#Chickasaws

[whitepassingpocs]

can you or anyone in the notes provide any info on the Potawatomi and/or Shawnee tribes? i know my grandmother's paternal line was Indigenous (documented Chickasaws by blood) but her maternal line was also said to be of Indigenous descent. i see documentation of them living in what was then Indian Territory, and then specifically in Potawatomi/Shawnee-centric regions. but i've reached a dead end in finding any info atm.

can anyone help this anon?

[kittydoodle]

[ID: Art of a hairy fat brown native OC with a red mohawk, holding out a blunt. It's wearing an open black denim vest covered in patches, pins, and spikes with a mesh tank under it, a black leather collar with an o ring, a compression glove with spikes on the wrist, and several face and ear piercings. It has arm band tattoos made of spirals that represent water and a shoulder tattoo of a white dog and a red snake spiraling around a golden sun.

Patches and pins include: A wheelchair symbol with a sun shaped head and a spiral for the wheel, a symbol combining the trans and bio-hazard symbols with a concentric circle in the center, a bear paw patch in the bear pride colors, a disability flag, a polyamorous flag pin, a WOTWU (workers of the world unite) pin, a star that says "gay sex", a weed leaf, a beetle pin, a patch that says, "radical self love", a rainbow flower pin, a patch with the land back logo, an autism infinity symbol, a trans flag, a warning sign, and a patch representing Chickasaw heritage. It includes 2 crossing arrows in front of a shield with a sun on it and flowing spirals behind it to represent the Mississippi river. End ID.]

hiii heres toshbi, worlds chillest cpunk crustie chickasaw stoner who works as a queer therapist and loves volunteering at local causes (it/its)

[faggyrat]

[ID: A handmade 2 spirit patch. It's embroidery of 2 feathers with a circle where they meet at the top, with a rainbow flag as the background. The border of the patch is embroidered in hot pink thread. End ID.]

made a 2 spirit patch 😏

[mimi-0007]

My family Chickasaw Freedmen.

[shadeslayer]

sinti, shunti, kanunuk, & nunni. the crew will be adding them to designs on my merch asap <3

[linguisticdiscovery]

Rare intonation patterns in the world's languages

Chitimacha is one of the rare languages which uses rising intonation for statements and falling intonation for questions and commands (Swadesh 1946: 317).

This chart using languages from the World Atlas of Language Structures shows just how infrequent this pattern is in the world’s languages (Gordon 2016: 245).

Interestingly, the nearby Chickasaw language also has this unusual pattern, even though the two languages are unrelated (Gordon 2016: 245).

You can learn all about the sound systems of the world’s languages in the excellent book Phonological typology. (The book is aimed at linguists rather than a general audience. An intro linguistics class is probably a prerequisite for the book.)

References

Dryer, Matthew S. & Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). 2013. The world atlas of language structures online. https://wals.info/.

Gordon, Matthew K. 2016. Phonological typology (Oxford Surveys in Phonology & Phonetics 1). Oxford University Press.

Swadesh, Morris. 1946. Chitimacha. In Harry Hoijer (ed.), Linguistic structures of Native America, 312–336. Viking Fund.

[nocternalrandomness]

1968 photograph of a USAF Sikorsky H-19B 

[ker4unos]

EAST INDIGENOUS NORTH AMERICAN RESOURCES

The Anthropological Masterlist is HERE.

The Midwestern United States is a North American region that constitutes the northern central part of the United States.

HURON ─ “The Wyandot, or Huron, people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to the north of Lake Ontario.” ─ Huron Information ─ Huron History ─ Huron Language

LAKOTA ─ “The Lakota people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to North and South Dakota.” ─ Lakota Language ─ Lakota Language Reclamation Project ─ Lakota Dictionary

SENECA ─ “The Seneca people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to the south of Lake Ontario.” ─ Seneca Information ─ Seneca Culture ─ Seneca Language

The Northeast United States is a North American region that constitutes the northeastern part of the United States.

BLACKFOOT ─ “The Blackfoot people are an Indigenous North American military confederation that share the Blackfoot language. They are native to northeastern America.” ─ Blackfoot Culture ─ Blackfoot Language

LENAPE ─ “The Lenape, or Leni Lenape, people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to the Northeastern Woodlands.” ─ William Penn on the Lenape ─ Lenape Language ─ Lenape Dictionary

NARRAGANSETT ─ “The Narragansett people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to Rhode Island.” ─ Narragansett Records ─ Narragansett Language ─ Narragansett Language

WAMPANOAG ─ “The Wampanoag, or Wôpanâak, people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to southeastern Massachusetts.” ─ Chappaquiddick Wampanoag Information ─ Wampanoag Culture ─ Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project

The Southern United States is a North American region that constitutes the southern part of the United States.

CADDO ─ “The Caddo people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States.” ─ Caddo History ─ Caddo Language ─ Caddo Alphabet

CHEROKEE ─ “The Cherokee are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States.” ─ Cherokee Information ─ Cherokee Culture and History ─ Cherokee Dictionary

CHICKASAW ─ “The Chickasaw people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to the southeastern United States.” ─ Chickasaw History ─ Chickasaw Language ─ Chickasaw Language and Word Stress

CHOCTAW ─ “The Choctaw, or Chahta, people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to Alabama and Mississippi.” ─ Choctaw Information ─ Choctaw Culture ─ Choctaw Mythology

CREEK ─ “The Creek, or Muskogee, people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to the Southeastern Woodlands in the United States.” ─ Creek Information ─ Creek Language

*GULLAH ─ “The Gullah people are an African American people. They live in the Lowcountry Region of the United States.” ─ Gullah Culture ─ Gullah Cuisine

KIOWA APACHE ─ “The Plains Apache are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to Oklahoma and Texas.” ─ Apache Information ─ Apache Culture ─ Apache Creation Myth

PAWNEE ─ “The Pawnee people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to Oklahoma.” ─ Pawnee Information ─ Tirawa of Pawnee Legend ─ Pawnee Dictionary

POWHATAN ─ “The Powhatan, or Powatan, people are an Indigenous North American people. They are native to eastern Virginia.” ─ Important Powhatan People ─ Powhatan History ─ Powhatan Language

* - The Gullah are not indigenous North American people. They are an African diasporic people.

[womeninfictionandirl]

Te Ata by Allison Adams

Te Ata (aka Mary Frances Thompson) (1895 –1995), was an actress and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation known for telling Native American stories. She performed as a representative of Native Americans at state dinners before President Roosevelt as well as for King and Queen of England. She went on to perform throughout Europe. She was named Oklahoma's first State Treasure in 1987. Her career spanned over 60 years and she collected hundreds of stories from different tribes.

[maurawrites]

Martin Sensmeier as Montford T. Johnson in Montford: The Chickasaw Rancher

[chronicparagon]

Muse as a Deity

Rules: Think carefully about your character and their development through their journey (canon or OC) within their story. Fill out the chart and tag whoever you want! Multi-muses, feel free to pick any of your characters-just a few, or all of them. Please repost, so the dash isn't clogged with reblogs.

Harmony, Eho Himita Yohbi (Spring Maiden)

God of: Spring, love, fertility, healing, life, stars

Associated with: Life, spring, kindness, love, birth, medicine, healing, stars, the heavens

Sacred plants: Blue aster, yaupon holly, button snakeroot, red cedar, flaming sumac/staghorn sumac, pineweed

Sacred stones/gems: Emerald. lapis lazuli

Sacred animals: Bear (specifically mother bears), cats, songbirds (harbingers of spring)

Colors: Blue, green, gold

Food: Fruits (especially apples and berries), spices, medicinal plants. Teas made from yaupon holly berries or flaming sumac (despite their names, both are safe for consumption).

Scents: Apples and cinnamon, cedar, wildflowers

Accepted offerings/ways to honor: Offerings of fruit or spices, giving to the less fortunate, planting trees and flowers, caring for children and animals, feeding birds, healing ceremonies, marriage ceremonies, prayers for healing and safe births, sharing stories under the stars.

took it from @fantasyconcrete

tagging: No one is obligated to do this, but I'm curious! This may be helpful for summarizing deity muses, too!

@s-talking @spectralhunter @rubbarband @b-erserk @pocket-sized-lawyer (for Junsui, please), @risingshine (for Chiasa, please), @raktanag @gearlessjunkdogjoe @diotheworldus @ofzipperman @wiildhearrted (for any muse, please) @skullboysfinale (for any muse, please) @strykingback (for any muse, please) @neglectedbond (for Luna or both muses, please) @pluviacuratio @beloved-death (for any muse, please) @electricea @hriobzagelthewanderer and anyone else who wants to do this!

Please @ me so I can see what you have for your muses.

[losahoma-prints]

Ofi’at losa means black dog in Chickasaw. In Chickasaw, colors are verbs (the grass is greening). The “at” suffix means that the dog is being black. Kinda cool huh?

[kittydoodle]

don't you think it's kinda racist to use it/its pronouns on a Native American OC? :/

i am native american and use it/its 👍

[arthurdrakoni]

Flag of the Cherokee Confederacy

This is the flag of the Cherokee Confederacy. It comes from a world where the Spanish Armada successfully conquered England in 1588. While England did eventually regain its independence, the Spanish conquest severely stunted England’s growth as a world power, and lead to greater political instability. As a result, England never became a demographic juggernaut during the colonization of North America. The lands that would have become the Thirteen Colonies are a patchwork of nations and colonies founded by numerous European nations. There are also several independent indigenous nations, such as the Cherokee Confederacy. 

The Cherokee Confederacy also includes the Muskogee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw tribes. The Cherokee, as reflected by the name, were the founding tribe of the confederacy. The Cherokee Confederacy was one of the first indigenous nations of North America to implement westernization and industrialization programs. Today, most Cherokee dress in European-style clothing, but do wear traditional clothing on special occasions. Like most southern nations in eastern North America, the Cherokee historically practiced slavery. Slavery was formally abolished in 1885 as part of the modernization efforts. Racial divides and tensions still remain, but the Cherokee government has, in recent years, implement programs to help blacks integrate into Cherokee society. 

The Cherokee legislature, known as the Tribal Council, is organized into a semi-parliamentary democracy, with a prime minister as the Head of Government, and a president as Head of State. The Cherokee Tribal Council is closer in style to the French National Assmbly, rather than to the English Parliament. The Cherokee Confederacy is centered around what would be western North Carolina, Tennessee, and the northern bits of Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. The indigenous republics of North America, being sovereign nations, did not suffer an equivalent of the Indian Removal Act. 

Historically, the Cherokee Confederacy has been rivals with the Haudenosaunee Federation. However, in recent times the two nations have been putting their rivalries behind them. In terms of good relations, the Cherokee Confederacy has historically been an ally of New Neatherlands, which in located in Virginia. The various nations of North America have formed a European Union-style economic union, and there are hopes that this will eventually leads to a federation. There is a general spirit of good will and optimism. That said, North America still has a ways to go before its nation states become united. 

The flag contains seven gold stars in the shape of the Big Dipper, or Ursa Major, on an orange field with a green border. Ursa Major is an important constellation to several tribes within the Cherokee Confederacy. It also symbolizes how the same night sky shine over the entire Cherokee Confederacy. Blue would seem a natural color choice, but the Cherokee picked orange instead. There is some debate about why this is. Popular belief says that it symbolizes the Cherokee Confederacy’s ties to New Netherlands. However, the Cherokee actually picked orange to contrast with the blue flags several other North American nations use. The green border is to offset the orange.

Link to the original flag on my blog: https://drakoniandgriffalco.blogspot.com/2022/05/flag-of-cherokee-confederacy.html?m=1

[mimi-0007]

Chickasaw freedmen. Let's talked about it!!

[shadeslayer]

new halloween design will be up on my shops soon <3