Interview with Baxter York 1974-06-21

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This interview is continued from MISS CHOC 023. Baxter York discusses traditional Choctaw religious beliefs and describes learning the English and Choctaw alphabets in school. He describes how the Choctaw alphabet is a translation of English and discusses traditional food and drink. He speaks about how his friend was heckled during a baseball game, and discusses how he knew Jim Thorpe. He speaks about the importance of building a Choctaw village where Choctaw language is used, and then describes the origins of traditional dances and how they have changed. Finally, he discusses the Choctaw origins of Mississippi place names.

Tribe, Community, Culture: 
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Community: 
University of Florida
Protocol: 
University of Florida Public Access
Category: 
Education, Language and Linguistics, Music, Song, and Dance
Keywords: 
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi, Indigenous languages, Dance
Original Date: 
1974 June 21st
Creator: 
Baxter York
Contributor: 
Hulon Willis, Bradley Alex, Staff of Nanih Waiya
Language: 
English, Choctaw
Rights: 
Rights retained by interview participants. Interviews are made available to promote deeper understanding of the histories and cultures of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. You are responsible for determining if your use of this item is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation, including exceptions such as fair use or fair dealing.
Source: 
University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
Publisher: 
University of Florida
Identifier: 
MISS CHOC 024
Type: 
Audio Recording, Transcript
Format: 
MP3, PDF