Itahoba.com http://itahoba.com Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:48:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Halito! http://itahoba.com/hello-world/ http://itahoba.com/hello-world/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:25:52 +0000 summerdog http://itahoba.com/?p=1 Continue reading →]]> Itahoba is a Choctaw word meaning “connection” — but at a level that’s hard to express using any one English word.  In 2004, when I first wanted to use a Choctaw term to describe the kind of connection that is important to me, I contacted our tribal language experts, most of whom are Elders.  I thank these Elders for teaching me in the precise word that would express the sort of connection I wanted to describe.  Yakoke to all of you.  We are all richer for your presence and wisdom.

I am a registered member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

More coming soon.  I am still putting up the site.

And in case you’re wondering, “Halito” means “hello” in Choctaw.  “Yakoke” means “thank you.”

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