Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Inside of the "Upheaval" section of the OKLA HOMMA exhibit at First Americans Museum showing the timeline of Indian Removal on a black wall with government documents in white as the backdrop.

Political Name

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Pronunciation

CHOCK-taw

Self-Designated Name

Chahta

A gray map showing the tribal jurisdiction areas of Oklahoma with a pink pin marking Durant, Oklahoma, where the Choctaw Nation is headquartered.

Location

Durant, OK

Official Website

www.choctawnation.com

Title of Tribal Leader

Chief

The beginning of the WINIKO exhibition on the second floor of the First Americans Museum showing historical Native American items collected by the Smithsonian Institution.

Language

Muskogean

Tribal Greeting

Halito

Tribal Greeting (English)

Hello

A gray map of the continental United States with all 39 tribes names over their homelands with black lines to their current reservation areas in the state of Oklahoma (highlighted in pink).

Cultural Relatives

Seminole Nation, Muscogee Nation, Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Jena Band of Choctaw Indians (LA)

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