo 5. … Continue reading Choctaw Life<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":43,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-194","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mike-boucher.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mike-boucher.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mike-boucher.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mike-boucher.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mike-boucher.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mike-boucher.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/194\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mike-boucher.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mike-boucher.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}