Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (OK) (Images of America) [Paperback]

Donovin Arleigh Sprague (Author)

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Publication Date: March 5, 2007

Choctaw are the largest tribe belonging to the branch of the Muskogean family that includes the Chickasaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole. According to oral history, the tribe originated from Nanih Waya, a sacred hill near present-day Noxapater, Mississippi. Nanih Waya means "productive or fruitful hill, or mountain." During one of their migrations, they carried a tree that would lean, and every day the people would travel in the direction the tree was leaning. They traveled east and south for sometime until the tree quit leaning, and the people stopped to make their home at this location, in present-day Mississippi. The people have made difficult transitions throughout their history. In 1830, the Choctaw who were removed by the United States from their southeastern U.S. homeland to Indian Territory became known as the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

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About the Author

Donovin Arleigh Sprague provides insight into the Choctaw in a collection of nearly 200 images of people and events connected with their history. He is a historian, lecturer, artisan, musician, and the author of five Arcadia books. Sprague is the director of education at Crazy Horse Memorial and an instructor at Black Hills State University, both in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He worked for the Choctaw Nation for nearly three years and has traveled extensively throughout the Choctaw Nation. He is a Lakota great-great-grandson of Chiefs Hump I and II and family descendant of Chief Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, renowned medicine man.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (March 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738541478
• ISBN-13: 978-0738541471
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #886,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures, makes a great gift, May 13, 2007

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jebaer "jebaer" (Oklahoma City, OK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (OK) (Images of America) (Paperback)

There are lots of great old black and white photos here, most dated and their subjects identified. This would be a great gift for the amateur genealogist or anyone interested in Oklahoma or Choctaw history. It's a thin volume, not intended for serious research or scholarship. I liked the modern photos, including poet Leanne Howe but not sure why the author felt compelled to include pictures of Reba McIntire and Lane Frost, neither of whom is Choctaw.

The only complaint I have is the author did not expand his search beyond Choctaw territory and left out Choctaws in urban areas and other parts of the state. A casual reader might think all Choctaw people live only in this small area of the state.

Recommended.