Hello! The theme for today is about an artwork made by George Catlin the creator of this quote “Thank god it is over, That I have seen it and am able to tell it to the world” and the first great painter to travel beyond the Mississippi to paint the Indians, and his Indian Gallery, staggering in its ambition and scope, is one of the wonders of the nineteenth century. This artwork started in 1834 and he finished in the same year. To do this artwork he used a technique with oil on canvas and the dimensions were 29 x 24 inches or 73.7 x 60.9 centimeters. The name that he gave to his art was “A Choctaw woman” and in there there is a woman with long black hair and braids and with a remarkable expression. She is wearing a white dress made by hand
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Who are the Choctaws? They are Native Americans who traditionally lived in what today is part of the southeastern United States including Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, etc. The Choctaw were heavily influenced by their practices of trading. With the establishment of Louisiana by the French in 1700, the Choctaw were the pivotal Indian nation with whom the French had to maintain good relations for the security of the Louisiana colony. The French were helped immeasurably in this regard by the depredations of English slave raiders who operated out of the Carolinas and took thousands of Choctaw into slavery in the early eighteenth century.Choctaw relations with other Indians in the region were greatly affected by the presence of the French. The Choctaw experienced a devastating civil war from 1747 to 1750. They were divided between those who wanted to maintain trade relations exclusively with the French and those who wanted to enter into trade relations with the English. Along with the removal of the Choctaw to the west, the civil war ranks as one of the most catastrophic events in recorded Choctaw …show more content…
Most Choctaw people speak English today. Some people, especially elders, also speak their native Choctaw language. Choctaw is a rhythmic language that is nearly identical to Chickasaw. Speakers of the two languages can understand each other without much difficulty.
2- What were the Choctaw woman’s role? Europeans and Americans universally failed to appreciate or report the powerful and predominant role of women in Choctaw traditional life. They were farmers and also they most of the time care their child and they cooked.
3- What were the Choctaw men’s role? Choctaw males were conspicuous in their roles as warriors, and war chiefs exercised a good deal of authority in time of war and conducted the diplomatic business of the nation.
4- Do they had important days/holidays? Yes, They had the premiere annual event of the Mississippi Choctaw is the Choctaw Indian Fair, a four-day event in
Who are the Choctaws? They are Native Americans who traditionally lived in what today is part of the southeastern United States including Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, etc. The Choctaw were heavily influenced by their practices of trading. With the establishment of Louisiana by the French in 1700, the Choctaw were the pivotal Indian nation with whom the French had to maintain good relations for the security of the Louisiana colony. The French were helped immeasurably in this regard by the depredations of English slave raiders who operated out of the Carolinas and took thousands of Choctaw into slavery in the early eighteenth century.Choctaw relations with other Indians in the region were greatly affected by the presence of the French. The Choctaw experienced a devastating civil war from 1747 to 1750. They were divided between those who wanted to maintain trade relations exclusively with the French and those who wanted to enter into trade relations with the English. Along with the removal of the Choctaw to the west, the civil war ranks as one of the most catastrophic events in recorded Choctaw …show more content…
Most Choctaw people speak English today. Some people, especially elders, also speak their native Choctaw language. Choctaw is a rhythmic language that is nearly identical to Chickasaw. Speakers of the two languages can understand each other without much difficulty.
2- What were the Choctaw woman’s role? Europeans and Americans universally failed to appreciate or report the powerful and predominant role of women in Choctaw traditional life. They were farmers and also they most of the time care their child and they cooked.
3- What were the Choctaw men’s role? Choctaw males were conspicuous in their roles as warriors, and war chiefs exercised a good deal of authority in time of war and conducted the diplomatic business of the nation.
4- Do they had important days/holidays? Yes, They had the premiere annual event of the Mississippi Choctaw is the Choctaw Indian Fair, a four-day event in