Tim Tingle is an Oklahoma Choctaw storyteller and award-winning author of 12 books. Tingle brings the lore of his native Choctaw Nation to life in lively Rabbit trickster tales and compelling historical stories. He plays the native flute, and often accompanies himself with an assortment of rattles and drums.

Tingle has appeared at major storytelling and folklore festivals throughout America, as well as in Germany, Mexico, Canada and Ireland. His first children’s book, “Crossing Bok Chitto”, was an Editor’s Choice in the New York Times Book Review. Tim is the recipient of an NSN ORACLE Storytelling Circle of Excellence award.

“You have your finger on the pulse of what it is to be Choctaw.”  –Board member, Choctaw Code-Talkers Association

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