Iti Fabvssa
Have you ever had a question about Choctaw traditional culture, lifeways, or history, but not been able to find the answer? "Iti Fabvssa", is a monthly column in the "Biskinik" (Choctaw Nation newspaper). Written by staff members of the Choctaw Nation Historic Preservation Department, the Iti Fabvssa answers questions from readers about anything within these subject areas. Through this column, we ultimately hope to create a conversation through which, Choctaws can increase our knowledge about the past, strengthen our Choctaw, and develop a more informed and culturally grounded understanding of where we are headed as a people in the future.
The writers of "Iti Fabvssa", are excited about the possibilities that this column offers, and humbly invite anyone who has a question about Choctaw culture, lifeways, history, food, clothing, famous people, stories, games, artwork, or anything else traditional to e-mail it in to us. We will do our best to give you an accurate and thorough response. We also invite you to view the back issues below.
Questions & Topics
- 2009.07 Iti Fabvssa
- 2009.08 Everyday life of our ancestors
- 2009.09 A-tok-lan-tubbee description
- 2009.10 Allotment
- 2009.11 Traditional Choctaw Pottery
- 2009.12 Spiritual beliefs and rituals
- 2010.01 How important was bow and arrow to our ancestors
- 2010.02 History and development of Choctaw foods
- 2010.03 Green Corn Ceremony
- 2010.04 Early political structure
- 2010.05 Details on the Choctaw migration
- 2010.06 The Choctaw river cane flute
- 2010.07 Stickball the Choctaw national sport
- 2010.08 Chief Aufaumatauba's daughter
- 2010.09 Choctaw place names in 'Oklahumma'
- 2010.10 Making a Choctaw bow
- 2010.11 Knowledge of origins helps maintain unique identity and heritage
- 2010.12 Women's clothing
- 2011.01 Choctaw smoking pipes and tobacco
- 2011.02 Choctaw baskets
- 2011.03 Revitalizing Choctaw moccasins
- 2011.04 - 'Chukka' - the traditional Choctaw house
- 2011.05 Women - the givers and supporters of life
- 2011.06 The role of Choctaw fathers and uncles
- 2011.07 Choctaw Arrowheads capture interest
- 2011.08 The awesome atlatl
- 2011.09 The Choctaw Sweat Lodge
- 2011.10 Choctaw Nation and the American Civil War
- 2011.11 Early Choctaw settlement discovered in Mississippi
- 2012.01 Choctaw and buffalo
- 2012.02 Ancient Choctaw burial practice
- 2012.03 Making Choctaw arrows
- 2012.04 Making a Choctaw War Arrow
- 2012.05-06 Agriculture
- 2012.07 Choctaw Tattoos
- 2012.08 The Choctaw Blowgun
- 2012.09-10 Stone-Bladed Axes
- 2012.11 Traditional Deer Hunting
- 2012.12 Traditional Buckskin
- 2013.01 Choctaw Textiles
- 2013.02 Traditional uses of freshwater mussels
- 2013.03 Shell Gorgets
- 2013.04 Shell Beads: The ancient Choctaw 'bling'
- 2013.05 Making a Choctaw stone arrow point
- 2013.06 Chahta Amptoba Choctaw Traditional Pottery part 1
- 2013.07 Chahta Amptoba Choctaw Traditional Pottery part 2
- 2013.08 Chahta Amptoba Choctaw Traditional Pottery part 3
- 2013.10 Chahta Amptoba Choctaw Traditional Pottery part 4
- 2013.11 A Choctaw sport older than stickball?!
- 2013.12 'Iyyi Kowa'- A Choctaw Concept of Service
- 2014.01 Story of a Choctaw POW comes to light after 300 years
- 2014.02 The Choctaw Hymns
- 2014.03 Fort McCulloch: A mostly forgotten Choctaw historical site part 1
- 2014.04 Fort McCulloch: A mostly forgotten Choctaw historical site part 2
- 2014.05 The Office of Chief and the Constitution of the Choctaw Nation
- 2014.06 Choctaw resistance to removal from ancient homeland part 1
- 2014.07 Choctaw resistance to removal from ancient homeland part 2
- 2014.08 Choctaw resistance to removal from ancient homeland part 3
- 2014.09 Choctaw resistance to removal from ancient homeland part 4
- 2014.10 Rethinking Columbus Day: How Native Americans Shaped our World
- 2014.11 Choctaw Cold-Weather Clothes
- 2014.12 Keeping old man winter at bay the Choctaw way
- 2015.01 Choctaws and the War of 1812 part 1
- 2015.02 Choctaws and the War of 1812 part 2
- 2015.03 Ancestors of the Choctaws and the Spiritual History of the Mounds
- 2015.04 Preservation and remembrance Choctaw heirloom seeds
- 2015.05 Our Ancient Neighbors from the Past into the Present
- 2015.06 Early Choctaw Games
- 2015.07 The Battle Of Massard Prarie
- 2015.08 The Hiwaha Asylum for Insane Indians
- 2015.09 Tvshka Homma: Capitol of the Choctaw Nation
- 2015.10 The Legends Surrounding Owls
- 2015.11 The Log Cabin
- 2015.12 The Big Hunt
- 2016.01 Lubbub Creek - An Ancient Choctaw Village Site
- 2016.02 The History of the Great Seal of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- 2016.03 The Role of Choctaw Leaders - Past and Present
- 2016.04 An Act Of Empathy
- 2016.05 Wheelock Academy
- 2016.06 Choctaw Textiles - Bison Hair Bag
- 2016.07 Choctaw Mortar and Pestle
- 2016.08 Rev. Willis Folsom
- 2016.09 Choctaw Family - Organization and Roles
- 2016.10 Issuba Vmbinili Tvshka - Choctaw Lighthorsemen
- 2016.11 Issuba - Like a Deer (Part 1)
- 2016.12 Issuba - Like a Deer (Part 2)
- 2017.01 The Gear and Daily Life of the Choctaw Lighthorsemen
- 2017.02 The Modern Day Choctaw Lighthorsemen
- 2017.03 Trial by Fiber - Mulberry Bark
- 2017.04 Sketches of Choctaw Men in 1828 and 1830
- 2017.05 Chahta Nan Ikhvna - Choctaw Education
- 2017.06 Charles McGilberry - The Triumph of a Choctaw Spirit
- 2017.07 Life in the Saddle of a Choctaw Cavalry Trooper
- 2017.08 Choctaw Removals
- 2017.09 Father William Henry Ketcham (Part 1)
- 2017.11 Father William Henry Ketcham (Part 2)
- 2017.12 The Last Choctaw Removal - Ardmore
- 2018.01 A Look Back - Oklahoma Presbyterian College
- 2018.02 The Choctaw Academy - Investing in Future Choctaw Leaders
- 2018.03 The Choctaw Methodist Mission
- 2018.04 1918 Spanish Flu Hits Choctaw Nation
- 2018.05 Choctaw Stories - The Possum and the Wolf
- 2018.06 Choctaw Textiles - Dyeing for Color
- 2018.07 Piece by Piece - Choctaw Women Quilters
- 2018.08 Choctaw Cultural Art in the Works
- 2018.09 A Year in the Life Series
- 2018.10 Little Hunger Month
- 2018.11 Big Hunger Month
- 2018.12 Panther Month
- 2019.01 Koichush Hvshi - Wildcat Month
- 2019.02 Watonlak Hvshi - Crane Month
- 2019.03 Mahli Hvshi - Windy Month
- 2019.04 Tek Ihvshi - Women's Month
- 2019.05 Bihi Hvshi - Mulberry Month
- 2019.06 Bissa Hvshi - Blackberry Month
- 2019.07 Kvfi Hvshi - Sassafras Month
- 2019.08 Takkon Hvshi - Peach Month
- 2019.09 Hoponi Hvshi - Cooking Month
- 2019.10 Indigenous Archaeology
- 2019.11 History of Choctaws in Louisiana
- 2019.12 Choctaw Textiles - The Making of a Skirt
- 2020.01 Choctaw Government - Legal and Compliance
- 2020.02 Choctaw Government - Strategic Development
- 2020.03 Choctaw Government - Division of Commerce
- 2020.04 Choctaw Government - Integrated Services
- 2020.05 Choctaw Government - Tribal Services
- 2020.06 Guide to using time at home to record oral family
- 2020.07 Remembering and Searching for “Wheelock – In song and story”
- 2020.08 A Trail of Tears Song - The New Jaw Bone
- 2020.09 A Choctaw Bird Trap
- 2020.10 Supreme Court’s McGirt decision affirms tribal treaty rights
- 2020.11 Remembering our Loved Ones - The Choctaw Feast of the Dead
- 2020.12 Choctaw Archaeology - Putting the Coal in Coalgate Exhibit
- 2021.01 A New Chahta Homeland A History by the Decade
- 2021.02 A New Chahta Homeland A History by the Decade, 1830-1840
- 2021.03 A New Chahta Homeland A History by the Decade, 1840-1850
- 2021.04 A New Chahta Homeland A History by the Decade, 1850-1860
- 2021.05 A New Chahta Homeland A History by the Decade, 1860-1870
- 2021.06 A New Chahta Homeland A History by the Decade, 1870-1880
- 2021.07 A New Chahta Homeland A History by the Decade, 1880-1890
- 2021.08 A New Chahta Homeland A History by the Decade, 1890-1900
- 2021.09 The Choctaw Constitution of 1826
- 2021.10 Renewing Choctaw-French relations through an exhibit collaboration
- 2021.11 A New Chahta Homeland A History by the Decade, 1900-1910 (Part I)
- 2021.12 A New Chahta Homeland A History by the Decade, 1900-1910 (Part II)
- 2022.01 A New Chahta Homeland: A History by the Decade, 1910-1920
- 2022.02 In Honor of our Choctaw Firefighters
- 2022.03 A New Chahta Homeland: A History by the Decade, 1920-1930
- 2022.04 A New Chahta Homeland: A History by the Decade, 1930-1940
- 2022.05 A New Chahta Homeland: A History by the Decade, 1940-1950
- 2022.06 A New Chahta Homeland: A History by the Decade, 1950-1960
- 2022.07 A New Chahta Homeland: A History by the Decade, 1960-1970
- 2022.08 A New Chahta Homeland: A History by the Decade, 1970-1980
- 2022.09 A New Chahta Homeland: A History by the Decade, 1980-1990
- 2022.10 A New Chahta Homeland: A History by the Decade, 1990-2000s
- 2022.11 Ishtaboli Between the Two Removals
- 2022.12 Reuniting Makers and Masterpieces: Introduction
- 2023.01 Makers and Masterpieces: Baldric Sashes and Bandolier Bags at the Smithsonian
- 2023.02 Makers and Masterpieces: Silversmith work at the Smithsonian
- 2023.03 Makers and Masterpieces: Rivercane basketry at the Smithsonian
- 2023.04 Fort Tombecbe and Early Choctaw Treaties
- 2023.05 Architectural History of the Choctaw Nation Capitol Buildings, 1834-1883
- 2023.06 Architectural History of the Choctaw Nation Capitol at Tuskahoma, 1883-Present
- 2023.07 Community Collaboration and the Making of the “Bok Abaiya: Practiced Hands and the Arts of Choctaw Basketry” Exhibit
- 2023.08 Architectural History of the Choctaw Nation Headquarters, 1975-Present
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