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= Chickasaw Mythology = The Chickasaw (autonym: Chikashsha) are a southeastern indigenous people of what is now northern Mississippi, Alabama, and western Tennessee, but they now reside in south-central Oklahoma as a result of the Indian Removal Act. Their language is a part of the western branch of the Muskogean language family, along with the Choctaw, Houma (†), and Mobilian (†) languages. They are closely related to the Choctaw and often share many of the same stories, characters, and themes in their respective mythologies. The ancestors of the Chickasaw have inhabited the southeast for thousands of years and their culture, traditions, and beliefs are still thriving.

Stories
The Chickasaw have a plethora of stories, most of which are fables in which animal characters learn lessons from their actions. These stories teach children what is right and wrong and often attempt to explain certain aspects of the natural world. Other stories, however, are stories about the history of the Chickasaw, and more broadly, the history of the world.

Creation story
Long ago, there was only water. The animals gathered together in the sky, saying "What should we do? Water covers the whole of the earth; who should go get the land?" The animals argued