Choctaw Language and Culture: Chahta Anumpa, Volume 1volume 1 Volume 1 Edition Contributor(s): Haag, Marcia (Author), Willis, Henry (Author), Noley, Grayson (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0806133392 ISBN-13: 9780806133393 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Native American Languages - History | Native American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies |
Dewey: 497.3 |
LCCN: 00053277 |
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.97" W x 9.03" (1.16 lbs) 400 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Choctaw Language and Culture combines a beginning language and grammar text with a selection of essays on Choctaw history, language, and culture from prehistoric times to the present. In part one of the book, Chahta Anumpa, Marcia Haag, a linguist, and Henry Willis, a native speaker and Choctaw instructor, present the Choctaw language. Each chapter begins with a conversation or a Choctaw story. Designed for classroom use and to preserve the rich heritage of the Choctaw language, the lessons introduce new words, explain sentence construction and correct usage, and provide exercises in grammar and composition. Part two, Kaniohmichi-hosh Okchayat Il-asha (The Way We Live), contains essays on Choctaw history and culture written especially for this volume by leading scholars in anthropology, history, linguistics, archaeology, and Native American studies. Beginning with The Ancient Ones, the chapters describe Choctaw prehistory, daily life before contact, ritual and religion, trade, removal to Indian Territory, schools, newspapers, and contemporary life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Willis, Henry: - Henry Willis, a native speaker of Choctaw, is a Choctaw community teacher. Both Haag and Willis are linguistic consultants for the Language Program, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.Haag, Marcia: - Marcia Haag is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma. |