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American Native Tribes Join Relief Efforts

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, September 9, 2005, p. A13
Description
History of Native American settlements in the Lower Mississippi Valley and the impact of the Indian Removal Act of 1883 when discussed in relation to Native American assistance after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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Archeology of the Fatherland Site: The Grand Village of the Natchez

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 51, pt. 1
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Author/Creator
Robert S. Neitzel
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.51 (p.3-108 , 16 plates).
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"The End of the Natchez"? A Genealogy of Historical, Literary and Anthropological Thought About the Natchez Indians Since the Eighteenth Century

Alternate Title
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
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Author/Creator
Noel Edward Smyth
Description
Looks how European and American writers, anthropologists and historians have misconstrued and misrepresented the history of the Natchez people for the last 250 years. Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013. Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
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Eskasoni First Nation Governance 2 of 4

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eskasoni First Nation Governance
Description
Looks at the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi with an unemployment rate of zero percent and a language retention rate of 90 %. It describes how things could change in Eskasoni and looks at the process of economic development. Duration: 9:00.
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Forty-Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1926-1927

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Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
Description
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes Exploration of the Burton Mound at Santa Barbara, California by John P. Harrington Social and Religious Beliefs and Usages of the Chickasaw Indians by John R. Swanton Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians by Frances Densmore Archeological Investigations-II by Gerard Fowke
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Indian-French Relations at Natchez

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew C. Albrecht
American Anthropologist, vol. 48, no. 3, New Series, July-September 1946, pp. 321-354
Description
Argues that the fighting in Louisiana between the French and the Natchez peoples in 1729 has been examined but not the mutual adjustments and changes that had to be made in dealing with one another.
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Iroquois in Northwestern Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander F. Chamberlain
American Anthropologist, vol. 6, no. 4, New Series, July-September 1904, pp. 459-463
Description
Discusses small groups of Iroquois who migrated to areas outside their traditional territory, usually due to their employment with the Hudson's Bay Company.
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The Jaketown Site in West-Central Mississippi

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 45, pt. 1
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Author/Creator
James A. Ford
Philip Phillips
William G. Haag
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 45 (p.[1]-164 , 8 plates).
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The Last Indian in the World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn Dunn
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, 2008, pp. 79-84
Description
Looks at the lack of voice for Native Americans in the media, where everything is put in terms of black and white, and argues that what happened in New Orleans was a forced relocation of a population.
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The Mississippi Choctaw: A Case Study of Intercultural Games

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
L. Brooks Hill
Philip Lujan
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 7, no. 3, 1983, pp. 29-42
Description
Examines the characteristics and implications of the Smith John case as an extended example of intercultural games.
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The Mississippi Choctaw: A Case Study of Tribal Identity Problems

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Philip Lujan
L. Brooks Hill
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 1980, pp. 37-53
Description
Discusses two key court cases: United States v. John and Chata Development Corporation v. Mississippi Tax Commission, which called into question their legal status as a federally recognized tribe.
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Postsecondary Transitions of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Scholarship Program Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gregory A. Carlyle
Nicole L. Thompson
R. Dwight Hare
Nicole C. Miller
Leslie Purvis
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 50, no. 3, 2011, pp. 42-60
Description
Comments on three primary factors: sociocultural, academic and personal factors that pose as barriers to successful postsecondary completion.
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[Reclaiming Native American Cultures: Proceedings of the Native American Symposium], Part Five: Oral History and Tradition

Alternate Title
Chahta-Immataha and the Choctaw Bible
Native American Symposium ; 2nd, 1997
The King of the Waters: Legend of the Horned Water Serpent
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Author/Creator
Deborah Mitchell
Jerry Bryan Lincecum
Description
The King of the Waters: Legend of the Horned Water Serpent by Deborah Mitchell examines the rare legend of a "snake-man". Chahta-Immataha and the Choctaw Bible by Jerry Bryan Lincecum discusses the oral tradition of the Choctaw people.
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Using the "Kuder E" with Choctaw Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara G. Spencer
Ernest Boudreaux
John Mullins
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 15, no. 3, May 1976, pp. [30-34]
Description
A study of Mississippi students was used to develop school programs to prepare the students for occupations that met their interests.
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