Ho Minti Society, Inc.

Ho Minti Society, Inc. HO MINTI is Choctaw for "y'all come." We promote cultural awareness, service, community organizing, and education relating to the Choctaw-Apache Community.

Subscribe to our newsletter! Link to subscribe: https://homintisociety.eo.page/rq6kj Ho Minti is a Choctaw phrase meaning “you all come.” We call for a coming back together and returning to traditional American Indian ways of knowing and doing. The name also suggests a kind of in-gathering and renewal that we believe is necessary that our nation and culture to both survive and prosper. The purpose of the group is to promote CULTURAL AWARENESS, SERVICE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, and EDUCATION in a way that respects traditional knowledge, the breadth of our history and heritage, encourages arts and crafts. We organize regular activities for members and the community. We acknowledge the Choctaw-Apache Community of Ebarb, Inc. and the Choctaw-Apache tribal council as the governmental entity for the tribal nation to which most of us belong. However, the Ho Minti Society is a Louisiana non-profit organization that operates completely independently from the tribal government. Full membership is open to those eligible for enrollment in the tribe. We also encourage all American Indians and other supporters living in the region to become associate members. The HO MINTI SOCIETY is committed to the following four pillars:

1) Respect for traditional knowledge and cultural vitalization.

2) Reinvigorating cultural knowledge in everyday life through monthly cultural teachings and sharing of cultural knowledge as well as annual meetings.

3) Supporting historical and heritage knowledge through historical and ethnological research and publications.

4) Supporting traditional arts and crafts and artistic development. If you agree with our mission and our vision, we encourage you to join us! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B7MCVYKL3LXLQ&fbclid=IwAR0aovoMnYHviXqF76Tr48n4U-eBLysB5pr3PISp-OB-7pS7_AjLvcK_xFc

Ho Minti Society is hosting a FREE online intro Mobilian Trade Language class Wednesday nights taught by David Kaufman, ...
09/02/2026

Ho Minti Society is hosting a FREE online intro Mobilian Trade Language class Wednesday nights taught by David Kaufman, PhD September 30- November 11. Get his Mobilian Trade Language Phrasebook and Lexicon ($11.99 on Amazon) and register here:

At the beginning of 2025 the Ho Minti Society sponsored Mobilian Trade Language/Jargon (Yamanompa) classes with Dr. David Kaufman. Mobilian was a trade language once spoken amongst all tribes of Louisiana and the greater Southeast. It's vocabulary mainly draws from Choctaw. This Fall 2026 we begin o...

08/14/2026
Here we go another day of learning schedule!!
08/10/2026

Here we go another day of learning schedule!!

08/09/2026
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08/06/2026

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Register for Mobilian Trade Language Classes with Dr, David Kaufman Wednesdays September 30- November 11 at 7:30 PM Cla...
08/04/2026

Register for Mobilian Trade Language Classes
with Dr, David Kaufman
Wednesdays September 30- November 11 at 7:30 PM
Classes are Free (donations to HMS always welcome)
https://tinyurl.com/MTLFall26

If you plan on attending, please order the book via Amazon
or purhase from HMS Culture Center at Bayou Scie

The Mobilian Trade Language (aka Mobilian Jargon) is a Native American pidgin, primarily based on Muskogean languages, that was spoken in the North American Southeast until the 1950s. For centuries, Mobilian Trade Language served as a lingua franca for various indigenous groups (and later Europea...

Do you have regalia collecting dust in your closet? Gently used stuff that the kids have outgrown? Something you no lo...
08/04/2026

Do you have regalia collecting dust in your closet? Gently used stuff that the kids have outgrown? Something you no longer wear? Donate to Ho Minti Society's Regalia Recycle. It may be just what a new dancer needs to complete their outfit and get into the arena!

Want to learn more about powwow dancing for yourself, your children or your grandkids? We will discuss some of the dance...
07/26/2026

Want to learn more about powwow dancing for yourself, your children or your grandkids? We will discuss some of the dances as well as regalia. Join us on Sunday August 9, 2026

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Zwolle, LA
71486

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

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