Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
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The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians are one of three federally recognized Choctaw tribes in the United States. They are based in La Salle, Catahoula, and Grant parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Th
Group of Eleven Near Meadow, One in Partial Native Dress 1909
Choctaw
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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
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
…The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians (Choctaw: Jena Chahta) are one of three federally recognized Choctaw tribes in the United States. They are based in La Salle, Catahoula, and Grant parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The Jena Band received federal…
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