{"id":3702,"date":"2020-07-27T10:24:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T09:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=3702"},"modified":"2023-03-04T23:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T23:30:45","slug":"mythologie-choctaw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/choctaw-mythology\/","title":{"rendered":"Choctaw-Chickasaw Mythology"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythes-et-legendes-muskogeens-2136\/\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBack to the Cultural Group\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/book-libraries\/\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDedicated Shop\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chactas_(peuple)\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWiki\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/choctaw-mythology\/#Mythologie-Choctaw-Chickasaw\" >Choctaw-Chickasaw Mythology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/choctaw-mythology\/#Mythologie-Choctaw-Chickasaw-textes\" >Choctaw-Chickasaw Mythology (texts)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/choctaw-mythology\/#Livres-sur-la-mythologie-Muskogee\" >Books on Muskogean Mythology<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mythologie-Choctaw-Chickasaw\"><\/span>Choctaw-Chickasaw Mythology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/\">Mythology<\/a> Choctaw-Chickasaw includes the following Native American peoples: <strong>Chacta, Tchakta, Tchacta, Choctaw, Chickasaw<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Chactas<\/strong> (or Choctaws) are a Native American tribe native to the southeastern United States (Mississippi, <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/creek-seminole-mythology\/\">Alabama<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythes-et-legendes-muskogeens-2136\/\">Louisiana<\/a>). Their historical name during French colonization is <strong>Chactas<\/strong>, <strong>Chaktas<\/strong> Where <strong>Tchactas<\/strong>. According to historian Patricia Galloway, the Chactas did not exist as a unified people before the XVII<sup>e<\/sup>\u00a0century. It was during this period that different peoples from the Mississippi civilization came together to form the Chacta people.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Chicachas<\/strong> (in English <em>Chickasaw<\/em>) are a Native American people living in the Southeastern United States. Their origin is undetermined. When Europeans encountered them, they were living in villages in what is now Mississippi, West Tennessee, and also in smaller numbers in South Carolina. But the Chicachas were probably immigrants themselves to these lands, and they may not have been descendants of the Indians of the prehistoric Mississippi culture.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Choctaw-Chickasaw Mythology\" width=\"25\" height=\"26\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mythologie-Choctaw-Chickasaw-textes\"><\/span>Choctaw-Chickasaw Mythology (texts)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Choctaw Myths and Legends<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/choctaw-mythology\/bishinik\/\">Bishinik, The Little Chahta News Bird<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/choctaw-mythology\/tashka-and-walo\/\">Brothers Who Followed The Sun<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/choctaw-mythology\/but-choctaw\/\">Choctaw Corn Legend<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/choctaw-mythology\/black-squirrel-choctaw\/\">Eclipse Of The Sun Blamed On Black Squirrel<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/choctaw-mythology\/grandmother-spider-choctaw\/\">Grandmother Spider Steals The Fire<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/choctaw-mythology\/poison-choctaw\/\">How Poison Came Into The World<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/TheAlligatorandtheHunter-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Alligator And The Hunter<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/The_Journey-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Journey<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/TheLittlePeople-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Little People<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/TheMilkyWay-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Milky Way<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/ThePossumandtheRaccoon-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Possum And The Raccoon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/TheRedbirdv2-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Red Bird<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/TheStoryofTanchi-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Story Of Tanchi<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/TheTaleoftheWindHorse-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tale Of The Wind Horse<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/TheTowerofBabel-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Tower Of Babel<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/The_Trail_Of_Tears-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Trail Of Tears<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/WhenParentsAskChildrenToBeNoisy-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">When Parents Ask Children To Be Noisy<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/WhereDoAntsComeFrom-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where Do Ants Come From<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/WhytheFlowersGrow-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why The Flowers Grow<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/WhyTheOwlsStare-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why The Owls Stare<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/WhyThePossomHasALargeMouth-Choctaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why The Possom Has A Large Mouth<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Chickasaw Myths and Legends<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/Ababinili_And_The_Humans-Chickasaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ababinili And The Humans<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/GhostoftheWhiteDeer-Chickasaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghost Of The White Deer<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/StoryOfTheBirdClan-Chickasaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story Of The Bird Clan<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/StoryoftheRaccoonClan-Chickasaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story Of The Raccoon Clan<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/StoryOfTheRedFoxClan-Chickasaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story Of The Red Fox Clan<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/StoryOfTheWildcatClan-Chickasaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story Of The Wildcat Clan<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/TheBigWhiteDogandtheSacredPole-Chickasaw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Big White Dog And The Sacred Pole<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Livres-sur-la-mythologie-Muskogee\"><\/span>Books on Muskogean Mythology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t<p>Comics \/ Illustrated:<\/p>\n<p>In French :<\/p>\n<p>Only in English:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Cherokee-Mythology-Captivating-Legends-American\/dp\/1953934072?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=46860aa1a023846af28a0500fc8d3d53&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cherokee Mythology: Captivating Myths and Legends of a Native American Tribe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Cherokee-Myths-Legends-Thirty-Retold\/dp\/0786494603?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=eaa25e5fafc39f35ec9eb73472854d50&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cherokee Myths and Legends: Thirty Tales Retold<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Choctaw-Tales-Tom-Mould\/dp\/1578066832?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=e56f687c2fad194f3c843411102059c9&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Choctaw Tales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Legends-Seminoles-Betty-M-Jumper\/dp\/1683340906?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=a988f25c24e3a36e46f20205c312703b&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legends of the Seminoles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/dp\/0312422725?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=f2002f10e1e3d5a7ab1c313038ec2220&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian Creek Chronicles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/dp\/0803287429?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=91f32f7759e6eb9a7d568e578a431755&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Myths and Traditions of the Arikara Indians<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/dp\/0803250800?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=25111cdf94034938f2da3c1a11b7b668&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-Tales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Native-American-Legends-Southeast-Chickasaw\/dp\/0817356894?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=7d697764e2b3bdcd1340906f2e377955&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Native American Legends of the Southeast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/dp\/0962863009?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=323ace15cdd05737d98430381b3861b8&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aunt Mary, Tell Me a Story: A Collection of Cherokee Legends &amp; Tales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to the Cultural Group Dedicated Shop Choctaw-Chickasaw Mythology Wiki The Choctaw-Chickasaw Mythology includes the following Amerindian peoples: Chacta, Tchakta, \u2026 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