Object Record
Metadata
Accession number |
P8 |
Title |
The Old Testament, translated into Choctaw. The Book of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy |
Date |
1867 |
Notes |
The geographical origin of the Choctaw Indians is in the area that is now southern Mississippi and nearby Alabama. They were removed to Indian Territory, now Oklahoma, though some remain on a reservation in Mississippi. The Gospels of Luke and John were printed in Choctaw as early as 1831; the complete New Testament appeared in 1848. The Old Testament was rarely translated into Native Alaskan languages. This Pentateuch was published in Choctaw in 1867. The language is Muskeogean. The translators included Alfred Wright, Cyrus Byington, and John Edwards, assisted by Choctaws Joseph Dukes and W.H. McKinney. |
Collection |
Framed Bible Leaves |
Subjects |
Bible Leaves Bible History Native American |