Halito!
I'm 1/4 Chahta and my partner is creek (not sure what degree). Since the Chahta nation doesn't allow dual enrollment, who should I enroll my daughter with? Who has the better benefits. From my experience I know the Chahta nation has great benefits but better living closer to the reservation. We reside in the Creek nation currently and for the foreseeable future.
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
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My grandmother was from Jackson, MS (technically Morton) and a Choctaw Indian. She was married off very young (like 12 or 13.. I know how awful this is) and her name was Owani. We have always wondered so much about her name and her in general.
Do you guys have any insight? She died a few years ago. She was 85-90 years old.
She was the most beautiful person. Her kindness knew no bounds.
Halito! Does anyone here make round combs? I'd like to learn to make them but I cannot figure out what material the plastic white part is. Does anyone know? Yakoke
I was sent a letter from Tribal Membership saying that a connection could not be established between my great grandfather and his father, who is a Dawes enrollee and was asked to provide his birth certificate. I am not sure whether he has one because he was born in 1910 and birth certificates were not required yet. I’ve applied for a copy of his birth certificate, and was told if there is no birth certificate to include it within my application. In the event that he does not have a certificate, I’ll have to apply with another document, possibly an eligible census document. The 1920s US census does list him as the father but I’m not sure if that qualifies as an eligible document.
Also: I sent my w2 and I did not receive it back. Is this normal or do yall think they’re holding on to it until I finish submitting my docs? Everything else was sent back.
Hi, I’ve been learning a bit about Native American languages and had some questions about how the Choctaw people refer to certain terms.
A few months ago, the city government of McAlester, Oklahoma, finally began the process of installing bilingual signs around downtown. That gave my classmates and me the idea to create bilingual maps using a GIS program that displays two languages, and we decided to choose Choctaw as a start point.
I noticed that 1st Street had been translated as “Hina ʋmmona,” while Choctaw Avenue was translated as “Chahta Hina.” I find this curious because in this case, the word order changes, with the street number coming at the end.
And I was wondering if this is the same for larger roads. According to dictionaries, there are several entries for “Highway,” including “hina pʋtha,” which describes a large/wide road, and “hina chito,” which, according to the Choctaw Nation Dictionary, is the translation for Interstate Freeway.
I wonder how I could translate more complicated concepts like “Highway I-40”, would it be “Hina Chito I-40” or “I-40 Hina Chito”? As well as other more complicated concepts like “State Highway 3.” I know that ‘Ulhtih’ is the translation for “State” according to the dictionaries we have at school.
I want the labels shown in the program to be grammatically correct in the language. But I haven't found much help in the language resources we have. Since they don't really explain how these modern concepts apply to the language's grammar, any help would be greatly appreciated to assist us with this project :D
Hello! I want to make a ribbon skirt for my partner for her birthday without ruining the surprise, so I'm looking for color and design suggestions! She didn't get to grow up with the culture and has been reconnecting with her culture for the last few years, so I don't have anyone from her family that I can ask and I want it to be special for her. I've looked up various methods for making them and I have that down, but I want to make one with any common colors or designs to start with. Some that I found online look incredible, but the last time we talked about ribbon skirts when it came up, she was iffy about the complex designs. So if I wanted to make a simple ribbon skirt for my partner for everyday wear, are there any suggestions or advice when making one? She has mostly an alt style, so for something simple I'm leaning towards a black fabric with purple ribbons and possibly lace ribbon or a neutral colored fabric with ribbons.