Donna L. Akers, PhD, is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and associate professor of Native American history and culture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Aimed at high school students and the general public, Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians will be a welcome addition to all public, school, and junior college and undergraduate libraries that serve students of Native American experience in the United States.

• Series ForewordPrefaceIntroductionChronology1 History of the Choctaws of the West2 History of the Choctaws in the Deep South3 Worldview and Spiritual Beliefs4 Social Customs, Gender Roles, Family Life, and Children5 Choctaw Oral Traditions6 Choctaw Cuisine and Agriculture7 Choctaw Arts, Ceremonies, and Festivals8 Contemporary IssuesSelected BibliographyIndex

Donna L. Akers, PhD, is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and associate professor of Native American history and culture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Aimed at high school students and the general public, Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians will be a welcome addition to all public, school, and junior college and undergraduate libraries that serve students of Native American experience in the United States.

• Series ForewordPrefaceIntroductionChronology1 History of the Choctaws of the West2 History of the Choctaws in the Deep South3 Worldview and Spiritual Beliefs4 Social Customs, Gender Roles, Family Life, and Children5 Choctaw Oral Traditions6 Choctaw Cuisine and Agriculture7 Choctaw Arts, Ceremonies, and Festivals8 Contemporary IssuesSelected BibliographyIndex

Donna L. Akers, PhD, is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and associate professor of Native American history and culture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Aimed at high school students and the general public, Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians will be a welcome addition to all public, school, and junior college and undergraduate libraries that serve students of Native American experience in the United States.

• Series ForewordPrefaceIntroductionChronology1 History of the Choctaws of the West2 History of the Choctaws in the Deep South3 Worldview and Spiritual Beliefs4 Social Customs, Gender Roles, Family Life, and Children5 Choctaw Oral Traditions6 Choctaw Cuisine and Agriculture7 Choctaw Arts, Ceremonies, and Festivals8 Contemporary IssuesSelected BibliographyIndex