The Choctaw language was not a written language...there are no absolutely correct ways of spelling Chata words..we spell it like we first saw it and/or the way it sounds...so you'll see different spellings quite often, but that's not a dialect difference...that's a whole 'nother thing. Barbara -- On Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:42:04 Dodie wrote: >I would like to know why some spell it Chahta and then I see it Chata. Is there >a difference in the meaning. Or is there different Chahta dialects as with the >Cherokee? >Dodie > >faynshep wrote: > >> I don't know Arla. Patsy is my sister and I don't know a lot about Bill's >> family. I'm dumb about the word Chata, what does it mean? >> fay >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: John & Arla Williams <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, August 22, 1980 4:55 PM >> Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] testing( Isuba Chata) >> >> > Fay, >> > Are they part of the Overstreet Family from Keota? I have met several >> of the Overstreet Family. >> > For those of you who don't know, the Overstreet Kerr Historical Farm is >> a homestead that was Chata Allotment land. The homestead was given to the >> Kerr Foundation to be used as a teaching tool. They have lots of kids and >> adults come through. We do their fall Farmfest each year in October. We >> demonstrate 1800's things such as woodwork,basketweaving,soapmaking,sorgum >> making,etc. >> > There are a lot of the original things in the house and has the history >> of the place also. >> > They have had Chata Pigs,Ponies and had a buffalo last year. Don't know >> if Jim still has everything now. >> > The land has a lot of feeling to it when you walk it. >> > Arla >> > >> > ---------- >> > > Arla, Do you by any chance know Bill and Patsy Overstreet? They live in >> > > Kountze, TX now but at one time they lived in Victoria, TX and raised >> > > Appaloosa horses. I know she had one she called Freckles. >> > > fay >> > > ----- Original Message ----- >> > > From: John & Arla Williams <[email protected]> >> > > To: <[email protected]> >> > > Sent: Friday, August 22, 1980 2:48 PM >> > > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] testing( Isuba Chata) >> > > >> > > >> > > > Brandi, >> > > > They are the most wonderful horses. The first two horses that I >> worked >> > > on,I am an Equine Sports Massage Therapist, were Isuba Chata. I also am >> > > involved with the Overstreet Kerr Historical Farm and they had Isuba >> Chata >> > > there for a while. >> > > > They have a wonderful nature about them.Gilbert Jones had some >> also. >> > > > The paper that Durant sends out about them is a good paper. >> > > > Arla >> > > > >> > > > ---------- >> > > > > Thank you, >> > > > > I have been horse crazy since i was a baby, and so is my daughter, >> shes >> > > 7 and >> > > > > is intent to enter our rodeo here in town next year. She is alot >> worse >> > > than i >> > > > > was at that age! >> > > > > Thanks again, I had not heard of them till i saw mention of them >> in a >> > > > > calender from my Choctaw membership last year. >> > > > > >> > > > > Brandi >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >> > > > > To Unsubscribe: >> > > > > Send msg. to [email protected] >> > > > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the >> quotes >> > > > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >> > > > Choctaw Home Page: >> > > > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/index.htm >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >> > > To Unsubscribe: >> > > Send msg. to [email protected] >> > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes >> > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >> > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L: >> > Send msg. to [email protected] >> > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes >> > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... >> > >> >> ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >> To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L: >> Send msg. to [email protected] >> Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes >> Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >To Unsubscribe: >Send msg. to [email protected] >Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes >Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com