Talk:Dixie Art Colony

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Poka-Hutchi does not mean "gathering of picture writers"

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The colony's alternate name, Poka-Hutchi (spelled with a hyphen according to the cited source) plausibly comes from a Creek Indian (Muscogee) place name for a creek. It cannot plausibly be translated as "gathering of picture writers," despite what the article claimed based on the same source.

Unless we can find more information about that name (prob. Pokv-hvcce in modern Creek spelling), I recommend omitting the purported translation, as it seems most likely to have been made up by the colony founders. If we can verify that the artists did invent the translation, then we can say in the article that the artists pretended that "Poka-Hutchi" meant "gathering of picture writers." But we don't have a reliable source that states that.

Or if we can demonstrate that the name really does mean "gathering of picture writers" in an indigenous language of Alabama, then we can say that in the article. (I wouldn't hold my breath.)

Otherwise, we should skip the whole subject, as we would if a source gave an unexplained false translation from, let's say, Latin or French. — ℜob C. alias ALAROB 22:02, 30 July 2025 (UTC)Reply