Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Political Name: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Pronunciation: CHOCK-taw

Self-Designated Name: Chahta

Title of Tribal Leader: Chief

Language: Muskogean

Tribal Greeting: Halito (Hello)

Cultural Relatives: Seminole Nation, Muscogee Nation, Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MS), Jena Band of Choctaw Indians (LA)

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

Choctaw Nation is headquartered in Durant, OK.

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).

This map represents the Choctaw homelands in the southeastern United States.