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Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians

by Donna L. Akers
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This complete overview of the Choctaw people, from ancient times to the present, includes sections on history, cuisine, music and dance, current issues, oral traditions and language, social relationships, and traditional world view.
Endeavoring to replace stereotypical images with a more accurate understanding of Native Americans, Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians explores the traditional lives of the Choctaw people, their history and oppression by the dominant society, and their struggles to maintain a unique identity in the face of overwhelming pressures to assimilate.
The book begins with a historical overview of traditional Choctaw life, belief systems, social customs, and traditions. Moving to contemporary Choctaw communities, it looks at the modern-day Choctaw and the important issues they face. Separate chapters cover cuisine, social and kinship systems, oral traditions, arts, music, and dance, as well as current issues and tribal politics. Readers will see how many Choctaw people blend traditional beliefs with participation in and knowledge of the dominant society and economy, while continuing to speak and teach the Choctaw language and traditions in homes, churches, and schools.
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Series: Culture and Customs of Native Peoples in America Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

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  • Release date: January 28, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9798216069997
  • Release date: January 28, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9798216069997
  • File size: 1049 KB
  • Release date: January 28, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9780313364020
  • File size: 2990 KB
  • Release date: January 28, 2013

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Multi-Cultural Sociology Nonfiction

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This complete overview of the Choctaw people, from ancient times to the present, includes sections on history, cuisine, music and dance, current issues, oral traditions and language, social relationships, and traditional world view.
Endeavoring to replace stereotypical images with a more accurate understanding of Native Americans, Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians explores the traditional lives of the Choctaw people, their history and oppression by the dominant society, and their struggles to maintain a unique identity in the face of overwhelming pressures to assimilate.
The book begins with a historical overview of traditional Choctaw life, belief systems, social customs, and traditions. Moving to contemporary Choctaw communities, it looks at the modern-day Choctaw and the important issues they face. Separate chapters cover cuisine, social and kinship systems, oral traditions, arts, music, and dance, as well as current issues and tribal politics. Readers will see how many Choctaw people blend traditional beliefs with participation in and knowledge of the dominant society and economy, while continuing to speak and teach the Choctaw language and traditions in homes, churches, and schools.
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Multi-Cultural Sociology Nonfiction
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    Publisher:
    Bloomsbury Publishing

    Kindle Book
    Release date: January 28, 2013

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9798216069997
    Release date: January 28, 2013

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9798216069997
    File size: 1049 KB
    Release date: January 28, 2013

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9780313364020
    File size: 2990 KB
    Release date: January 28, 2013

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    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English