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From: "Dusty" <>
Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] wanting to know the past
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 15:05:59 -0600
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The concept of royalty was brought in by the Europeans, as that was the
mind-set they had come from. There are many words in all different
languages for the leader of a group of people, sachem, mingo, etc., but to
the Europeans, the head of a group of Indians was the "King". Therefore,
his wife was, to them, "Queen" and his children "Princesses" or "Princes".
What a particular person would be called would be dependent on which
language he spoke. But in today's Native American society, to refer to a
female as an "Indian princess" or "maiden" is considered offensive, as it
gives European cultural definition to a distinctly different type of
societal structure.
dusty
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Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] wanting to know the past
> In a message dated 3/5/2002 10:48:10 PM Central Standard Time,
> writes:
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> > Unfortunately, there was no such thing as a Choctaw "princess." Sorry.
> >
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> Just out of curiosity, what was the daughter of the chief then called if
she
> was not a "princess". It is my understanding that Choctaw society was
> matriarchal in design with all inheritence passing through the mother. Of
> course, I could have it wrong but that's my understanding. If there was
no
> such thing as a "princess" then what was the wife of the Chief called?
>
> John Craven
> New Orleans
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