Richard, do you have a source? According to Byington's Dictionary, "hopi" means "to bury" and "a" as an ending means "the one which." I am sure this was a position of great respect among traditional Choctaws. George Ann >From: Richard Wilson <imafo2002@yahoo.com> >Reply-To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com >To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] Hopiah >Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 01:29:45 -0700 (PDT) > > Halito Group: > > John, I believe I indicated in my presentation on >the word Hopiah, that it meant, leader. > > Imafo > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better >http://health.yahoo.com > > >==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== >Got a PROBLEM?? Got a GRIPE?? Just wanna'WHINE?? Don't post it to the >list...write to me at CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-admin@rootsweb.com _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com