Choctaw oral literature

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Choctaw oral literature is the traditional body of stories, songs, myths, and spoken narratives that convey the history, values, and cosmology of the Choctaw people.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Choctaw Music 1
Choctaw mythology 1
Choctaw oral literature canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Choctaw culture element
Native American oral literature
intangible cultural heritage
oral tradition
associatedWith Choctaw language
Choctaw people
conveys Choctaw cosmology
Choctaw history
Choctaw values
clan relationships
moral teachings
origin stories
social norms
function education of children
preservation of cultural identity
reinforcement of social cohesion
spiritual instruction
hasForm ceremonial speeches
chants
etiological tales
historical narratives
legends
myths
prayers
songs
storytelling
trickster tales
hasLanguage Choctaw
includesCharacter Bear (Choctaw animal figure)
Buzzard (vulture figure in Choctaw stories)
Rabbit (Choctaw trickster figure)
includesMotif balance with nature
emergence from the earth
migration and settlement
respect for animals
sacred mound Nanih Waiya
trickster’s consequences
performedBy Choctaw elders
Choctaw storytellers
linked to: Choctaw people

ceremonial leaders
relatedTo Choctaw ceremonial practices
Choctaw music
Choctaw mythology
subjectOf ethnographic studies of the Choctaw
supportedBy Choctaw cultural preservation programs
threatenedBy language shift away from Choctaw
transmittedAcross generations
transmittedBy oral transmission
usedIn ceremonies
community events
family settings
seasonal gatherings

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Choctaw language languageOf Choctaw oral literature
Frances Densmore notableWork Choctaw Music
linked to: Choctaw oral literature
Choctaw oral literature relatedTo Choctaw mythology
linked to: Choctaw oral literature