Biskinik

The Biskinik is a monthly publication, a monthly newspaper published in The State of Oklahoma, sent free to registered Choctaw Nation tribal members upon request.[1] It was started in 1997.[2] It is published by the Choctaw Nation in Durant, Oklahoma.[3] The Library of Congress shows a record of its publication from 1978 to 1981 and from 1983 to the present.[3]

Biskinik
TypeMonthly newspaper
Owner(s)Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Founded1997 (1997)
LanguageEnglish
CityDurant, Oklahoma
CountryUnited States
OCLC number28288034
Websitewww.choctawnation.com

The publication shares its name with the Choctaw word for a speckled, scissortail species of woodpecker.[4] According to Choctaw legend, the Bishinik was one of two birds to escape the Great Flood and was known as the "little Chahta news bird".[4] The bird was said to warn Choctaws when someone was approaching by tapping out messages on trees.[4]

References
  1. BishinikArchived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at Choctaw Nation Website (Retrieved April 8, 2010)
  2. "Native American Culture". Sosu Library. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. About this Newspaper: Bishinik at Library of Congress (Retrieved April 8, 2010)
  4. Bishinik, The Little Chahta News Bird (Retrieved April 8, 2010)
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