Halito Patsy It's Chahta not Chata. It means Choctaw in our language. Walk in Beauty Elkdreamer >From: "Patsy Caleb" <studentarchaeologist@home.com> >Reply-To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Re:Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal >Membership Requirements >Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 19:23:33 -0700 > >What is a Chata? >----- Original Message ----- >From: Kim Collins <2buckets@arbuckleonline.com> >To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 7:10 PM >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Re:Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal >Membership Requirements > > > > Dennis, Thanks for the reply. It is as I thought and I understand their > > reasoning. To keep the Chata race as pure as possible. It is sad that >the > > numbers are dwindling and will continue to decline though. Another >product > > of assimilation, but a noble effort by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw. >I > > wish them well. > > Kim > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dennis Boswell" <dennisb@primenet.com> > > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 9:48 AM > > Subject: [CHAHTA] Re:Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal >Membership > > Requirements > > > > > > > Halito, Kim. > > > > > > When I last visited Philadelphia, MS, (October, 1998) their checklist >for > > > tribal membership included: > > > > > > "Before you apply be sure you are one-half (1/2) or more Choctaw blood >and > > > are a descendant of an enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of >Choctaw > > > Indians listed in the 1940 roll. (See Articles III, Section 1 and 2 of >the > > > Tribal Constitution). > > > > > > Make sure: > > > > > > 1. The Application for Enrollment is completed > > > 2. The Ancestry Chart is completed > > > 3. If applicant is under 18 years old both parents must sign. > > > 4. Original long form birth certificate is included > > > 5. A copy of the Social Security card is included. > > > 6. An original of the Parternity (sp) Affidavit is included (if >needed) > > > 7. Statement from official of the other Indian tribe (if applicable) > > > stating the inividual (sp) is not enrolled with them is included. > > > > > > Please mail to the following address: > > > > > > Mrs. Angela Briscoe > > > Tribal Enrollment Office > > > Post Office Box 6365 > > > Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350" > > > > > > This information appeared as shown above in a copy of "A Choctaw > > Handybook" > > > that I purchased from the Choctaw Museum Gift Shoppe located in the > > > Choctaw Museum of the Southern Indian. At the time (October, 1998), >they > > > had available a Gift Shoppe list of items for sale along with prices. >The > > > Gift Shoppe's Telephone number was (601) 650-1685 and their Web site >was > > > http://allcatalogs.com/choctaw. However, I just tried that web site >and >it > > > did not respond. > > > > > > > > > At 11:32 PM 04/05/2001 -0500, you wrote: > > > >The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma accepts all who can trace their >lineage >to > > an > > > >original enrollee ( and who have a CDIB) of the Choctaw roll >regardless > > of > > > >blood quantum. > > > >I personally prefer American Indian as any one born in the US is NA. > > Don't > > > >profess to know what the Choctaw nation of OK thinks about the term > > though. > > > >Yes the Choctaw have had dealings and inter marriages with Europeans >for > > > >many years. Many great chiefs were of mixed blood. > > > >I do believe that MS Choctaw have a more stringent requirement for >tribal > > > >membership but I am not sure. > > > >Perhaps there is some one on the list who can supply you a better > > answer. > > > >Kim > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: <Chata1507@aol.com> > > > >To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > >Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:46 PM > > > >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] twinkies > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have been told that the Choctaw Nation prefers the term Indian >over > > > >native > > > > > American since anyone born in America is also a native American. >This > > > >makes > > > > > sense to me. However, each nation has their own opinion. In >addition > > I > > > > > think it's what ever you are comfortable with. > > > > > > > > > > On a previous question. In Minnesota the tribes historically >accepted > > > > > persons into tribe who basically moved in with them, became >community > > > > > supporters and identified with the tribe and its goals. This >included > > > > > captives who were adopted. Friends on various reservations in > > Minnesota > > > >also > > > > > chuckle at the concept of full blood because over the years of >euro > > > >contact > > > > > who can really know blood genetics. For example Crazy Horse was >light > > > >haired > > > > > and blue eyed according to a Lakota friend. The Mandans have many > > with > > > >light > > > > > eyes and hair. > > > > > > > > > > Look at the pictures of a lot of the old Choctaw and you see euro > > > >influence. > > > > > The Choctaw have had contact since they ran De Soto out in the >early > > > >1500s. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > > > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at > > > >http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L genealogy mail list: > > > >Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > >Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the >quotes > > > >Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Dennis K. Boswell > > > 301 Crow Canyon Drive > > > Folsom, CA 95630 > > > > > > Tel: (916) 987-3599 > > > Fax: (916) 987-3555 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > Got a GRIPE?? Got a PROBLEM?? Just wanna' WHINE? Don't post it to >the > > list...write me, dusty (list administrator) at > > CHAHTA-L-admin@cultures.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L genealogy mail list: > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >Choctaw Home Page: >http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com