"Koasati"

This blog post is comprised of my notes about the background information headnote given on the Koasati as presented in the seventh edition of The Norton Anthology of American Literature Volume A.

Text Notes:

• The Koasati people are a branch of Muskogean speakers who originally lived in Southwestern Louisiana and Eastern Texas. 
• The trickster character in Koasati tales is called Rabbit or Cokfi.
• All Koasati tales must be told in their specific, prescribed orders; however, outside of order, story-tellers have the leeway to embellish or condense, add or omit parts of the stories as suits their style and purpose.
• The tales of the Koasati are meant to reiterate and solidify cultural norms and culturally acceptable behavior.