1 / 24

Choctaw Oral History

We are Chahta. Choctaw Artifacts. Choctaw Oral History. Ryan L. Spring, Historic Preservation Dept. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. Nvnih Waiya. Echospace.org. Nvnih Waiya Cave. Gritsandsoul.blogspot.com. Creation of the Black Belt Prairie. Asclepias viridis. Silphium tet.

najila
Download Presentation

Choctaw Oral History

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. We are Chahta Choctaw Artifacts Choctaw Oral History Ryan L. Spring, Historic Preservation Dept. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

  2. Nvnih Waiya Echospace.org

  3. Nvnih Waiya Cave Gritsandsoul.blogspot.com

  4. Creation of the Black Belt Prairie Asclepiasviridis Silphiumtet Liatrisaspera mississippientomologicalmuseum.org

  5. Creation of the Black Belt Prairie American Mastodon Nan ishtpela smithsonianmag.com

  6. Chukka (House) National Anthropological Archives Bushnell 1909

  7. ChahtaOhoyoImIshtAhalaia(Choctaw Women’s Responsibilities) • Life-givers • Foundation of the community • Home-owners • Agricultural producers • Domestic activities Bushnell 1909

  8. + - ChahtaLukfi Nan Isht Toba(Choctaw Pottery)

  9. Ohoyo Osh Chishba naturemappingfoundation.org Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 24450

  10. + - Tapushik(River Cane Basket) Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Council House Museum National Museum of the American Indian National Museum of the American Indian Emerson's Magazine 1857 NO Mkt Museum of the Red River

  11. Ilefoka (Clothing)

  12. + ChahtaHattakImIshtAhalaia(Choctaw Men’s Responsibilities) • Hunting • Protecting the community • Playing Stickball • Interacting with other groups • Doing heaviest work • Serving as orators/historians Bushnell 1909

  13. Uskihlumpa (Blowgun) Shomonaki (Dart)

  14. Tapena (War Club) Uskibashbo (Cane knife)

  15. + - Ititanampo (Bow) Uskinaki (Arrow)

  16. IssiOwvtta(Deer Hunts) De Bry 1591 Ruby Bolding 2011 Du Pratz 1758

  17. + ChahtaIshtaboli(Choctaw Stickball) “Tullock-chish-ko, Drinks the Juice of the Stone” George Catlin 1834-1835 Choctaw Stickball Player George Catlin 1834 Mosholeika (to put out)

  18. HobachitIkbi(Colonization) • Spanish, French, English, United States • Thousands of Choctaw died from disease and war • Land base reduced by 99.84% • Ecosystem destruction • Choctaw family and governmental structures altered • Tribe fragmented • Language, people, and traditional knowledge marginalized Hererra y Tordesilla1615)

  19. Tvnvp(Warfare) De Bry 1591

  20. YakniAwehli(The Taking of Land) After DeRosier 1970:29

  21. NishkinOkchi Í Hinoshi(Trail of Tears) Bossieu 1847

  22. HobachitIkbi(Assimilation) National Anthropological Archives Gast 1872

  23. FalvmmintIshi(Recovery) • A reassertion of sovereignty and self-determination • Development of Tribal social programs • Culture camps • Language classes • Tribal fairs • Revival of Choctaw Stomp Dance • Revival of Choctaw Pottery • Revival of Stickball • Southeastern Native Seed Bank • Rehabilitation of Mississippi canebrakes • Recovery of Nvnih Waiya

More Related