The Choctaw people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States, historically based in what is now Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The Choctaw language is
Hatchootucknee, creator of the Choctaw Lighthorse as painted by George Catlin, 1834
Tullockchishko (Drinks the Juice of the Stones), a Choctaw stickball player, 1834.
Louisiana Indians Walking Along a Bayou Alfred Boisseau, 1847
Tul-lock-chísh-ko, Drinks the Juice of the Stone, in Ball-player's Dress, portrait by George Catlin, 1834
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is a federally recognized Native American tribal nation with an Indian reservation encompassing portions of Southeastern Oklahoma in the United States.
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…Alabama. The Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choctaw people are enrolled primarily in three federally recognized tribes: the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians in Louisiana. The Yowani Choctaw, a historic Choctaw band, are federally…
Mountains in the eastern region of the Choctaw Nation
Choctaw Nation Headquarters
The historic Choctaw Capitol in Tuskahoma, now a tribal museum
Choctaw Casino in Durant, Oklahoma