Don L. Birchfield Elementary Choctology The new governor of French Louisiana meets the Choctaws: β€œIt seems to me that they are true to their plighted faith. But we must be the same in our transactions with them. They are men who reflect, and who have more logic and precision in their reasoning than it is commonly thought.” Kerleric, 1753 One year later: β€œI am sufficiently acquainted with the Choctaws to know that they are cov- etous, lying, and treacherous. So that I keep on my guard without showing it.” Kerleric, 1754 88