Talk:Chickasaw

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Moved because root Chickasaw was empty. --ObscureAuthor 05:13, 29 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Ababinili ("sits above") was the personification of terrestrial fire, distinct from the sun's fire. The Chickasaw also venerated Sint Holo, a horned serpent who appeared to young males of great intellect and wisdom.

This snippet about Chickasaw traditional religion is odd in the article without more information. I put it here in hopes that someday somebody will build on it for the article. --Kevin Myers 21:16, Jan 24, 2005 (UTC)

Question: Is membership matrilineal, like in the Seminole tribe? (asked by 67.180.54.116 , August 6, 2005) Pollinator 00:55, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

Traditionally, yes. (answered by 129.244.133.105, Nov 10, 2005) Pollinator 00:53, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

this is a load of buul shit none of it helps on research we need religion up here

Where did this stuff about 13% Chickasaw blood needed for membership come from? My wife's got a card, and was senior accountant for the tribe for a while, and I've never heard this. Please provide a source for this assertion. If not, we should remove it. -Syberghost 20:19, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

I DID remove the silly statement about 13% Chickasaw blood needed for membership...I'm an enrolled voting member of the Chickasaw Indian Nation, and my Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood says I'm 1/16. I believe the criteria for membership is to prove descendance from someone who appears on the Dawes census. MA 11/25/06

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