Choctaw County
Choctaw County

Author: Sandra Jenkins Little

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017-10-30

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1439663386

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Choctaw County, one of Alabama's largest counties by area at 909 square miles, is also one of the smallest in population. Established at the end of 1847 by taking land from Sumter and Washington Counties, Choctaw County today is a recognized leader in the pulpwood industry and renowned for its hunting and fishing. Cattle farming and agriculture also play a large role in daily life and economics, and residents take pride in having the first producing oil well in the state of Alabama. Choctaw County is even home to the remains of the historic healing waters of the former Bladon Springs Hotel, and a curious connection with the basilosaurus cetoides, a prehistoric sea mammal found near Melvin, currently on display in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

They Say the Wind Is Red
They Say the Wind Is Red

Author: Jacqueline Matte

Publisher: NewSouth Books

Published: 2002-09-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1603062475

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They Say the Wind Is Red is the moving story of the Choctaw Indians who managed to stay behind when their tribe was relocated in the 1830s. Throughout the 1800s and 1900s, they had to resist the efforts of unscrupulous government agents to steal their land and resources. But they always maintained their Indian communities—even when government census takers listed them as black or mulatto, if they listed them at all. The detailed saga of the Southwest Alabama Choctaw Indians, They Say the Wind Is Red chronicles a history of pride, endurance, and persistence, in the face of the abhorrent conditions imposed upon the Choctaw by the U.S. government.

History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians
History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians

Author: Horatio Bardwell Cushman

Publisher: Greenville, Texas : Headlight printing house

Published: 1899

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13:

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History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians by Horatio Bardwell Cushman, first published in 1899, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.

History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians
History of the Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez Indians

Author: Horatio Bardwell Cushman

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781230434148

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... and Chickasaw ancient names of places, towns, villages, rivers, creeks, lakes, mounds, bluffs, etc., in the now States of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and others, with the derivations, corruptions, originals, orthography and significations. I first give the corruption, followed by the original and signification: Appalachee. Original, Ap-ah-li-chih, (an ancient Choctaw clan), To whoop at. Apalachicola, a town and river in Florida. Original, Ape-lu-chih kolih, Help to break. Apookta. Original, A-yuk-pa (an ancient Choctaw village in Mississippi). A place of happiness. In a late publication it is stated that Alabama is a corruption of the Choctaw words, "Alba, vegetation," and "amo, gather." But the Choctaw words for "vegetation gather" are Hush-uk (herbage, grass, etc., ) It-tun-a-hah (gathered). I know of no such word as "Alba" in the Choctaw language. It has the word "amba," signifying However, and the word "amo," signifying The. Alabama is a corruption of the Choctaw words Ul-la-banoh hosh, The only child, and was the name of a noted Choctaw chief who figured in 1746, contemporary with Shulush Humma, another noted Choctaw chief, during the wars of the French against thp Ohickasaws. The old interpretation oi the word Alabama as being a Choctaw word signifying, "Here we rest, or rested," is a myth. The Choctaw words for "Here we rest, or rested," are yak (here) hup-ish-no (we--all of us) fo-hah (to rest, or rested). A-bo-ha kub-lo humma, Strong Red House. The name of an ancient and noted Choctaw chief of the Ok-la hun-na-li iksa, Six People, Iksa, Clan. Allamucha. Original, A-lum-a-ka, A hiding place. The name of an. ancient Choctaw town situated near the Alabama line in Lauderdale county, Mississippi. Ai-ik-hun-a, A...