Thursday, March 28, 2013

18th Century Choctaw Chiefs and Villages


1784 Spanish Treaty

Note
SH is often CH
N is often nasal sound,
SG and GN, often replace the ck or sk sounds in Choctaw

I haven’t figured out the equivalent to Estuna Yet…. There is tima or tona are likey the correct version, it’s possible the Spanish added sounds just as they drop off letters. Additonally Choctaws contract words together but the rules aren’t universal. This is at best a guess.

Huma/Homa are the same thing and mean red

Villages Southern or Central/SixTowns Oklahannalli
Usguelagana= Oskelagna (I believe this is the place where the Chief of the nation resided)
Aya Estanagui (Aya istanaksi ) Principal Chief of the Choctaw Nation of the village of Usguelagana
Mesticho Large Medal Chief
Mingo Tabasa , Small Medal Chiefs **I think this is Mingo Tobaca**
Ochinohahuma
Naguestuna = Nacki tona?
Cachuni Mastape = Kanchi Mastubee?
Puchi huma = Pushi Huma
Tamaobe, Captains
Mingo Talaya = Mingo
Panchi Mantla = Panshi/Punshi
Imaabe= Im? ubi
Puchi huma Chito = Pushi Huma Chito
Clatala huma = Oclacta Huma
Chicachi Nantla =Chickashi Oclacta?
Cachuma Ecabe Cachuma abi?
Nahu Mastabe = Nahollo Mastubbe most likey
Canelechabe Cunnoalo abi
Puchi Mastabe= Pushi Mastabe
Oechanyi Mastabe=

Village of Sacte Tamaha = Sakti Tamaha
Ulbalent, captain


Village of Ite Chama = Itchechana
Chicacha Huma, Small Medal Chief = Chickasha Huma

Village of Chemon Tacante = Shumotakali
Tiupoye, Captains
Aseta Huma

Tinsielta = Tinshinkla
Pucha Huma, Small Medal Chief = Pusha Huma
Tote Huma, Captain Toote Homa

Not named/ Unclear
Puchi Huacaya, Large Medal Chief
Eyahci Humo, Small Medal Chief
Cachuni Mastabe, Captain

Chuca Talaya= Chucafalaya
Atona Upay, Capt = Hatona Hopaii?

Beacha ? Swanton/Halbert have this as Bissacha
Utaccta Huma, Large Medal Chief

Octachito = Otak Chito Tamaha
Tichu Mastabe, Small Medal Chief =Tisho Mastubbe
Nahu Mastabe, Captains = Nahollo Mastubbe
Puchi Mataha = Pushi Mataha
Totepana = Toote Pana

Yagne Achucuma = Yackni Achuchuma (Good Land)not in Halbert/swanson’s list
Cayabe, Capt

Octue Chanacbe = Octak Chinakabe
Mingo Homo Astabe, Large Medal Chief
Puchi Huma Chita, Small medal Chief
OcchaNace Huma, Captain = Okshaki Homa?

Occylata = Ocatalaya
Chuculacta, Small Medal Chief= Chocco Olacta
Chulus mastabe, Captains = Chulo Mastubbee
Estuna Huma= Stona? Huma

Oviacha= Ouiacha
Puchi Estuna Huma, Large Medal Chief= Pushi stona Huma
Cachuna Anchabe, Small Medal Chief
Alpatak Huma, Captain
Puchi Huma = Pushi Huma

Puscustacale= Puscustakali
Chico Pahuma, Small Medal Chiefs ? Little Payhuma?
Tupa Huma Chito = Tuppa Huma Chito
Tenite Huma, Captains
Cuata Huma
Tapina Huma Chito = Tappenya Huma Chito

Concha Bulak = Kunsha Bolukta
Asita Huma, now chief of Small Medal


Six Towns (named specifically as part of )
Chickashaway = Chickashaway
Puchi Mataha, Chief of the Large Medal, = Pushi Mataha
Ilepatapo, Small Medal Chiefs
Itelegana = Iteleskana?
Tusca Nansuchihuma = Tusca Nansuchi Huma
Tascullabe, Captains =Tusca/Tasca abi
Mingo Huma = Mingo Huma
Mingo Puscus Hastabe= Mingo Pus Cus Ubi (Astabi)
Mingo Mastabe = Mingo Mastabe
Tasgne Mataha = Taski/Tuski Mataha
Panchi Mastabe = Panchi/Pushi Mastabe
Chuca Astabe = Choca abi
Chalita Huma= Chillitah Huma
Olacta Huma – Olacta (immolacta) Huma

Yanni = Yowani
Mingo Mastabe, Large Medal Chief = Mingo Mastabe
Nacuma Acho, Small Medal Chiefs =? Naholla Huma Hacho
Totambe
Contanas Estabe, Captains
Pacima
Puchambe
Ayachi Huma= Hachi Huma


Escalibacha = Chiskilikbacha
Nachoha Mingo Chito, Large Medal
Usculahuma, Small medal Chief Chuskula Huma
Ochincha Huma, Captains
Chicache Huma
Tamaha Mastabe
Tasqui Etoca Taski Atoka
Cheleta Ambe Chellita ubi?

Nachunubahuanya = Neshoba Wenya
Puchi Mataha, large medal chief
Puchachabe, Captains
Occhanacho
Puchi Estanabe
Chape Estanabe
Puchi Huma
Espana Huma (Red Spain??)


Tamaha= English Tamaha
Tasa Hamanstabe, Large Medal Chief =Tasca Homomastubbee?
Achon Huma, Small Medal Chiefs
Tasca Huma = Tasca Huma
Conche Huma, Captains =Kunshak Huma
Tenete Huma
Canalechabe

Seniacha = Seniasha
Chapa Huma Talay, Large Medal Chief Shappa Huma Tala?
Chuca Olacta, Small Medal Chief
Tuton Chave, Captains
Occhlita Huma =Oklita Huma
Olita Astabe


Taulepo = Talepokta
Tacho Acho,

Villages Small Part (Eastern)
Janabe = Iyanabe
Upa Hulu, Large Medal Chief
Chuca Tastabe, Small Medal Chief
Illacta Opaye, Captains Olacta Hopaii
Alpatec Huma


Noscobo = ? Nusi con Chito
Tatuli Mastabe, Capt

Ebita Bagula = Ibetap Okla Chitto
Tusca Patapp, Large Medal Chief
Puchi Mastabe, Small Medal Chief
Nahulubbe, Captains Nahollo Lubbee
Espana Huma
Ticho Opaye Ticho Hopaii

Ebita Bugalashi = Ibetap Okla Iskitini
Chuco Olacta, Large Medal Chief
Pucha Huma, Captain

Tombigbee = village on the Tombigbee but where?not on Halbert/Swanton’s list
Tatula Mataha, Captain **

Mongulacha = Imoklasha Iskitini?
Tiopayi Acho, Small Medal Chief Tio Hopai Acho
Tuba Mastabe, Captain

Olitacha= Holitha Asha
Esquelani Paye mingo, Small Medal Chief = Iskalani Pai Mingo
Unanchiabe, Captains
Tiapuye
Nantla

Abecca = East Abeca
Chulis Mastabe, Small Medal Chief
Tichu Olacta, Captains Tisho Olacta
Tasgui Mataha Taski Mataha
Tichu Mingo Tisho Mingo

Achonchuba = ? Swanton lists this as Hashuk Chuka (western) I don’t know if I agree
Olacte nantla, Small Medal Chiefs
Chuaste nantla
Chacaye Buctucli, Captains Chakaya Boktokli
Yatalahuma Atala Homa

Ankhaila = Hankha Ula
Nahula Mastube, Large Medal Chief Nahollo Mastubbee
Puchanchabe, Small Medal Chief Puckanshabi
Moyuehi, Captain

Yteochaco = Itokchako
Tanapuma, Captain Tanapy Homa

Lucfecta = Lukfakta
Puchoneabe, Captain =Pushanubbee?

Buefalaya = Bokfalaya
Anchana Huma, Captains
Chelita Huma Chelittah Huma

Yasu = East Yazoo
Mingo Pus Cus Large Medal Chief
Paye Mataha, Captains Paye Mataha
Elmon Nachabe
Chica Mastabe

Concha = Kunshak, Oka Lusa, Pante, and Chemifalaya (Shumotakali?)
Note *Concha also in the name of Okalusa, Chemon Tale, and Pante*
Mingo Pus Cus, Large medal Chiefs
Pucha Huma Chito
Yanni Mingui Mastabe, Small Medal Chiefs
Mingo Olizo
Unachabe, Captains
Puchi Mastabe
Nopala Huma
Paye Emta


Villages Large Part (Western)
Ozapachito = Osapa Chito
Tasca Hupa, Large Medal Chiefs
Achufale
Puchanchabe, Small Medal Chief
Hupatabe, Captains
El Colabe
Aenchabe
Chintabe
Occhalintabe
Lavutannube

Alnonlavacha= Haluwani Asha
Franchiamastabbe, Large Medal Chief
Caluchapo, Captains
Ogula Taclabe

Ogueenple = Oka Coopoly
Nuckpala Huma, Captian

Chenucaha = Shinuk Kaha
Aseta Huma, Large Medal Chief
Chack Huma, Captain Shaki Huma?

Cafelaya = Kafitalaia
Tupa Huma, Large Medal Chief
Anchaha Huma, Captain

Mongulachi = Imoklashi
Puchi Hupaye, Large Medal Chief = Pushi Hopaii
Altala Huma Chito, Small Medal Chief Altala Huma Chito
Ontaclabe, Captains
Oqueletenlabe
Meantabe
Payo Chito
Eyapo Astabe
Atona Huma
Eleth Luabe

Chambule = Cabea Hoola? Halbert/Swanton has this as Itichipota
Chafaeoecha Nia, Captain

Yassa = Yazoo
Tascapilaheho, Large Medal Chief Tasca
Atona Opaye, Captains =Hatona Hopaii?
Chucabe
Olacta Acho

Castacha = Kash Tasha
Nanhulu Mastabe, Small Medal Chief = Nahollo Mastubbee

Ochaetalaya = Osak Talaya
Oyopa Huma, Small Medal Chief = Probably Hopaii Huma
Tasca nanguchi, Captain

Bezzacha = Halbert has this as Abissa
Pahuma, Small Medal Chief = Peyhuma
Pachi Mastubbe, Captain = Pushi Mastabe

Chanke = Chunky
Ebacae Atabe, Small Medal Chief =

Uni = Oni Talemon
Tache mastabe, Small Medal Chief = Taski Mastabe?
Puchi Huma, Captain = Pushi Huma


Differences in Locations from Spanish Treaty to locations placed by Halbert and Swanton

I certainly think that part of the central/sixtown or southern district had some fluidity in it’s allegiance between 1784 and 1830. Add to this the loss of land, and the migration of the villages further north after the early treaties, and I think that some of the areas may have been correct in both accounts. Also, we see the Choctaw use the same names for places in the new territory (Oklahoma) that they used in the old, so it’s possible that as a village moved, the name remained the same. We know that in almost all treaties, Six Towns always had a representative (for example Red Fort), that signed for the Six Towns, despite the fact they technically had a district chief. We definitely see an independence with the Six Town and the Sukenatcha (Little Leader’s) bands in later years.

Six Town Villages
Nashobawenya, Oseklagna, Tala, Siniasha, Boktolski, and Cousanna

Southern Villages
Inglis Yamaha (not specified), Chickashaway, Yowanni, Talapokta, Chiskililbacha, Puskusitali, Bissacha, Otak Chito Tamaha, Otak Chinakbi, Bishkun, Oka Talaya, Coatraw, Sakti Tamaha, Itchetana, Shumotakali, Tinshinkla, Chucafalaya, Ouiacha, Osapa Chito,

Central Villages
Kunshak, Kunshak Chito, Kunshak Bolukta, Kunshak/Oka Lusa, Boktuklo, Boktuklo Chito, Lukfata, Skanapa

Central/Western Villages
Bokfalaya, Iyanabi, Kowey Chito/Panther (?Pante)

Western Villages
Abissa. Yazoo/West Yazoo, Imoklasha, Kashtasha, Kafitalaia, West Abeka, Osapa Chito, Okehanea Tamaha, Osak Talaia, Chunkey, Chunkey Chito, Itichipota, Bok Chito, Atlantchito, Hashuk Chuka, Bokfoka, Tiwaele, Oklabalabaha, Oka Hullo, Otuk Falaia, Oni Talemon, Oka Kapassa, Shinuk Kaha, Halunlawi Asha, Lushapa, Oka Chippo, Konshak Osapa, Tonicahaw, Cabea Hoola, Okapoola, Wiatakali, Fan Yackni, Shinuk Chikilissi, Nita Asha, Ite Ousano, Nusi kon Chito, Okhata Talaia

Eastern Villages
Holihta Asha, Chicatalaya, East Abeka, Ibetap Okla Iskitini, Kunshak Tikpi, Itokchako, Osap Issa, Yazoo Iskitini, Ibetap Okla Chito, Imoklasha Iskitini, Pachanucha, Athlepele, Hankha ula, East Kunshak Chito, Shumotakali #2, Watanlula, Pante, Cutha Aimethaw, Oka Atakala, Nushkubo, Chuko Hullo #2, Yanatoe, Alamucha,

Unknown locations * Some of these are Spanish names of Choctaw words*
Thicasha Oulasta,, Ahipata bita brugola, Tabogoula, Chata Tascanan gouchy, Teekhaily ekutapa, Choutou togoule, Chisha Foka, Shukhata

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