Tim Tingle

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Tim Tingle is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a speaker and storyteller.

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Early life

Tingle was raised on the Gulf Coast outside of Houston, Texas. He grew up with a strong Choctaw influence since his grandmother was full-blood Choctaw and his grandfather, John Carnes, walked the Trail of Tears. His family was considered Oklahoma Choctaw, meaning that one of his ancestors survived the Trail of Tears and made claims to an Indian land grant in Oklahoma. In order to preserve the legacy of the Choctaw culture, Tim's family shared stories of their heritage and the struggles that Native Americans face.

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Education

Tingle received an bachelor's degree in English from the University of Texas, and he received his master's degree in English Literature (with a focus in American Indian Studies) from the University of Oklahoma in 2003.

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Career

Tingle attends storytelling festivals across the nation. In 2002, he was featured at the National Storytelling Festival. In June 2011, Tim spoke at the Library of Congress. In 2014, Tim was featured author and speaker at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Tingle has also travelled to Germany to complete over ten speaking tours on behalf of the US Department of Defense, teaching children and military personnel about his experience as a Choctaw Indian. Tingle was a speaker at the Native American wing of the Smithsonian Institution in 2006 and 2007.

Tingle's first book, Walking the Choctaw Road, was recognized by Storytelling World Magazine as the Best Anthology of 2003.

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Works

• Walking the Choctaw Road (Cinco Puntos Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0938317746
• Texas Ghost Stories (Texas Tech University Press, 2004) ISBN 978-0896725263
• Spooky Texas Tales (Texas Tech University Press, 2005) ISBN 978-0896725652
• Spirits Dark and Light: Supernatural Tales from the Five Civilized Tribes (August House Publishers, 2006) ISBN 978-0874837780
• Crossing Bok Chitto (Cinco Puntos Press, 2008) ISBN 978-1933693200
• Saltypie (Cinco Puntos Press, 2010) ISBN 978-1933693675
• More Spooky Texas Tales (Texas Tech University Press, 2010) ISBN 978-0896727007
• When Turtle Grew Feathers (August House Publishers, 2013) ISBN 978-1939160218
• Danny Blackgoat, Navajo Prisoner (7th Generation Publishers, 2013) ISBN 978-1939053039
• Danny Blackgoat, Rugged Road to Freedom (7th Generation Publishers, 2014) ISBN 978-1939053053
• House of Purple Cedar (Cinco Puntos Press, 2014) ISBN 978-1935955245
• How I Became a Ghost (Roadrunner Press, 2015) ISBN 978-1937054557
• Flying Lessons and Other Stories (Crown Books for Young Readers, 2017) ISBN 978-1101934593

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Honors and awards

Spirits Dark and Light: Supernatural Tales from the Five Civilized Tribes

• 2006 IndieFab Award - Popular Culture (Third Place)

How I Became a Ghost

• 2013 American Indian Youth Literature Award - Middle School (Winner)
• 2014 American Indian Youth Literature Award - Middle School (Winner)

House of Purple Cedar

• 2016 American Indian Youth Literature Award - Young Adult (Winner)

Danny Blackgoat, Navajo Prisoner

• 2013 American Indian Youth Literature Award - Middle School (Honor Book)
• 2014 American Indian Youth Literature Award - Middle School (Honor Book)
• 2014 Independent Publisher Book Award - Multicultural Fiction Young Adult (Bronze Medal Winner)

• 2018 Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award

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References

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External Links

• Tim Tingle Website

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