This project focused on the role of the family in providing support to a relative with a disability in two American Indian cultures, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. A review of the literature notes the documented importance of involving family in the rehabilitation process
The article explores the significance of the unprecedented donations made by Cherokees and Choctaws in west of the Mississippi for the relief of famine victims in Ireland in 1847.
This paper explores the role of race in the construction of tribal rolls for the Choctaw Nation of Indian Territory under the Dawes Act. Examination of two examples, enrollment of Choctaws in Mississippi and arguments presented in the 1907 hearings before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on the status of Choctaws of Indian and African American heritage
Chapter on the Choctaws OVERVIEW
HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE
SETTLEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
CULTURE AND ASSIMILATION
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE
EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
NOTABLE INDIVIDUALS
MEDIA
ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
MUSEUMS AND RESEARCH CENTERS
***Handbook of North American Indians (Southeast) by William Sturtevant
American Ethnology (BAE) Bulletin 103 in 1931. Swanton's descriptions are drawn from earlier records—including those of DuPratz and Romans—and from Choctaw informants. His long association with the Choctaws is evident in the thorough detailing of their customs and way of life and in his sensitivity to the presentation of their native culture. Included are descriptions of such subjects as clans, division of labor between sexes, games, religion, war customs, and burial rites
Content Notes:Introduction -- The journey has been long and hard : Choctaw culture, society, and history through 1970 -- "Because we were proud to be Choctaw" : political mobilization and the reconstitution of the tribe -- "Tomorrow is the day you are chief" : leaders, citizens, and political groups in the 1995 election -- "The first of many good things to come from the tribe" : identity, race, and economic development in Kalichito Town -- "We don't believe that claim is valid" : Choctaw sovereignty assertions and the water-rights conflict of 2001 -- Conclusion.
The article discusses the history of the Armstrong Academy boarding school in Oklahoma within the Choctaw Indian educational system. The development of the school by Captain William Armstrong in an effort to educate Choctaw children and teach them English is provided. Educational reforms in Indian Territory boarding schools, including school closings and the educational focus on industrial learning, are discussed. An overview of Armstrong Academy's discipline policies, its superintendents and of the school burning down is provided..
Tom Mould's study of the contemporary prophetic traditions of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians reveals a much larger system of prophecy that continues today as a vibrant part of the oral tradition. Mould shows that Choctaw prophecy is more than a prediction of the future; it is a way to unite the past, present, and future in a moral dialogue about how one should live
The collection of six papers provides information on the history and culture of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians that has not been readily available before. The papers, written by college-bound Choctaw high school students, concern three legends of Nanih Waiya, the Mother Mound of Choctaws in Mississippi; the traditional Choctaw courtship and wedding ceremony; Apushmataha, Choctaw chief of the early nineteenth century; the negotiations for the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek; the equipment and rules for Choctaw stickball; and an overview of Choctaw self-determination. Each paper is illustrated with black and white photographs
The article discusses the Choctaw women of Mississippi's playing of the Native American ball game known as stickball, including competitions between stickball teams. An overview of the equipment used in Native American stickball, including the stickball sticks, constructed from from hickory bark, and the use of leather in the making of stickballs, is provided
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