Choctaw
hitting it.
Chunkey
player
Language
English, Choctaw
The Choctaw language belongs to the Muskogean linguistic
group.
Closely related to Chickasaw, some linguists consider the
two dialects a single language
The Choctaw language is the essence of tribal culture,
tradition, and identity.
Religion
Protestant, Roman Catholic, traditional beliefs
Good spirit and an evil spirit. Sun, or Hushtahli,
worshippers.
Prayers may have been introduced by missionaries.
Choctaw prophets were known to have addressed the sun.
Traditional clothing
Dresses are made by hand
Choctaw elders, dress in their traditional garb every day.
Choctaw dresses are trimmed by full diamond, half diamond
or circle and crosses that represent stickball sticks.
Thanks for listening :)