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Tim Tingle

Tim Tingle. Author, Storyteller, Public Speaker Member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Inspired by his family history, especially his great great grandfather’s walk in the Trail of Tears Has received many awards for his books, most notably for Crossing

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Tim Tingle

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  1. Tim Tingle

  2. Author, Storyteller, Public Speaker • Member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma • Inspired by his family history, especially his great great grandfather’s walk in the Trail of Tears • Has received many • awards for his books, • most notably for Crossing • Bok ChittoandWalking the • Chocktaw Road. • Traditional singer, flute • player and drummer

  3. Raised on the Texas Gulf Coast Went on backwoods camping trips with his cousins where his Dad and Uncles taught them how to hunt and fish. It was on these trips that they were toldabout their family history and what it meant to be Choctaw. Holds a Masters degree in English from the University of Oklahoma, with a focus on contemporary American Indian Narratives Tells stories about many Native American tribes, not just the Choctaw

  4. “We never really understood that we were Indian because of what TV and movies were presenting to us as Indians. We knew that wasn't us at all.” “Care about people. Learn to really care about people, and not to judge them. Whatever people do, they do it because of things that have happened to them.” “A lot of my stories are about serious problems, but there's always hope and there's always forgiveness.”

  5. Written Works • More Spooky Texas Tales, 2010 • Saltypie, 2010 • Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom, 2008 • When Turtle Grew Feathers: A Tale from the Choctaw Nation, 2006 • Spirits Dark and Light: Supernatural Tales from Five Civilized Tribes, 2006 • Walking the Choctaw Road: Stories from Red People Memory, 2005 • Spooky Texas Tales, 2005 • Texas Ghost Stories: Fifty Favorites for the Telling, 2004

  6. Resources www.timtingle.com www.teachingbooks.net, Tim Tingle In-depth Written Interview

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