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Choctaw Indian Fair Contents: Partial Magazine About the Fair and a Letter to the Library Containing a Bibliography of Choctaw and Neshoba Materials Choctaw Indian Fair Contents: Partial magazine about the fair and a letter to the library containing a bibliography of Choctaw and Neshoba materials. Location: Vertical Files at B.S. Ricks Memorial Library of the Yazoo Library Association| 310 N. Main Street, Yazoo City, Mississippi 39194 VERTICAL- FfL^ : C/?a:-taiu) ■ THE MAGAZINE OF SOUTH CENTRAL BELL 4/1973 K.v,:.. if A *. YAZOO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 310 North Main YAZOO city, miss. 39194- See Page 26 s* •• lVO A mi ii was arouiTd Jast' Thani<sgK'^ing : -Repairman Shorty Robertson iirsi discovered thai something out of the ordinary needed lo be done He'd been diivtng mound the hiHs oi the Chattanooga, Tenn., distncl on his way lo a lepai.L job he'd been assigned lo. ShoUy stopped ai a to ask directions. It happened to foe the home oi Debbie Kolvyycf^ beautiful young woman oi 22 vrirh biovrn saucei? eyes and long dark hair Debbie has-m bubbling enthusiasm for life that animates lieiTiT#4ahd^^';i k • central pervades her conversation dual lislervijT Volume 5 Number 4 Published by South Central Bell Tele phone Company Editor: Ron Hatcher Editorial Staff; Catherine McDonald, Jan McCaa Editorial Offices: P. O. Box 771, Birmingham, Alabama 35201 205 321-2232 Art Direction: Harry Mayronne Studios Printing: Franklin Printing Co. Special Service for Special People 1 Even a Magician Can't Make Florins Come out of a Hat 9 All the People in All the Jobs Help Us Keep Customers 12 More Fun Than a Liter of Monkeys? 20 Choctaw Indian Fair 26 Paragraffiti 33 Choctaw % Ikidian THE CELEBRATION OF A CULTURE \ I By Cathye McDonald uly in Mississippi is hot and humid. Like billowing soapsuds, mounds of white clouds cover the brilliant blue sky over the little town of Philadelphia. Miss., on this mid-July day, threatening one of those sudden summer thun derstorms with drenching rain. With a few dubious looks at the clouds, local folks and visitors hesitantly choose their spots along the street and around the "court square," waiting. "Is it time yet?" "Can you see them?" Mur murs from small gatherings. Suddenly,"Here they come!" It's a strangely silent procession —not at all what's expected for the opening parade of a fes tive fair. There are no bands, no music, none of the laughter and gaiety usually associated with such an event. The sounds are the slap of shoe 26 leather against pavement, the rumble of auto week' when Choctaws from all over this country mobile engines, the jingling of a few bells and return to Mississippi for visits. And at least once the boom of a lone drum. each year, everybody pitches in and works to The Choctaw Indians silently and proudly pa gether on something. rade through the town in their colorful cos "Through the fair, we want to preserve our tumes, marking the opening of one of the most traditions, customs, dances, arts and crafts." dramatic and most nearly authentic festivals in he added. "We've lost quite a bit of our culture the South—the Choctaw Indian Fair, For them over the past years. We want to hold on to what this is no tourist show, but the beginning of four we have left." packed days in which they celebrate their age- The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is old culture and heritage. Festivities include made up of descendants of the 1.200 Choctaws ceremonial dancers in brilliant costumes, skill who refused to leave their traditional homeland contests with blowguns and bows and arrows, when the rest of the tribe was moved to the the selection of an Indian Princess and the Oklahoma Territory in the early 19th century. traditional and dangerous Choctaw stickball The majority of today's 4.000 tribe members live game. in seven rural communities in the Neshoba "This fair is one of the bigger events in the County. Miss., area, not far from the historic year for my people," said Robert Benn, who last NatchezTrace. Their 18,000-acre reservation is year became the first Indian appointed superin the remnant of more than 14.000,000 acres of tendent of the U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs in land in Alabama and Mississippi once controlled Philadelphia, Miss. "It's sort of like 'old home by a powerful and populous Choctaw tribe. 27 A proud people who cherish their heri tage, the Choctaws have diligently preserved their ethnic identity. They still adhere to many of the customs and traditions of the past. Some of the older women still wear the long native dresses, and Choctaw is spoken in the homes almost exclusively. Once a year for the past 24 years, the Choc taws have gathered at the Pearl River Indian Community near Philadelphia to salute their traditions and culture—and share that culture with the rest of the world. Visitors to the Choctaw Indian Fair are wel comed, even though the fair is not primarily a tourist attraction. If you're one of those tourists who include the fair in a trip, you're in for a unique experience. Not only will you find some unusual entertainment, but you will also have a chance to learn about the Indian's true way of life, both past and present. Start by soaking up a little Choctaw culture at the fair's opening event. Learn a l ittle bit of Choctaw history. Hear the Choctaw language spoken. See traditional Choctaw clothing modeled by cute little Choctaw boys and girls. Watch the exciting, rapid plains-style dancers in brilliant feather costumes, followed by the slow er. more gentle Choctaw social dancers. Then meander on over to the exhibit hall to watch an Indian woman painstakingly weaving. She works about three hours to make just one small, authentic Choctaw basket. Unusually shaped baskets, along with many other intri cate, handmade items such as beadwork and weaving, are for sale in the exhibit hall. Pick up something for a souvenir. Meanwhile, back at the grandstands, the dancers are on stage again. The frenzied war dances of the plains Indians come first, amid whoops and the beat of drums as the dancers demonstrate their skill. More social dances are demonstrated,too. These are somehow reminis cent of an old-time square dance, as the danc ers move in circles or single file to the beat of a lone drum and the chant of a "caller." 28 .1 , ir* "cJ L^'*« '- ahL k C'v"'^ol ■V' i A h 30 Hang around after the dancing, be cause the most spectacular event of the day is yet to come. Two community teams will be battling in a playoff game of the Choctaw World Series of Stickball. And they do mean battling. This game may just be the roughest "sport" you'll ever see. combining some aspects of football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey into one rough-and-tumble mixture. This bone-crushing granddaddy of all North American sports was at one time actually used to settle disputes between warring tribes. Things got a l ittle rough during those days, with as many as 700 players on each side. There are not so many members on each team today, but the game itself hasn't changed much. There are few rules and no boundaries to the playing area. Barefooted and with no pro tective padding, Choctaw men battle to gain ¥ possession of the baseball-sized ball. They scoop it up between two spoon-shaped hickory sticks and either run with it or toss it to team mates. The result is many head-on collisions be tween men and sticks as each team tries to bounce the ball off the goalpost. U v7;-U..V 31 li A II the while, a lone drummer stands nize that name, perhaps you'll remember Tonto near the goalpost, pounding his drum through from "The Lone Ranger" radio and television out the game. He's sort of the ancient medicine shows. Tonto is followed by lovely Indian maid man, team captain, cheerleader and marching ens vying for the title of Choctaw Indian Prin band for his team. His looks like the safest spot cess. The winner will represent her people at on the field. And you'll probably be glad to be official tribal functions throughout the coming in the grandstand rather than down on the field. year. The excitement dies down after the stickball Each night at the fair holds its own special game. Then it's pleasant to wander over to the treat—a dramatic pageant portraying Choctaw midway with its merry-go-round, Ferris wheel tragedy and triumph ... a country-western music and such. Try your luck at the coin toss, shoot festival featuring Nashville recording artists . ing gallery or other games of chance and skill. gospel singing and more. Win a Kewpie doll or teddy bear. Eat a hot dog, There's variety at the Choctaw Indian Fair some popcorn, a candy apple or a mound of .. some of the past. some of the present. fluffy pink cotton candy. even some of the hoped-for future. It's fun. It's As twilight dims the sky and bright lights il colorful. It's entertaining. luminate the midway, head back to the grand But underneath it all lies a serious message stands, where crowds are gathering for the from a proud people, a people determined to evening entertainment. You may see a celebrity preserve their heritage, a people saying to the guest like Jay Silverheels. If you don't recog world "I am proud to be a Choctaw." ^ 32 CHOCTAW MATERIAL IN VERTICAL FILE NESHOBA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY September 1985 CHOCTAW INDIAN MATERIAL HISTORY, CULTURE, AND TREATIES, ETC.
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